Do you get mistaken for looking older or younger than you re

ninerbuff

After instructing, someone asked me how long I've been into fitness and when I told them 28 years, they said that I must have been doing this since I was 10! At 47, I always my age guessed at mid 30's to early 40's.

My cousin, who is 6 years younger than me and in horrible shape, always gets the "you look older" remark when we hang out together.

Another reason that being fit and in shape is a great goal to strive for.

How about you?

darlilama

Good for you!! I was carded when I ordered alcoholic drinks until I was 29-30. Then, I don't know wth happened! Anyway, I don't get carded anymore. :-) I do occasionally get the "I thought you were younger" comment… but they're only guessing a few years younger than I actually am. We'll see what happens after I lose the "insulation" currently protecting my "muscles". :bigsmile:

killagb

With the amount of gray hair I have...I'm not foolin' anyone really lol :indifferent:

taso42_DELETED

i got carded the other day. but it was dark, and the bartender was a ****

darlilama

With the amount of gray hair I have...I'm not foolin' anyone really lol :indifferent:

there are products for that. :happy:

Dylanzmom

All the time especially at my job. I have clients ask me all the time if I'm even old enough to be working there.

skinnylove00

i am a college student and i still get carded to see rated R movies!!

maryd523

People are never shocked when I tell them my age, but I'm 33 and still get carded about half the time, so that's nice.

Diary_Queen

I get mistaken for a college student all the time since my office building is right across from a local junior college. When I'm walkin from my admin office to our performing arts theater (one of the venues we represent), people always ask me about profs or classes or parking LOL. I tell them I'm not a student and they look at me like I'm some skank out man hunting on campus... then I tell them I'm 32, work for the office across the street & have 2 kids!

killagb

With the amount of gray hair I have...I'm not foolin' anyone really lol :indifferent:

there are products for that. :happy:

Yeah but it's all good...most women say it looks good so I can live with it. lol...here I'll flip my profile pic so you can see...

SiltyPigeon

I'm told that I look like I'm 16 A LOT. Seriously, like twice a week. Ever since I dropped the first 40 lbs. People get really weirded about seeing me with my 2 kids. "Those aren't your's are they?" "Are you babysitting?" Etc. Trying to buy alcohol: SUCKS.

Oh... BTW... I'm 25.

sarah44254

Half of the people who meet me wonder if I should be 'skipping school' (high school)

and the other half decide that I look 'over 40' so they don't card me for alcohol

I really don't know what to think. I'll be 26 soon. I am just baffled.

change_happens

When my hair is cut short and sits atop of my head like a curly bush, I am told that I look like much younger than what I am. However, when my hair is long, I am told that I look my age. When I am with my sister, who dresses much younger than I, they think she is my daughter. Maybe I should cut my hair and get some younger looking clothes

bry_all01

My "kid" sister who is 6 years younger always gets told she looks older than me. I also get asked if I had my kids really young. Um, no.

hanaibo

For me, it seems to depend on the person. When I was twenty pounds overweight, I was mistaken for being my younger sister's (4 years younger, mind you) mother. Some guy asked my age a few weeks back at the laundromat, and didn't believe I was 21 (thought I was much younger...16, 17 or so). Weird...

1_up

I get told I look like I'm in my mid 20s when I'm clean shaven and mid 30s when I grow out my gotee. I'm 31 :P

sleepytexan

Most people seem to be surprised that I am as old as I am. They are either very polite or they haven't renewed their prescription lenses lately.

Also, the darker it is, the younger I look.:laugh:

unsuspectingfish

People always mistake me for a high school student, at least until I talk. Then they mistake me for a college student. Funnily enough, I still rarely get carded, anymore.

That won't last for long, though, I'm sure, as I've already started getting grey hairs at 26.

L2M1D52

At every age, I've always been told I looked younger. I'm 25 now and people finally think I'm 18 but still sometimes younger.

WattsJA

clean shaven .. people guess I am younger

scruffy .. people guess I am younger, but not by as much.

kunibob

Legal age is 19 here, and I still get carded occasionally (I'm 30). Not happening as often anymore, though!

When I was in my early 20s, people often asked what highschool I went to.

LivLovLrn

I am 45 years old, I got carded last year!! Made my day/week/year My husband is 2 years younger than me, he NEVER gets carded, hasn't for 20 years. People don't believe him when he tells them I am older than him...good ego booster for me anyway

darlilama

With the amount of gray hair I have...I'm not foolin' anyone really lol :indifferent:

there are products for that. :happy:

Yeah but it's all good...most women say it looks good so I can live with it. lol...here I'll flip my profile pic so you can see...

Yeah, why is it that men always look "distinguished" and women just look old? Not fair! :ohwell:

aippolito1

I used to get told I looked older - when I was about 13-16. Now I always get told I look 17 and I'm 22.

darlilama

clean shaven .. people guess I am younger

scruffy .. people guess I am younger, but not by as much.

So, I'm guessing you're the one on the right. :happy:

whispiri

I offered a few weeks ago to walk the local parade for our place of work. I offered to bring my daughter and husband. The volunteer coordinator asked how old my daughter was and when I replied that she was 15 she couldn't believe it. She said she thought I would be pushing a baby stroller. Then I told her I had a twenty year old.......she could not believe that.

It's been like that for years. When I was twenty-two with a sick baby in the hospital years ago, I was mistaken for a sixteen year old mom by the pediatrician until his co-worker gave him a rude awakening (the co-worker knew my parents, lol). I guess it is just genetic in my family.

But I cannot say I have ever been carded.....disappointing! I spent many a night in the bar at age 17 (not drinking) just for the thrill of trying to get away with getting into the bar. And when I turned 19 (drinking age in Saskatchewan, Canada), I still never ever was carded......maybe it was because my hubby is quite a bit older than me and I was usually with him, LOL!

LisaKyle11

younger... get carded periodically too! :-)

unsuspectingfish

Half of the people who meet me wonder if I should be 'skipping school' (high school)

and the other half decide that I look 'over 40' so they don't card me for alcohol

I really don't know what to think. I'll be 26 soon. I am just baffled.

As a clerk in a store that sells alcohol, sometimes we just get lazy and don't card you as long as you look old enough, whether or not you look 'over 40'. Especially if we know you, and especially if there's no one else paying attention. I've even seen liquor stores do that.

fitplease

These stories remind me of a time I came home from doing Bike NY in my late 20's. I was on the subway with my bike, in my T-shirt and shorts (nothing fancy). An older (elderly?) lady thought I was in Jr. High School and no matter how hard I tried, I could not convince her otherwise!!

Now, most people guess my age, which is only about 10 years older. I'm starting to miss the compliments of being confused for a much younger person. LOL.

MelC2564

I'm 22 and still get asked for ID to see 15+ movies at the cinema

KLRed04

some of these made me LOL

I'm 33 almost 34 and I often get a shocked reaction from people and mainly really young people which is such a nice feeling cant say that about the shape my body is in though, that would get mistaken for a 60 year old..........but I'm working on that