Having a short waist means your natural waistline sits higher on your body, in other words, the distance between your shoulders and your natural waist is shorter than those with a balanced (average) waist. Whether you have short or long waist is relative to your own body proportion, and it does not depend on your height. Even though many petite women tend to have a short waist, taller women can very possibly have a short waist as well.
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