Do You Look Young For Your Age?

@sunkissed (4330)
United States
May 28, 2008 12:00pm CST
Do You look younger than you really are?. Nobody really believe me when I tell them that I am 56 years old. The other day My granddaughter who is 10 and I went to get some wings to eat.The guy that was working there was sitting out side in a car with his friend when we pulled up.So We went in, placed our order He started asking if she was my daughter or grand-daughter.Then he said he had a detail shop and would clean my car up for me cheap.So he asked for my number. He called the next day.When I told him how old I was he did not believe me, he thought I was about 40. He said I looked very good to be my age, he never would have thought I was that old. I have younger guys trying to talk to me all the time.But I am not really into younger guys.
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@INGA832 (1114)
• Russian Federation
28 May 08
All people say that I look younger. I'm 25, but some gives me 20. When I came to school to work as a teacher some pupils thought that I'm in 11 form.
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
28 May 08
Well That is great that you too look young for your age.WoW 11 that is real young. You should hug them!! When you get older you will be very happy that you are looking young for your age. Keep up the good work.
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
1 Jun 08
Yes,you are right, this could cause ome problems with you being a teacher and all.
@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
28 May 08
I get that alot. I am almost thirty and no one beleives me. I still get carded for everything and I dont mind at all. I hope I always look younger.
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
28 May 08
That is great,I am glad you do not mind getting carded, that is a good thing!! and I am sure that you will always look younger than you are.I do not know how I managed to stay this way, the Lord has really been good to me. I have never worked out a day in my life.I have been disabled for 22 years, but people can not tell it by looking at me.I hide the pain very well.God Bless.
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
29 May 08
I am nearly 52 but I have been told I look 10 years younger, if I dye my hair I look even younger. I have always looked young for my age. It can be a problem when you are young and want to look your age but as you get older it is nice to look younger than you are.
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
29 May 08
Well That is good, you are about 4 years younger than me.I am glad you too look so much younger.You are right it is nice when you get older.I guess it is because we feel young. I know I do.
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
1 Jun 08
You are right that is strange, that our bodys do get older but our minds do not, but it is a good thing!! I do play some computer games but not too many, as you say I am a little too slow at them. God luck to you.
@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
30 May 08
That is one of the strangest things about getting older. Our bodies get older but our minds do not. If anything my mind is younger now than when I was in my 20's. There are times when my body feels 80 but my mind is till young. I still enjoy playing computer games but I am really slow these days so I stay away from ones where time is important.
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@bond0077 (375)
29 May 08
i am 46 but i had a 20 yr old flirting with me and wanting to go out for drinks in a friendly way but i been around the block a number of times ,i know i look good for my age so i said not to hurt her feelings ok lets,so we did ,dinner dancing talking etc it was good ,first dates usually are but i could see her getting a little too comfortable so i decided to end it by asking her how old she thought i was and she said ,about 29!and then she realized why i was asking her this question and said why?i said i better tell you i am 46,she said NO WAY!! she couldn't believe me but first she still wanted to try it but i managed to convince her to be just friends since that way we would always be there for each other no matter what, which was better for her so now we are really good friends and she has a guy much closer to her own age and quite happy!
@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
1 Jun 08
Well it is very good to look young for your age, and nothing wrong with having fun with the younger croud, but it is good that you did tell this girl how old you were before it went to far. Glad you are still friends, and she found another her age. I did get into a relationship with a younger guy, only 10 years younger than me, it laster 8 years. Boy was thart a mistake.it will never happen again. only older men for me now!!
@bond0077 (375)
1 Jun 08
you know there is a young girl on here that i try to tell exactly what you just said about never again and she seems to think her younger guy friend who is in a relationship with a twice as older woman,boy thank you for confirming what i said ,but why never again?i am curious!
@jer31558 (3683)
• United States
30 May 08
LOL aren't you one of the blessed ones. I have never been accused of being younger than my age, but I have of being older than my age. Recently I was asked if I got the sr citizens discount... I am only 43!!!
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
1 Jun 08
Yes, I do feel very bless. And as far as you go, take the senior citizen discount that is offered to you!!LoL.
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@jer31558 (3683)
• United States
2 Jun 08
Oh, I did I did. I may look older than I am, but I take every discount I can get these days. Actually, I told the cashier, but still got the discount anyways. I guess she didn't want to have to ring everything up just to get about 25 cents back.
• Philippines
29 May 08
I'm already 20 but they say i look like 15years old... One time, when me and my bestfriend is going to watch a movie which is r-18, the attendant asked me for my ID to check if i'm really of legal age! haha! And then when i was having mg internship in some company, i'm always mistaken as a highschooler, and they were like "really you're college?" when i'm going to tell them i'm already 4th year college student.
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
29 May 08
Yea, I would have to say you do look pretty young for your age. Keep on doing what you are doing..
@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
1 Jun 08
Yes, You are right, We will do that!!LoL
• Philippines
30 May 08
hihhi, thnk you! Let's keep ourselves young-looking!
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@academic2 (7000)
• Uganda
29 May 08
I look pretty younger for my age and if it were not got the grey betraying me, you would give me a fa younger age than I really am!
