The age you look

Australia
March 20, 2007 5:14am CST
Do you ever get told that you look older than you actually are? Or vice-versa? It is amazing how under so much stress, you can age a lot! Perhaps you look younger than your current age. What do you think these reasons are? I know looks aren't everything; but oh well. Also, have you ever spoken to someone on the phone and they think you are a lot older than you are? How do you feel when they mention this? Do you think this should be taken as a complement or other? Appreciate all your comments.
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90 responses
20 Mar 07
I am 55 years young yet I look, sound and act a lot younger. I have been mistaken for 40 years old on occasion, very flattering.
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@greylady (153)
• United States
21 Mar 07
Lucky you! I am 55 and would easily pass for 65. Course, I've always looked older than I am. I had grey hair when I was a sophomore in hight school.
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@wildhorse (1293)
• Egypt
20 Mar 07
Unfortunately i look older than my age :( this can be nice only when you are very young but now it's not a good thing for me.. no one commented about my voice sounds older or younger, i guess it just fit ..
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
20 Mar 07
I think I must come across as much younger than I am, I was at a group meeting just a couple of weeks ago when one of the ladies was talking about her age and she said to me , I guess you are the baby of the group, I said oh really how old are you and as it turned out she was 10 years younger than me, I just said I will take that....:)
@hcromer (2710)
• United States
21 Mar 07
I'm 21 and no one ever thinks that I'm that old. I get carded to buy M rated video games and to get into rated R movie when I'm going to it with my mom. I'm sure that one day looking young will come in handy, but today isn't that day.
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• Australia
2 Apr 07
Interesting for you to share your experiencs with us. So, do you wear clothes that make you look younger; or are do you generally look younger? Well, one day hopefully you can go into video shops to rent M movies and they won't ask for your ID. Well, good luck with it all!
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@csu_momo (26)
• China
20 Mar 07
Never ~Always someone thinks me just under 18 ho~
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@dixievil (36)
• Philippines
20 Mar 07
me? most of the people asking my age got shock cause whenever they asked my age i answered them i am already 22 but they said i look younger with my age, they thought i was only 16-18 something like that, i feel flattered of course...
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@Poison_Girl (4150)
• United States
21 Mar 07
People always think I look younger than I really am. They always seem to be so shocked when I tell them my age. I'm sure they think I sound a lot younger than I am, too because I sound like a frickin' little kid. Look like one, too! Ok, well... I look like I'm about 10 years younger than I really am and I'm 27, so I guess I look about 17. I always say I look like I'm 15. :P I hate it.
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@dexterous21 (1180)
• Philippines
21 Mar 07
I ofte hear these things specially when I ride a cab and the driver ask me how old I am. I tell them that I am 21 years old but they don't believe me. They always tell me that I look younger and I take it as a complement. I also sound young over the phone according to my friends and the people I talked over the phone. Well, these are complements for me. Sometimes looks is deceiving and even our voice.
• Malaysia
21 Mar 07
I think I still look young because Im still young and still did'nt get marriege. Imposible if have a person tell me like as old man. I know Im still young and I want to collect and enjoy my young year with fun and more money. I want to be a millionare and then get marriege. But, the most important thing is patient. Anyway the age I look now I think too young for me to speak the topic like this.
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@ashjoe76 (1422)
• India
21 Mar 07
I don't think it is important. What people think of you is not something you have to spend evaluating and assessing. You always know your real age, and it is important to have that awareness. But I don't criticise people when they indulge in little ego-games mentioning the real and what age one looks. It's simply that I try not to fall for that trap.
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@hopefoo (1145)
• Malaysia
21 Mar 07
I look my age and I sound my age and I act my age. Then again, I'm only 18. Do you think I look 18?
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@smithy86 (137)
20 Mar 07
well its funny because as all teenagers i had a fake id when i was younger, i dont drink it was just to get into the actual premises. I never got ID'd until i was actually of age. So i looked older when i was younger and now i look younger now that i am older. The age to drink in the UK is 18 and i am 20 but i still get asked for id and asked if i am 18. I get offended sometimes when i get asked for id but my friend was id'd and she is 25 and she just finds it flattering. Maybe they are not familiar with how one is supposed to look at a certain age, with children growing so fast nowadays and hitting puberty so young.
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• India
21 Mar 07
Actually m,y age is 25 .But my friends told me that you look to be 21 years of old.I found it surprizing.Some occations stranger asked me where are you studing presently.
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@McSNIPER (16)
• Philippines
21 Mar 07
I'm 21 but in the way I dress-up, others says I'm look like a teenager.. ^^
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@sarahdell (130)
• United States
21 Mar 07
i appreciate it either way.. if they say i look younger than my age, i take it as a compliment.. i always look at the brighter side of the situation.. and if you say that i look older than my age, i also take it as a compliment.. maybe you look at me as a mature person that's why you had that opinion.. i love sensible conversations but i like to have fun too once in a while.. i may look younger than my age, but i know i can handle some things with maturity and grace..
@feralwoman (2199)
• Australia
21 Mar 07
I'm 46 and I got told the other day that I looked 31! I was very flattered by this comment. When you talk to people on the phone you do get a mental image of them, when you see them in real life, man it's a real shock sometimes! This has happened to me.
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• United States
21 Mar 07
I'm 24, but I routinely get mistaken for a lot younger, around 18 or so. I look young, and tend to act young. I don't drink, so many people assume it's because I can't legally drink. Although, just recently, my 8 year old cousin told me I looked like I was 30. lol
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• Philippines
21 Mar 07
many are deceived by what i looks, i don't look my age. they say i look like sixteen plus the height because i am small. But i am already 27. look at my avatar, that's what i look like. YOu judge it, do i look like a 27 years old.?
@cherinai (65)
• Philippines
21 Mar 07
i am 25 but some people told me that i look younger for my age..my secret? i always put a smile on my face..when everything goes wrong..try to see the positive side of it..just to get rid of problems and stress.
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@onlyu2008 (172)
• China
21 Mar 07
Yes,I have ever got told that I look like a boy but actually I have been a man.
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@miyawcan (26)
• China
21 Mar 07
luckyly,i have a baby face,many people say i looks always younger and never feel older.that is a happy things.but every thing has its two sides.some of people love the mature girls while the style of me.so sometimes i feel depressed.
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