Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’m 5’6 so certainly not short but am 115 lbs, tiny bone structure and small shape, and I’m called petite all the time. Most people don’t really know what it means. Majority of men are taller than me, but all are much bigger.
Same here. I am in my 40s, the mother of several college-age children, and between 5'9" and 5'10". But I weigh only 127 lbs. I am often told that I am "small" or look so "young" -- by women and men both -- because my weight to height ration give me the same frame I essentially carried as a teenager.
Anonymous wrote:I’m 5’6 so certainly not short but am 115 lbs, tiny bone structure and small shape, and I’m called petite all the time. Most people don’t really know what it means. Majority of men are taller than me, but all are much bigger.
Anonymous wrote:Petite is most guys preference by a long shot. Give me a 5 ft 2 110 lb brunette any day of the week.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Petite isn't about height; it's about proportion. You can be 5'7'' and be considered petite.
https://www.anthropologie.com/am-i-petite
taking a petite clothing size is not the same thing as being a petite person.
most people, when talking about petite people, mean women who are under 5'2'' and are also small in shape. it doesn't generally refer to a woman who is taller than that, or who otherwise seems large in any way. i would imagine the op is either a tiny woman or else a tiny woman fetishist looking for others of his or her kind to name names and post pics.
(i am a tiny woman who is not going to engage in this conversation other than to say omg you people are such a mix of pedants and perverts!)
I agree with you. I'm also a petite woman and most people I know consider someone petite if they are small in both stature and size.
I have also found what previous posters (both the male and tall female) said to be true. A lot of men prefer to be with a woman smaller than they are.
I am tall and thin. There are plenty of men taller and bigger than me. Petite, but overweight women look like trolls,tbh.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Petite isn't about height; it's about proportion. You can be 5'7'' and be considered petite.
https://www.anthropologie.com/am-i-petite
taking a petite clothing size is not the same thing as being a petite person.
most people, when talking about petite people, mean women who are under 5'2'' and are also small in shape. it doesn't generally refer to a woman who is taller than that, or who otherwise seems large in any way. i would imagine the op is either a tiny woman or else a tiny woman fetishist looking for others of his or her kind to name names and post pics.
(i am a tiny woman who is not going to engage in this conversation other than to say omg you people are such a mix of pedants and perverts!)
I agree with you. I'm also a petite woman and most people I know consider someone petite if they are small in both stature and size.
I have also found what previous posters (both the male and tall female) said to be true. A lot of men prefer to be with a woman smaller than they are.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Petite isn't about height; it's about proportion. You can be 5'7'' and be considered petite.
https://www.anthropologie.com/am-i-petite
taking a petite clothing size is not the same thing as being a petite person.
most people, when talking about petite people, mean women who are under 5'2'' and are also small in shape. it doesn't generally refer to a woman who is taller than that, or who otherwise seems large in any way. i would imagine the op is either a tiny woman or else a tiny woman fetishist looking for others of his or her kind to name names and post pics.
(i am a tiny woman who is not going to engage in this conversation other than to say omg you people are such a mix of pedants and perverts!)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Attractive or not?
Petite women are very attractive.
Petite and curvy? SMOKING.
Anonymous wrote:Petite isn't about height; it's about proportion. You can be 5'7'' and be considered petite.
https://www.anthropologie.com/am-i-petite
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm 5'4'' and 126 lbs. Shape-wise, I'm closest to a pear. I haven't had too much trouble finding people to date, and DH certainly seems to find me attractive.![]()
FWIW I do think a lot--certainly not all, but probably most--guys like to feel bigger than the girl they're with.
Sorry, but you're not petite. You're close to the average height (5'5"). I think petite is 5'2" and below.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm 5'4'' and 126 lbs. Shape-wise, I'm closest to a pear. I haven't had too much trouble finding people to date, and DH certainly seems to find me attractive.![]()
FWIW I do think a lot--certainly not all, but probably most--guys like to feel bigger than the girl they're with.
Sorry, but you're not petite. You're close to the average height (5'5"). I think petite is 5'2" and below.