Do people think your older or younger than your actual age?

[KathrynAragon]

When I say I look younger than I am, I mean 55 instead of 61. LOL

[AntonioR]

People always think I'm older. This has been the case for as long as I remember. When I have a beard the perception of my age increases.

[starlitwanderer]

I am 39 and I think I pretty much look my age, maybe could pass for a cool 35, lol. But my family say I look good for my age and people do get really shocked and confused when they see me with my 15 year old daughter. I get a lot of "who is this?" "you don't look old enough to have a daughter that age." But maybe that's also cause people tend to have their kids much older these days, mid thirties instead of mid twenties. I did both.

[gypsychic]

I am 73. If I put on cute clothes, wear full makeup, floof up my hair; and then you dim the lights and take off your glasses.....I can pass for 68! LOL Most of the time I don't do all that stuff. At this stage of my life I am grateful to still be alive - it's been a rough year.

[puginabug]

I just don’t get many people asking me my age. And I don’t offer up my age very frequently. I have to wonder how people know what other people’s assumption of their age is.

I do think I look a little younger than my age of 67. Usually. But I always have. I remember being quite offended at 21 when I was carded for buying cigarettes for my mom when the legal age for that was 16.

How silly I was.

[TwinbrookNine]

Originally Posted by pathrunner

As stated upthread, it's a state law requirement. Cashiers are REQUIRED to ask you no matter how old you are. For every cigarette, liquor and ammo sale the computer has to register that the person is of the required legal age. It has nothing to do with the way someone looks.

Oh.
Thanks for ruining my day.

[lubby]

I am 52 and have been told I look like I am in my early 40's. I don't see it. My husband is 50 and people who don't really know him think he's in his 60's. His hair has been salt and pepper for last 10 years.