Do You Look Your Age?

I see you're up to your old antics again. i.e. worthless threads with no reedeeming value
to them.

I'll bite, though. At 55 I have thinnng hair but my complexion is clear without any wrinkles whatsoever. ( many my age have some sort of aging wrinkles even if it's around the
neck or crows feet around the eyes)

If it was not for my hair I would look around 40 or so.

A lady never tells her age.

I can't divulge the secrets to my youthful appearance but
over the years, I have asked people (strangers like store
clerks) how old I look and they always guess that I'm
younger than my actual age.

So the answer is NO, I do not look my age.

i would say i look a wee bit younger lol

I look every second of my age. From every angle....even in the dark.

I have grey hair now I keep my head bald but people think that I am in my thirties although I am 43 .

As you get old or older, one of the things I find annoying is how people treat you. Are you ok Mr soandso, raising their voices to speak to you. It's all a bit condescending. I'm just as sane and with it as they are.

In hospital, they keep asking you your name and date of birth almost every time they come in to check on you. I suppose there are good reasons for that, to see if you are still with it. However, it does not make it any less annoying.

For us oldies here, does this experience happen to you?

...and from a great distance!

For me being the same age as Discrat, gray hair here and there and a slightly receding hair line but that is about it. I am losing weight and doing Palaties twice a week, so feel better and look batter over long periods of time.

I feel like Bill Oddie in the Goodies skit there he comes in the room every year not looking a day older and saying, "21 today" then tells his aging friends that he is dying, but never does, (RIP Greame Garden).

I'm still young at heart but look much better wearing a facemask, eyeglasses, and hat.

I stick out like a sore thumb in Asia. Big guy, light skin, blondish hair. Most people are surprised that I'm younger than they guessed. They typically add on another 10 years, at least, in their guesses.

My dogs still seem to like me, though, no matter how fat, ugly, old, or bald I get.

Mark

youthfulness lies in heart not in age even if you are in your 60's and consider yourself in your 30's believe me then your are young.

Nope. Put a hat on my head and I lose 10+ years. When I was in my early 40s as a marketer people told me they thought I was in my 20s (why? were they listening to what I talked about? I guess not). I remember dating someone who was just 2 years older than me awhile back, and going for breakfast one morning in Charlotte this black guy was staring at me incredulously because of the difference he perceived.

For the past year I've dated someone who also looks younger so we match a bit better haha.

I'm glad I got to keep my face.

If everyone looks younger than their age....it means that's what people look like at your age.


And how many old people have been told they actually look their age, or older? None. When we had our store, older customers would ask me how old I thought they were. I would take my real guess, subtract ten years, and act like I was astonished that they were actually their age. Nearly all of them looked their age.


A few days ago was my 50th class reunion. I didn't go, but saw lots of photos on Facebook of the event.

A couple of the guys looked a bit younger than they were (all 68 or 69)...but most everyone looked like 5 miles of bad road. And so do I.

Only a few of the attendees looked enough like they did at 18 for me to recognize them.

I'm told often that I look younger than I am. A kind lie, from people being nice.

I turn 31 in a few days, and currently working with mostly 18-24 year-olds at a 7-Eleven. None has not been surprised to learn my age, so I guess I don't. Which is nice, I guess.

I think I look my age but that's OK...I've done 'young' - now it's time to do 'old'.

My hair should be gray but it's still the natural dark blond with just a few gray strands you have to look for. I'm old enough that 3 people have asked me 'what color do you use' and then want to examine my 'roots' when I say 'none'. silly people.

I don't move like most other people my age because I've always been active and have no joint or health issues. I work out 3X a week with a trainer and weigh 5 lbs more than I did in college. I still throw a saddle on a horse and go for a ride but I did stop being the person who 'checks out' a new horse to see how well behaved he is - or isn't. I don't take the chances I've always taken because I know I'm too old to bounce. Common sense rules at any age....or at least it should.

