Do You Look Your Age?

May 4, 2009

Lately, I've been getting carded less and have been called "ma'am" just a bit more than I would like. Then, while chatting with a makeup artist the other day, he guessed my age as one year older than what I really am. Sigh.

In the grand scheme of things, it's not really that big of a deal at all, and since I'm usually told that I look younger than what I am, I'll just take these recent experiences as flukes. Age is just a number on a birth certificate, anyway, right? What about you? Do you look your age, or are you constantly being mistaken as older or younger than you really are? (Oh, btw, it's BellaSugar's second anniversary today!)

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Sara14310498 10 weeks 2 days

My ex-husband and I used to run a business together. A customer came in, and chatted with my husband, then came to the counter to pay. I introduced myself, and he said "Oh! You must be John's daughter!" I said "no, I'm his wife... but you're my new best friend." Lol. Also, I went to see my dr. a few weeks ago, and had my 14 year old son with me. The nurse who called my name asked "is your brother coming with you?" She couldn't believe he was my son. Again, a new friend! Ha. It always feels good to hear those kinds of things!

biarose 3 years 38 weeks

When I'm dressed down and sans makeup, people usually think I'm like, 15! But when I'm dressed up and in makeup I look much older.

3 years 45 weeks

Dont you know you cant trust a guy to tell you. He doesn't want to hurt your feelings or he wants to keep the chance of getting layed open.(in his mind) whatever age a guy guesses, he really thinks your 3-7 years older looking. If a woman looks like she use to be really cute then a guy can almost always score points by pretending he thinks she is 10 years younger. This goes for counter clerks too.

3 years 50 weeks

I'm 13 (Middle school) and people think I'm in high school or older! I think it's because of my height, 5'9 as my sister is twenty and people think she's 14 since she's petite. Funny huh? I love it, when I hug her I always notice the height difference and realize why people think I'm the oldest. I also act older than her.

californiagirlx7 4 years 1 week

I'm 20 years old, but NO ONE thinks I look my age. The other day, someone guessed that I was 16, and a lot of other people have though that I was younger than I really am. But people have also mistaken me for my dad's wife (UGH!), and when I was at Disneyland, an employee thought I was the mother of my two sisters (one of them is only 3 youngers than me!). It was mortifying. I guess I can see why someone might think that though...because my dad is a single parent (my mom died years ago) and he looks rather young for his age while I look and act very mature.

catita85 4 years 1 week

I´m 23 and look 19 or 20. I like it.

sidra5397 4 years 1 week

My parents look young for their ages so I think that might explain the fact that I don't look my age. I'm twenty and I get asked how high school is going by distant relatives. Sadly, my younger sister is taller than I am which leads people to assume that she's older. It's weirder than it sounds because I have a twin sister, and these relatives tend to think that my little sis and twin are twins and I'm the youngest! I'm not even that much shorter and my sisters don't look anything alike. I hate that age is measured by height. It's been this way all my life and I'm wating for the day when I'll finally look my age.

pxpxcutie 4 years 2 weeks

I'm 27, and people usually guess 13-16.Sometimes, when I go to restaurants, the host/hostess will give me a children's menu without even asking. lol.

pxpxcutie 4 years 2 weeks

I'm 27, and people usually guess 13-16. Sometimes, when I go to restaurants, the host/hostess will give me a children's menu without even asking. lol.

carhornsinapril 4 years 2 weeks

people usually think i'm a little older (i'm 25, they tend to guess 27-30), but everyone always says it's the way i carry myself, so who knows. :) i've always been mistaken as older, though... most memorably, one of my sister's friends thought i was 20 when i was 12.

Vampyre 4 years 2 weeks

Thanks to my Mum's genes I look quite a few years younger than my actual age. My 70-something Grandma is regularly mistaken for a woman in her 50s and my 50-something Mum is regulary mistaken for a woman in her 30s. Lucky me the women in my family age well.

