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Bojangles102
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I'm a guy and don't know much about such things. So, give me a little help on this one.
I was talking to a lady on another dating site and we were discussing dress sizes.
She said the she was a size 12 petite, 5'2'' and weighed 175 lbs.
I always thought that petite meant small, possibly around 120 lbs.
Is 175 lbs really a petite?
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 10:05 AM |
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juzhey
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Any person 175 and 5'2" is NOT petite, unless you are referring to height. I am 5'2" and never go over 110lbs, and am a size 3.
I think in this case the person is using the word petite to try and kid themselves. They are HUGE. I didn't even weigh that much when I delivered either kid (160lbs tops) Seriously doubt the size 12 part, at that weight probably larger.
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 10:05 AM |
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dooney123
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Petite has nothing to do with weight; it's about height. She's short (petite) and a size 12. There's a difference between small height (petite) and small around.
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 10:07 AM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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Agreed - there are even Petite womens' sizes. It's height, not body type. I also can't believe that she'd be wearing size 12 at that height and weight.
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 10:28 AM |
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Dukums
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Petite in women's sizing, from what I understand from my mother, has to do with the length of the arms and legs and usually are associated with shorter women. 5'2" is a petite height.
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 11:23 AM |
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kattsmeow
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Waht they said^^^^. Short.
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 12:05 PM |
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LipGlossQueen9
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um..
it has nothing to do with weight.
it's where your weight is distributed.
i have huge hips so even at my smallest i was in a size 14.
at my biggest i was a size 19.
right now i am a size 16 and i weigh a lot less than that girl.
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 12:30 PM |
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your_princess
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5'2'' and weighed 175 lbs. It would be much more safe to say she is plus sized petite...at 5'2 it doesnt take much for someone to be larger....they have much less room to dispurs the weight, than say someone 5'10.
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 12:41 PM |
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Dukums
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i have huge hips so even at my smallest i was in a size 14.
There was a day when those were called child bearing hips and they were in high demand! 
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 1:01 PM |
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1stsignofspring
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Petite is short......so she is correct in that statement Bo.. 
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 1:10 PM |
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mogrl1000
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Petite also stands for "short"At 5`2 ,175 # could be a 12 petite.Women are built differently and 175 # may look overweight on some women and others look skinny.
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 1:25 PM |
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sweet5red
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i dont weigh that much but i am a 12 petite.. i hate to hem pants up.. so i look for the petite sizes for me.. petite as what they all said short.. i am 5 ft.. sweet N Louisiana
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 1:44 PM |
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kattsmeow
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i have huge hips so even at my smallest i was in a size 14.
There was a day when those were called child bearing hips and they were in high demand!
When women looked like women. Instead of so skinny you wonder from the back if they are a man or a woman.
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 1:58 PM |
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1stsignofspring
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 2:02 PM |
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Dukums
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I have to agree Katt  There is just something about those types of hips from behind! Something to grab 
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 2:13 PM |
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Blondino
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anyway Bojangles
more to the point Boj whats with your thing about size ... is proportion and health etc not the main thing ???
I am 5'6" and 36 DD ..as long as I feel healthy and happy and in proportion I am ok
as long as I have these big round babies I will never have a small dress size ..................................
Ok men anyone prefer small boobs and a smaller dress size mail me 1 to 1 then I wil know that boobies are not your preference
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 2:38 PM |
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beckyiv42000
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Any person 175 and 5'2" is NOT petite, unless you are referring to height. I am 5'2" and never go over 110lbs, and am a size 3.
I think in this case the person is using the word petite to try and kid themselves. They are HUGE. I didn't even weigh that much when I delivered either kid (160lbs tops) Seriously doubt the size 12 part, at that weight probably larger.
amazing ..you have no clue as to her frame size yet you judge her based on the amount she weighs..just because YOU have never weighed that much you ASSUME that ALL people being that weight and height could not.. example body builders... muscle weighs a A LOT.. those with larger frames could also weigh that and fit into smaller sizes ... and IF you ARE petite , you are ignorant of the meaning.. I have been sewing damn near my entire life and KNOW the definitions of petite... it ONLY has to do with the length of the pant leg and the length of the arms so that the lines of the garment will fall in the same manner as on a taller person the pattern is adjusted to fit a shorter person...example.. pants.. bell bottoms.. if you used the same pattern for a person say 5 '10 and for one 5 ft damn near the entire BELL of the pants would be lost when you hemmed them to fit the shorter person.. and in reverse they would be belled capris on the taller person.. so before you jump and call this person HUGE  you might want to check your facts since in this case you are sadly mistaken
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 4:05 PM |
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jamminjerry
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and so, without viewing the person, one says the person in question is "fluffy" while the other says "well i don't know until i see the person". as for me, i was married to a short fluffy blond who thought she was "big boned" LOL. you are either skinny, normal or fat, no matter how tall you are. we be jammin
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 4:51 PM |
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LipGlossQueen9
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you are either skinny, normal or fat
that's bull shit.
i'm bigger but i refuse to call myself fat as i am shaped like an hourglass. when i think of "fat" i think of people who are shaped like apples. there is more than "skinny, normal, fat".
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| Apr 28, 2007 @ 4:58 PM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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It's all in the eye of the beholder...I love this picture. Do you see the old crone or the young Gibson girl when you look at it?
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