I recently had an annual physical and my doctor said "I want to be YOU when I'm your age". That's a good thing. I'm not a fool so offered to trade with her.

There is a beauty to aging that you miss if you are always trying to 'look younger'...there's less stress....less pressure to accomplish, etc. If you have children - they are grown so you know how well you did as a parent. So many things you worry about as a young person simply don't matter as you get older. Also, you can say really outrageous things and get by with it when you are older.

Since I was 6yo, I have always endeavored to look at least 2 months youngah than I am, so's all the ghosts an' spookies pass me by in favah of people ain't gaht no teeth.

(Even the ethereal gravitate, trust me.)

Prolly I should git married sumtime soon, but I too busy sportin' lousy hair.

Everything looks good but I can see changes in my eyesight and I easily get tired now.

I'm 48. But my hair isn't falling out or even gray yet. I do fitness and feel like 35. However, when it comes to accomplishments and opportunities, it's crucial to rely on qualifications rather than appearances. (spam link removed by moderator)

I just came from the gym and swear I feel 10 years older now than I did before my workout.

A craggy old boxah with a twisted nose an' cauliflowah ears walks into a store.

Cain't find what he lookin' for, so he queries the checkout gal.

"You got anything gonna make me smell real good?" he says. "I am almost 98 years old and I've been washing with the same soap since I was 11."

"Sure," says the gal, her features vaguely amoeboid bcs she only 19. "You want fresh and punchy, exotic and sophisticated, or dark and mysterious?"

The guy sighs. "Wow. That's some big choice. I never realised--"

The checkout gal leaps outta her seat, her feachahs blurriah now bcs she movin' with enthoosiasm, but if she were to stahp for a moment, there would actschlly be minimal diffrence bcs she kinda almost born yestahday.

"Why don't you try all three at once?" she says. "Evoke your own characteristic odor from a range of possibilities?"

"So I am paying three times over because I'm a vulnerable old timer? The hell kinda offer is that?"

"No way," says the gal. "Whichever 3 soaps you buy gonna last 3 soaps long. So why run with the one soap when you can blend all three?"

The guy starts noddin'. "Hmmm. You got a point there. But lemme try 2 punchy and one exotic. When you got ears like me, there ain't **** all mysterious going on."

"Deal," says the gal. "Kinda works bcs there's a 2-for-1 offer on the punchy rn, so that's real cool."

"OK."

"So ... tell me ... is there a secret sweetheart behind all this different new soaps strategy?"

The guy's ears swell with the redness of a priapic baboon. "Yeah. Sure. You got me."

"Then she will LOVE this combo, for sure."

"Gotta hope so. She's 107, and she's seen pretty much everything."

"No way, babe. You gonna knock her dead, prom."

So the boxah leaves the store, clutchin' his trio of soaps like noo horizons gonna open up for his rejuvenated pugilistic ass.

Meantime, the countah gal slowly dissolves into a pool of almost intangible nuthin'.

Then fades from view like she was nevah even there at all.

Maybe - I know my BS meter goes off a lot earlier than it used to....

No matter how I look, I feel my age + about 30 years.

But I've got to work on myself so that I don't act so old and instead act like I have plenty of years left to do lots of good things. The universe, or whoever or whatever, has really tested us this year. It's been one thing after another. I've got to learn how to deal better with the cards I'm dealt, that's for sure.

Mark

I believe it's important how you feel. If you feel younger and more confident, that's perfect. You should pay attention more to your emotions than looks.

My hair turned white
When I was still young.
My ginger beard
Has also lost its color.

I've got a little belly
That I can't get rid of.
But I don't need surgery -
I'll age with dignity.

My looks may fade
As years go by.
But lasting beauty
Comes from inside.

i look younger too

When someone says you look younger than you are, it's a way of avoiding one of the biggest social blunders you can imagine....telling the truth about how someone else looks.

