A few things no one would guess by your appearance

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  • kittyrevealed
    kittyrevealed Posts: 8 Member
    I can actually run. I go to the gym. I can isolate each of my ab muscles, which means I can do a belly dance belly roll awesomely. I'm a corporate trainer for a major company. I'm actually female. ;)
  • UCCrista
    UCCrista Posts: 26 Member
    I see the girl in the mirror, but that's not the girl in my head. I act accordingly.

    It's not arrogance or aloofness; I am confident and comfortable keeping myself company.

    I like to knit, and I actually love to exercise (at the gym, because I don't like the outdoors).
  • Murphy0126
    Murphy0126 Posts: 84 Member
    From my appearance alone; which is this large 6'3" of a man with two sleeve tattoos, tattoos over his hands and fingers, and his legs, with a big bushy beard.... people would expect me to be a criminal/degenerate/unsavory person/only cares about himself.

    But they wouldn't guess that I've;

    - Served in the Canadian Navy for 5 years and provided relief to children in Africa and after the earthquake in Haiti (all while being covered in tattoos)

    - That I'm the proud father of a 3 year old little girl and frequently have tea parties with her complete with nail polish and lipstick.

    - That I currently work as a Group Home Counselor with adults who have severe autism/down syndrome, and who are so violent that asylums won't take them.

    - That I religiously watch Greys Anatomy. And that Dawsons Creek is probably my favourite show of all time.


    Stop judging on appearances. Someone might just come along to surprise you.
  • LifterDave
    LifterDave Posts: 112 Member
    From my appearance alone; which is this large 6'3" of a man with two sleeve tattoos, tattoos over his hands and fingers, and his legs, with a big bushy beard.... people would expect me to be a criminal/degenerate/unsavory person/only cares about himself.

    But they wouldn't guess that I've;

    - Served in the Canadian Navy for 5 years and provided relief to children in Africa and after the earthquake in Haiti (all while being covered in tattoos)

    - That I'm the proud father of a 3 year old little girl and frequently have tea parties with her complete with nail polish and lipstick.

    - That I currently work as a Group Home Counselor with adults who have severe autism/down syndrome, and who are so violent that asylums won't take them.

    - That I religiously watch Greys Anatomy. And that Dawsons Creek is probably my favourite show of all time.


    Stop judging on appearances. Someone might just come along to surprise you.
    Being long haired, covered in ink too, I can believe this all day long. I used to be in an F-14 Tomcat squadron which would go to Cold Lake Canada to train with your folks in unrestricted airspace. Great place to visit.
  • RINat612
    RINat612 Posts: 251 Member
    My wife says I am very intimidating in person but I am actually a huge nerd/geek, a softy, and a huge romantic. Except if someone messed with my wife then it's on...

    People I meet professionally though work always think I am in my 40's. Even back when I was in my early 20's (30's now).

    This one isn't really based off of appearance, but it's hilarious: The very first time I ever kissed a girl, I was 20 in college, and she had to ask me to kiss her. Funny thing is she was completely drunk of her *kitten* at the time. I married that girl, been so for 10 years now, and to this day she can't remember our first kiss... lol.
  • BuoyantSoul
    BuoyantSoul Posts: 117 Member
    My wife says I am very intimidating in person but I am actually a huge nerd/geek, a softy, and a huge romantic. Except if someone messed with my wife then it's on...

    People I meet professionally though work always think I am in my 40's. Even back when I was in my early 20's (30's now).

    Both of those sound like my husband! He's a big guy with an intimidating scowl (resting *****face), plus he shaves his head so he looks like a gangster (here in China gangsters like to shave their heads). But actually he's got a tender heart and is very kind, especially with our son. Plus people always think he's much older than he is. They always guess that I'm younger than him even though I'm nearly a decade his senior. He's got that "mature" air about him, I guess, whereas I'm just an overgrown kid.
  • itsadogslife
    itsadogslife Posts: 209
    I weigh 158 lbs!
  • QuietLyfe
    QuietLyfe Posts: 58
    I work in a hospital keeping patients safe.. wearing purple scrubs

    Forget the purple scrubs! I'm stuck at ex-Marine and Former Marine. What happened to "Once a Marine. Always a Marine." Don't they say you are just in a different phase of your life wearing a different uniform? :)
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    despite everything else I am into and the way I seem as a professional 37 yr old woman who listens to indie, techno, k pop these days, sometimes there are 80's and 90's rap and punk lyrics flowing through my head in any given situation. And I don't mean R&B or sh** like Green Day. I mean slightly hardcore stuff like N.W.A., Suicidal Tendencies, or GG Allin. Or at the very least an old local punk band's song or an explicit Beastie Boys lyric.
  • Yanagibashi
    Yanagibashi Posts: 58 Member
    I'm smart enough to join Mensa but I'm so not a joiner.
    I like power tools.
    I moved to Japan on a whim, not knowing any Japanese (but I do now).
    I love baking sweet desserts but I never eat them. I'm not a dessert person, I just like to cook to make others happy.
  • bloozen
    bloozen Posts: 131
    I just finished catching up with the ASOIAF series, I usually have a 3DS in one of my pockets, and when my headphones are in on the subway I'm most likely listening to a podcast.
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    My age. People are shocked when I tell them my age. They usually place me 10 years younger than I am.
  • felonebeats
    felonebeats Posts: 433
    Spent most of my life in prison

    Regrets?

