Pretty is the same as tall?

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AIBU

My partners opinion is that describing someone as pretty is the same as saying short or tall and as factual as their hair colour.
I guess I don't see it that way.

He said pretty and being attracted to someone are too different things.

He was describing a 14 year old and said she is quite tall, glasses, round face, quite pretty.
I thought this was odd. He says not.

AIBU is it semantics?

*almost all of us sit...

I’m just not good with names. Once I googled her I knew exactly who she was, and I’ve watched several of her progs. (And I agree, she always has lovely jewellery and a nice smile) I remember historian Lucy thingummies name because she looks and sounds like my friend Lucy. I also really like the auburn haired lady who does those living in the past progs, but can’t remember her name either.
I’ve never seen TOWIE.

I just googled her to see all the images of her unwashed and dirty looking - thought I’d missed something!

If I were describing Mary Beard I would say Dame Mary Beard professor of classics at the university of Cambridge. If I were describing Piers I'd say that odious little twerp who used to be a journalist.

What a ridiculous reaction! You clearly have some issues that need addressing OP. I wouldn't have been remotely affected by the description of pretty although I do agree that it is subjective.

The word in itself doesn't denote attraction, for me Natalie Dormer is stunningly pretty but that doesn't mean that I fancy her.

And for anyone who thinks men can't be described as pretty, they should take a look at Ben Barnes in Dorian Gray

I agree with him. He is talking about the symmetry in their face. I see kids all the time and think they are pretty. Similarly as a woman I can look at other women and think their pretty without any hint of attraction.
I also think their are pretty men I don’t find attractive.

Yep- it’s all about the Golden Ratio!