If someone looks 40 or older, we always shave a decade or so off our guess...just to be safe.

Me? I'm 68 and look like 9 miles of bad road. And when I stand up (or use any of my joints) it sounds like fire crackers are going off. Anyone who tells me I look younger than I am is lying.

And anyone who asks "How old do I look?" Is just begging for a compliment...which they always receive.

I've learned a few lessons in my life. Here they are;

Never ask a woman if she is pregnant.

When someone asks "How old do I look?" Never....never tell the truth. Always shave off 10 years, and then marvel when they tell you they are 5 years older than you said.

When a host makes you a meal, or a cup of coffee....no matter what, you are required to compliment them on the great food or drink.

When someone tells you their weight, marvel at how well the pounds are hidden.


And when you go see a doctor, even if you are dying...and they ask "How are you today?"....you have to say "Just fine, and you?"

My doctor once asked me how I was, and I asked "Do you aske everyone that question?". He said "Yes". I said "Do they all say they feel fine?". He said "Yes".

I asked "Then why are they here?"

This is why I'm never invited to parties.... Twice.

It's fascinating how lighting and angles can play tricks on our perception. Mirrors, when strategically lit, can indeed have a flattering effect. Photos, with retouching and favorable lighting, can capture us at our best. However, video can be quite revealing. I had a similar experience when I first saw myself on video - it's like meeting a different person. Aging gracefully is a beautiful journey, though sometimes it catches us by surprise.

I just gave myself a haircut. It was getting long and I was looking like some balding professor or aging pop star from the 1970's who's reluctant to lose his bangs. I used to have a sort of young Robert Plant look back in the day. I have not paid for a haircut for several years now and seem to have the knack of doing a good job. Of course these days, less and less to cut.

But, every time I do, a few people say, oh, you look quite a bit more youthful. It's still pretty 70's but short. I also trimmed my eyebrows. Why people neglect to do this escapes me, it looks unsightly when the hairs start curling round. Their are a few things you can do to look more presentable and a bit more youthful. Personal grooming helps. I am also a beard hater, For most people, it makes them look older, especially if it's long.

I don't think anyone ever thinks they look their age...and in the marketing world, it's a given that most don't think they look as old as they are.

I'm 63 now. I'm getting to the point I don't care how old I look. I've been in marketing and copywriting for almost 4 decades...now, I just tell it like it is and let the chips fall where they may. I guess that's a benefit of getting older and not having to worry about an income.

I have gray hair and have never tried to color it. Some say I look like a model for older guys...or maybe I didn't hear them right

There are times I look in the mirror (especially in the morning) and I think, 'Wow, I'm looking old'

Just love yourself and your experiences for what they are and learn to live each day as a new experience.

You're never to old to do anything you want to do

all people say i do look my age , idk it is good or bad

When I was 30, many people thought I am 20-ish. I wish I will be 'ageless' like Donnie Yen.

Got a lot of money? Get a hair transplant treatment, no kidding.

for the most part yes, health plays a big part on our age i think

Because looking at yourself in the mirror, you focus on the good parts, and your face is moving, blurring lines. A photo is static...and a stark reminder of what others see.

Me? I look thinner in the mirror. Why? Because I'm focusing on the few decent attributes I have left....and ignoring the fact that I'm shaped like a partially deflated balloon.

But a photo? I see the whole thing at once, and it's harder to fool myself.


Our self image has defenses....even from ourselves.

Well I think I do

I think I look my age or even older.. I'm always working and I don't have time to take care of my body and face to look younger.

This time not looking that much young but I should control my stomach tammy and do some exercise and effort to look good and handsome.

yes sometimes

No.College students routinely think I am one of them.

Well in my case i look older than my real age .People thinks that i have 40 years or more when in fact i have 33 .I think my dificult childhood makes more mature because of the pain that i endure

Yes I look like my age or even younger only due to following proper diet, exercise and a good fashion sense.