To ask you to tell me how old I look?

[Cyclelover]

I was insulted today and told I look much older than I am. Could I ask you to tell me how old you think?

Be kind, but honest

Why link to the Reddit thread?

Feeling 36? You do have a youthful face though!

I just wanted to read what they were saying on Reddit, the comments are far worse here!

As bizarre as they're entertaining, these type of threads.

I am 39, well in 2 weeks, so I am happy that I look my actual age rather then older.

Although I am 27 weeks pregnant so do look rather shattered at the moment.

You def have the look of a smoker about you. There's something about the wrinkles. I can never get over the super fit looking heavily made up women coming out of the gym and immediately lighting up a fag. Kind of renders the rest pointless

Why link to the Reddit thread?

Why not? Did you really think this post wouldn't be commented on outside MN?

Even with filters you look older than me and I'm 46 so I'd say mid 50s...

Why not?

Because it's a bit shit. And if course not, I read it last night and posted on it I think.

It'll probably be in the DM on Monday.

Are the main aims of filters to give weirdly large eyes, strangely pointy chins and plastic skin?

I don't use them myself (don't really bother with selfies unless my daughters take them of the three of us) but those seem to be the main effects when they're used in pictures here.

Or maybe it's something about the MN site, because even some photos that apparently don't have filters have that sort of alien look (like this, but not green of course:👽).

Or are people still using them and hoping other posters won't notice...?

Because fishing for compliments with a doctored photo seems both sad (in the old fashioned sense) and pointless.

And I wouldn't dream of putting my own photo here (the world is not ready...) or guessing someone else's age. But it's still a strangely fascinating thread to follow.

Hard with the filters. But mid 50s I think.

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And if course not, I read it last night and posted on it I think.

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People still breezing in and guessing 60s, 'just being honest op' then doing wee blushy faces when TRUE AGE IS REVEALED. @LaMarschallin I can't seem to stop glancing at this thread, fascinating is the word...

This thread is way shitter than the Reddit one 🙄

Do people really put these heavily filtered photos on social media? Do they not think people notice the difference in real life?!
I don’t usually think “God what’ername looks a bit raddled these days” when I see people I know but if they’d posted pictures all over the shop looking like bloody Bambi the difference would be hard to ignore?

What is the true age? Have I missed it in a bid not to read all 35 pages?

What was the age? I'm on my mobile and can't be bothered to tap scroll through 35 pages. The mobile version needs the option to view 100 posts at once

@SirChing
Sorry I haven’t replied, it’s your eyes I think they’ve got a mischievous glint!

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@74NewStreet the whole selfie and filters stuff is definitely not my generation and I wouldn't have the faintest idea (or inclination) of how to add mice ears. However, DD went to university with a girl who doctored every photograph of herself on social media to the extent that she was totally unrecognisable. DD said that nobody ever mentioned it because it would be cruel. I think it's really sad.

Wow, Lobster. I wonder what she thought the point was? It is indeed very sad.

@RickOShay Ha, well I do have a face that shows exactly what I am thinking, so I must have been about to get up to mischief

45 - 50?