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
29 May 08
Glad you too look younger than you are. But I do not think gray hair makes a person look old. I like gray hair.
@kareng (54724)
• United States
28 May 08
Be thankful, there are many ladies that would love to trade places with you!
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@kareng (54724)
• United States
2 Jun 08
I agree--that is a compliment!
@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
29 May 08
Oh, I am very thankful. I am happy that I do not look my age. I remember when we used to go camping and my mom was about 40 years old, they would card her, she would get very upset. I told her she should be very happy, because she looked so young, that was a compliment.
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@jimbomuso (950)
30 May 08
Hi sunkissed ! yes I do look younger than I really am. I get told I look like I'm 20+ when I'm actually 33! beleive me I'm hanging on to my youth with a desperation that is legendary LOL
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
1 Jun 08
Hi jimbo, good for you. You keep on doing what you are.
• Philippines
29 May 08
well, for me yes.! You can look at my picture but would you think that Im already 23 years old? Im very slim and im only 5'3" in height, I got a very small face and they said I look like a high school student. Oh Gawd! Sometimes its flattering but sometimes a disadvantage on my side too..
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
29 May 08
Well it is not a disadvantage at all, wait til you are older, you will be very glad you look young. I am not small at all. I am big boned and have meat on my bones. I do not think size as anything to do with how old you look. I am 5'2 and weigh 150 pounds, but I am very solid. peopld do not believe i weight that much either. I wear a size 14.
@misshoney (973)
• Philippines
30 May 08
wow that is quite an achievement really...congrats:-) and well just say sorry to those younger guys.
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
1 Jun 08
Thank you. i feel I have been blessed. I do tell the guys I am not interested, that my children are older than they are, well they say that's o.k. they like older women!!
@twallace (2675)
• United States
29 May 08
If they don't believe your age don't be mad. Thank that as a complaiment cause they are trying to say without saying that you look good. Some people age will and then there are some that you can tell their age just by looking at them. But if you look young for our age you are blessed.
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
29 May 08
No, I never get mad, I know I am blessed.You are right, some people age faster than others.
@kosykosy (160)
• Ghana
29 May 08
I'm 34 and everyone thinks I'm 25! As for younger men chatting me up, that doesn't happen. It means you have good genes.
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
29 May 08
Well thank you, and Iam very glad that you too look young for your age.
• Philippines
29 May 08
opsss...What can I say about this discussion haha.. Some of my friends are saying that I look younger for my age.. But other said that I look older, maybe because at my young age I'm exposed from diffrent jobs or maybe I'm not that really look good.
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
29 May 08
Well you are still really young yet anyway.Sometimes it is hard to tell a teenagers age. Wait til you get into yor 20's to see how old you really look.
• Philippines
29 May 08
oH anyway I'm 19 years old....
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@djmarion (4898)
• Philippines
29 May 08
i am only 23 years old and i guess i look older than my age, with a lot of responsibilities falling on my shoulders i can't really say i look younger, lots of thinking and worrying really took a toll on my face. not that i mind but of course somehow i wish i look younger. lol.
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
29 May 08
Well I am sorry you look older, but if worrying,thinking and responsibilitis had anything to do with it, I should be loaded with wrinkles, I have lived a very rough life too, have been disabled the last 22 years also, so i really do not think this has much to do with it.
• India
29 May 08
i am not as old as you but i do used to look two years younger atlest than what i am. but recently i went to gym and it all changes and now i look fine and i am happy now.
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
29 May 08
That is good that you do look younger. I wish I could go to the gym,I can just imagine how young I would look then.LoL
• Philippines
29 May 08
YUP! I do! no body believes it when I say my age.. They always say that I am younger.. Maybe this is because I always smile a lot.. I am a happy person even if I have problems. Maybe this is why I look younger than my age.. :)
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
29 May 08
Yes, a smile on your face will do it. That is called inner beauty.
• India
29 May 08
oooooooops.its too impressive.do you look so young?whats your secret of health?Iam 41 and look like 55
@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
29 May 08
chinnu, I am very sorry to hear that. I really have no secrets. I am not a very healthy person.I have been disabled over 22 years because of back problems, so I get no exercise, other than swimming. I never have wore any make-up.I believe in being natural.I never used any sort of creams or masks on my face.It just came natural. I guess it runs in my family.I do stay in the sun alot, so my skin does get pretty dark,I love the sun.
• United States
29 May 08
I ALWAYS have that problem - granted, I AM actually pretty young still (only 23). But people always think I'm only 17 or 18. And unfortunately (and this is me still relishing in the fact that I'm fairly young), I don't always dress my age. I'm still into all of the younger "punkier" looks. I could live in jeans and hoodies, if only it weren't so hot here in Texas. I do have to wear dress clothes for work (911 dispatching), but I still look like a 17 year old. And it doesn't make any difference how I wear my hair or makeup - I still look like a youngin'. Oh well - I'll be grateful when I'm 50 and still look 30! hahaha - I can only hope, right? :)
@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
29 May 08
That is good, and you are right when you get to be 50 years old you will be very glad you look younger than you really are.
29 May 08
it's interesting,ha ha
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
29 May 08
Well some people say if you get out in the sun you age, it does not do me that way. I live in the sun. I get very dark in the summer.