Vampyre 4 years 2 weeks

lilacattack 4 years 2 weeks

I used to look a lot older than I was in high school, but now that i'm 20 I look my age again.

pinkpeonygirl 4 years 2 weeks

Friday I turned 36, I just can't believe it. I always looked younger, but now my age is really catching up. I have freckles though, I guess they take some age off. I've had every color in the hair-dye rainbow and I've been told I look older as a blonde then when I'm black. Weird.

avocado_seed 4 years 2 weeks

People used to think I was younger than my age, but I think I either look my age now or a little older.

lindz72486 4 years 2 weeks

people usually think I'm older. I'm 22 and people usually guess around 25-28. My husband turns 28 this month and people always think he's 20-22.

hollylyn 4 years 2 weeks

I recently turned 23, and people never believe it on a day to day basis. Typically, I'm a slacker when it comes to getting ready for my job when I'm not touring. After months of applying make-up with a trowel and setting my hair for multiple wigs, I kind of just get tired of actually doing it. So unless I'm going to an audition or out after work, It's typically no make-up and a ponytail or air dried hair. I work in a theater complex, we house multiple off broadway shows, and a bar. I've lost track of the number of patrons in the past week that have told me that by law I can't serve alcohol because not only am I not of drinking age, I'm obviously a minor. One guy went so far as to demand ID and then declared it to be fake because it was out of state. However, when I make an effort, I tend to look about my age or slightly older (if that's my goal). It comes in handy sometimes. I'm one of those enigmas who lists their age as simply 15-28 on a resume. Heck, the 15 is if I'm lucky. Where I work runs underneath a plaza in NYC which includes the most delightful restaurant, by which I mean that the drinks are cheap and they card no one. Which was really cool 3 years ago when I wasn't 21, but now that I'm 23 and got carded the other night, the only one at the table and the only time I've seen anyone get carded at the place, it's a little depressing.

hollylyn 4 years 2 weeks

I recently turned 23, and people never believe it on a day to day basis. Typically, I'm a slacker when it comes to getting ready for my job when I'm not touring. After months of applying make-up with a trowel and setting my hair for multiple wigs, I kind of just get tired of actually doing it. So unless I'm going to an audition or out after work, It's typically no make-up and a ponytail or air dried hair.I work in a theater complex, we house multiple off broadway shows, and a bar. I've lost track of the number of patrons in the past week that have told me that by law I can't serve alcohol because not only am I not of drinking age, I'm obviously a minor. One guy went so far as to demand ID and then declared it to be fake because it was out of state. However, when I make an effort, I tend to look about my age or slightly older (if that's my goal). It comes in handy sometimes. I'm one of those enigmas who lists their age as simply 15-28 on a resume. Heck, the 15 is if I'm lucky. Where I work runs underneath a plaza in NYC which includes the most delightful restaurant, by which I mean that the drinks are cheap and they card no one. Which was really cool 3 years ago when I wasn't 21, but now that I'm 23 and got carded the other night, the only one at the table and the only time I've seen anyone get carded at the place, it's a little depressing.

audrina 4 years 2 weeks

I'm 43 and look like I'm in my 30's. I don't smoke and try to eat a healthy diet. But I am starting to show some signs of aging. I'm seeing gray hairs show up in my hair and my skin is starting to get drier. Plus the pounds are creeping up on me. I need to exercise more!!

bengalspice 4 years 2 weeks

I went home to visit my family not too long ago ... and my little brother's friends said to him "I didn't know you had two younger sisters ... where's your older sister?" And my brother was like "That IS my older sister!!!" The security guards at his school have also mistaken me for a student.

bengalspice 4 years 2 weeks

I went home to visit my family not too long ago ... and my little brother's friends said to him "I didn't know you had two younger sisters ... where's your older sister?"And my brother was like "That IS my older sister!!!"The security guards at his school have also mistaken me for a student.

dragonlady920 4 years 2 weeks

I've noticed that people who look like they are closer to me in age usually can guess my age correctly (24, almost 25.) But older people always think I'm much younger than I am. My older patients will look at me sideways, and ask if I went to nursing school when I was 12.

Jennipoo 4 years 2 weeks

I'm 24. When I tell people I've just graduated (my masters) they assume highschool. Le sigh.

bornthisway 4 years 2 weeks

i'm 15 years old,but just a few weeks ago, someone thought i was in 6th grade.ever since, i've been really self-conscious about that...i am barely over 5 feet, though, so that might be it?

bornthisway 4 years 2 weeks

i'm 15 years old, but just a few weeks ago, someone thought i was in 6th grade. ever since, i've been really self-conscious about that... i am barely over 5 feet, though, so that might be it?

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