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People always used to presume I was younger. That was probably partly due to my slight build. I think the way you dress and general demeanor influence perception of age too. Definitely look my age now (mid 40's). Not that I mind though, I'm fascinated by the onset of greying hair
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#92
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No, I definitely don't pass for 29, I have a babyish face.
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#93
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Until a few years ago, I looked young for my age. Now I think it's starting to catch up with me. I'm just waiting for the full Dorian Gray moment. My last boss couldn't believe it when he saw my passport. He thought I was about 6-10 years younger. And I got IDed by a younger guy in Tesco a year or two ago who told me I had a funny story to tell my husband. No, my youthful look matches my lack of progress in life. I wonder if it's body language as well as face. My hair has definitely aged.
I'm sure I look middle-aged to young people though. They look young to me. I don't feel like I am like them or the middle aged people. It's confusing. I feel about 30, 35 except when I'm with my Dad when I feel about 22. |
#94
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#95
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I think I look around 10 years older than I am.
Drinking, smoking, lack of sleep for years etc. |
#96
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I've always looked young as an adult, but I think it's catching up with me now.
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#97
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A relative I'd never met before, visited last year and was shocked when she found out how old I was - she thought I was 15 years younger! Until I was about 28 people thought I was 16 or 17. It could just be that many people my age look older than their years as opposed to me looking very young though.
I don't wear much make up, my hair is in a simple style, and my demeanour is one of reticence and shyness so that could also be why I seem to be younger. The more glamorous and "done" a woman looks, the older she appears to be, especially if she's confident and has good social skills. A lot of women in their early 20s I see, look like well preserved 40 year olds. I also agree with others regarding experience; if you've lived a full life, it usually shows in your face particularly if you've smoked, drank and sun bathed. |
#98
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I'll be 25 on Saturday. I was surprised to find out that the people on my course thought I was around 18. No wonder I got funny looks when I said I have a four year old.
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#99
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I'm 29, but most people think I'm nowhere near it. On a recent course I did, I was mostly hanging with 21-25 year olds and the majority of them thought I was younger than them. Been a similar story at jobs too.
I do have a stray grey hair or ten appearing on the sides which is probably a sign that my youthful appearance is about to finish. |
#100
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Aw, thanks guys. I'm not looking forward to it.
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#101
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I'm in my early 40s but could probably pass for 10 years younger. Starting to get some grey hairs now though, though I am at least keeping my hair so far!
I agree with what Clem wrote; hiding indoors for years and not smiling as much as you ought to be (laughter lines) means you probably don't age as fast as you would. |
#102
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I look at least 15 years younger than my age.
And age means that I am finally getting rid of my hamster cheeks so that I no longer look like Tom Chaplin from Keane circa 2004. (neither does Tom Chaplin as his face seems to have done the same thing). Small mercies eh! |
#105
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I think you look lovely and much younger than your years not that you are old anyway! As a teenager I looked like a child, and as a 20 something I looked like a teenager. Then as a 30 something I looked like a 20 something. Then I had a child and I aged by about 20 years I noticed people no longer told me how I looked young for my age. I think I had just started to look knackered. When I hit 40 everything started battling gravity and gravity won However, when I went out with my neighbors recently, some of whom were about my age, they genuinely seemed shocked when I told them how old I was because they’d assumed I was younger. However, as Danica says, I do think this perception of me being younger than I am is down to my shy demeanour and quiet child like voice unfortunately rather than having a youthful looking appearance |
#106
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Yeah probably
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#107
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A couple of times this year I've been mistaken for someone in their twenties which is a nice feeling. Intending to milk it for all its worth while I still can.
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#108
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A lot of people have told me that I looked younger than my age, but never gave me any indication of how old they thought I am.
Last time when somebody was surprised to hear my age(I'd just turned 31) I asked them what age they'd have guessed I am. They said 23. Like other posters have said, I think it's more to do with having a youthful demeanour than a youthful face though. |
#109
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Apparently not.
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#110
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Well I***8217;m not as good looking as I was in my 20***8217;s. I really was in my prime back then. God I was a Stallion! But now Damn you father time! Although at least I can take comfort in knowing that I am not alone in feeling this way and that my fellow 30+ members are also starting to resemble the actors from the film Cocoon. I also think we should embrace our age and not give in to society***8217;s obsession with looking youthful. So I say throw away your hair dye and let your untrimmed nostril hairs flare with delight!
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#111
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I think perhaps I do now, each bath I have leaves a fur-ball at the plug and what i see in the mirror each day looks more and more like my dad. I dont really mind but yeah, I see time passing very clearly. I actually prefer me old/aged/hairy. Youthful me looks strangely chubby faced and wrongly cherub like.
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#112
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I think you could knock a few years off...the hair dye helps.
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#113
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It depends how closely you look at me. From across the room I probably look a little bit younger, but up real close I probably look a little older than my age.
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#115
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i just hoped i could open your mind up to another possibility that maybe the checkout girl was just talking shit? ive worked checkouts and suffered a fair few out of body experiences as i watch myself say the most unbelievably stupid things to people, through a mixture of being catastrophically unsuitable for the job and also transcendentally bored. i can kind of laugh now as i think back on how i would sometimes find myself making fun of someone's groceries in bizarre and highly detailed ways, yknow, to their face, as they were buying them from me |
#117
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In selfies I look like I've just stepped out a fountain of youth. Lolita eat your heart out. In real life shots, like a middle aged rat bag. It's hard not put ones entire modelling collection online or the wolves decend to cry catfish. Hard times. Yeah I look about my age- give or take a couple of years, either side, depending on the filter. Seriously though, those unexpected family shots can be quite ego crushing. I always knew my family didn't like me.
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#118
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I look a lot like I remember my mum looking when I was growing up. Which is not surprising I guess. I suppose that thing of women turning into their mothers is true in my case. But the body language does take a few years off.
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#119
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I've noticed over the last month or so, that I'm starting to get that older person skin, where it goes leather like with wrinkles, only just starting out, but clearly visible.
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#120
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I have grey hair, which I don't dye anymore, and I think that people I know probably think I have aged a lot in the last couple of years. I don't mind that though. My theory is that it is better to look younger close up than people may expect given the grey hair. Don't know if I do, but maybe. |