To not have known what to say?

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I’m late 20s but look younger - probably early 20s, trying to take it as a compliment but have started thinking I should dress differently etc to be take more seriously... A middle aged woman I met recently sweetly said that if I liked younger men, she had an adorable 18 year old grandson for me to meet... I mumbled awkwardly and just said how that was probably a tad young but thanked her for thinking of me! What should I have said?! I’m mortified at the fact I evidently look ten years younger than my age - and paranoid I act too young... I’m in a professional job with uni qualifications etc but apparently appear 18

I think you're over-thinking. She knew you were older hence the comment about younger men. I suspect it was tongue in cheek and she was saying she liked you enough to jokingly think of you for her relative.

I’ve had 2 different people knock on my front door and ask if my parents are home, I’m 34.......
I choose to take it as a compliment

How do you dress? I wouldn’t think too much of it personally OP.

She didnt think you were 18. She said he was younger.

Dont think you needed to say anything else.

I am 37 and look a bit younger, early 30s. Not massively. In my 20s it helped my career. When I was late 20s people generally tended to under estimate my knowledge and experience. Then when I proved them wrong, they seemed more impressed.

Loads of people have though I was a walk over because I looked young. When I showed them that I wasnt, it out them on the back foot and they didnt do it again.