    Definitely,turned my life around now though.Wasted too many years
  • QuietLyfe
    QuietLyfe Posts: 58
    Spent most of my life in prison

    Regrets?

    Definitely,turned my life around now though.Wasted too many years

    Kudos for turning things around and getting back on track!
  • LifterDave
    LifterDave Posts: 112 Member
    despite everything else I am into and the way I seem as a professional 37 yr old woman who listens to indie, techno, k pop these days, sometimes there are 80's and 90's rap and punk lyrics flowing through my head in any given situation. And I don't mean R&B or sh** like Green Day. I mean slightly hardcore stuff like N.W.A., Suicidal Tendencies, or GG Allin. Or at the very least an old local punk band's song or an explicit Beastie Boys lyric.
    GG Allin? Ooh, you're a dirty girl.... :)
  • elusive_design
    elusive_design Posts: 1,095 Member
    I'm not, nor have I ever been a jock. -.-
  • FormerMarine1
    FormerMarine1 Posts: 1,128 Member
    I used to be the weakest kid in my school
  • _Figgzie_
    _Figgzie_ Posts: 3,506 Member
    even though I'm only 5'8", I played college football and professional baseball
  • Gameofthrone
    Gameofthrone Posts: 1,522 Member
    I'm kinda of a shy person, a lot of people think that I'm a ***** when I first meet them. But it just takes me a while to warm up on a personal level
  • walleyclan1
    walleyclan1 Posts: 2,784 Member
    I play Magic the Gathering and FFXI, I listen primarily to metal and gangsta rap, and I am a slob
  • twyliatepeka
    twyliatepeka Posts: 28 Member
    I am a bit ocd because I can't control many things in my life so when I can it gets extreme.
    I have 2 kids.
    I'm a night owl.
    I love watching movies.
    I will be 30 in december.
    There are so many things you would never guess from looking.
  • msbunnie68
    msbunnie68 Posts: 1,894 Member
    I laid the flooring in my current house.
  • candikanez
    candikanez Posts: 19
    I'm in my 30s
  • yungibear
    yungibear Posts: 138 Member
    I'm not a high school student. I know how to change my own oil and tires.
    Also, I like to skate! I don't do anything too crazy, but carving down some slow hills is the best!
    I also know how to use most power tools in a woodshop.
  • pseudomuffin
    pseudomuffin Posts: 1,058 Member
    I like to hunt and I field dress/butcher/process my own meat.
    I currently have 12 piercings. I want more!
    I used to sing in an indie band.
    My undergrad was in studio art and I still love to draw (pen & ink) and paint (oils).
    I love gaming, both console & tabletop rpg.
    I attend renaissance faires in full garb--corset included :)
  • _mermaid_
    _mermaid_ Posts: 82
    Sometimes I detest worrying about looks/fashion.
    I get along with guys.
    I can't sing to save my life.
    I hate cilantro.
    I love flying in airplanes.
    I love hotels.
  • felonebeats
    felonebeats Posts: 433
    Spent most of my life in prison

    Regrets?

    Definitely,turned my life around now though.Wasted too many years

    Kudos for turning things around and getting back on track!

    Thank you.I'm all about positivity now and trying to help others be positive too
  • leantool
    leantool Posts: 365 Member
    That actually i'm an introvert.

    I fake confident extrovert quite well,but keep my thoughts very much to myself :devil:
  • bethphelpsfit
    bethphelpsfit Posts: 15 Member
    That I am only living where I am living to keep family happy....I would so travel the world but I just passively agree to stay here to keep people happy....

    That public sinks of ANY kind give me the creeps and I will NOT use them! I always have sanitizer on me to use but most people give me the "ew she's not washing her hands" look....

    I took piano lessons for 7 years and really can't play anything....

    That I am loyal to a fault but if you screw me over.....I will NEVER speak to you again
  • LoveDanceSing
    LoveDanceSing Posts: 119 Member
    I only work 3 hrs/day 5 days/wk
    I'd rather volunteer my time than get paid because I hate money
    I found out that the guy I'm interested in is dating his brother's sister in law and it freaks me out, now I can't look at him.
    I love people, more than most, like I literally just LOVE people. I put my heart in finding out who they are and I more times than not have my heart broken for or because of them.

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