I come from a fairly tall family, so I regard any man under 5"10 as pretty short. I'm tall (almost 5'9", my brother is 6'1", my dad was 6', my mom was 5'7 1/2", and my sister (the midget as we call her) is only 5'6". I love being tall (you carry weight real well ) and I prefer my men to be over 6'. My ex husband was 6'3", and my late fiance was 6'1". So, yeah, to me,short is under 5'10' for men and 5'6" for women. I think a lot of what we consider short or tall comes from our family background.