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How old do I look

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addicteetopawpatrol · 08/08/2023 07:42

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How old do I look
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oakleaffy · 08/08/2023 11:30

AuntieMarys · 08/08/2023 11:22

These posts shouldn't be allowed. They always descend into carnage.

Agreed- It is always ''You look about 100, I'm 39, but look 21''

{Inserting a heavily edited photo}

At least OP is honest and hasn't filtered hers.

6WeekCountdown · 08/08/2023 11:30

addicteetopawpatrol · 08/08/2023 10:01

I'm 39

I said I was good at guessing, I went late 30s but said you looked younger than me, I'm also 39. Ignore the wild guesses, you have hardly any wrinkles, it's pretty obvious you couldn't be any older than what you are. I've aged lots in the last few years having 3 kids very close and working ft, I dread to think what people would guess for me 🤣!

Weddingpuzzle · 08/08/2023 11:33

@MiniTheMinx what you wrote is lovely. You seem like a really nice person. It's nice to read someone being truthful but kind Flowers

nosmallfeet · 08/08/2023 11:35

ChiefWiggumsBoy · 08/08/2023 10:44

Confused I don't see any of that.

@ChiefWiggumsBoy It is evident in the photos but this is a specific area of interest and knowledge for me so perhaps not what others would pick up on. My general impression was that she looked older than me and other women I know in their mid 40's so she looked older. However she didn't look very old so I assumed just a few years older so late 40's.

That was then questioned as it is older than the OP's actual age so I gave those details as to why I said that. If you don't see it then that is also fine.

MrsMitford3 · 08/08/2023 11:35

Now I want to know how old @Grannyknowsbest is

Wanderingowl · 08/08/2023 11:36

addicteetopawpatrol · 08/08/2023 10:02

@LaMarschallin agree with u.. it is quite offensive tbh. Maybe they just like being mean

I don't think you can post up a picture of yourself asking how old you look and then complain about people being offensive when you don't like their answers. There is genuinely no way whatsoever that a question like that won't result in answers you don't like unless you look exceptionally young and beautiful and post a perfectly taken photograph.

And even with that, I've found over the years that people judge age based on their own prejudices and assumptions. I remember being in my mid-20s and a couple of times being utterly shocked to find out women I worked with were 40. It wasn't until I got to my own 40s that I realised how young 40s actually are, the image of 40s that I'd had in my head was off. My old co-workers were just normal. So when people tell me regularly that they assume I'm younger than I am, I don't actually think it's because I necessarily look particularly young. But that young people have an old image in their head of people in their 40s and 50s. And that many older people associate 40s with their 40s, which may not have been a good time of their lives.

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 08/08/2023 11:39

I would have guessed younger than you actually are.

AllOfThemWitches · 08/08/2023 11:39

You could say that people are kinder in real life but in fact, I think it's more that people are massive cunts when they can get away with it due to anonymity.

IClaudine · 08/08/2023 11:39

Where do the bulldog clips come into things, @MiniTheMinx ?

RashOfBees · 08/08/2023 11:42

IClaudine · 08/08/2023 11:17

These threads really bring out the nasty buggers. There is no way OP looks early 50s.

There was a late 50s too!

These threads always descend into wide-eyed wonderment that anyone with a line or two could possibly be younger than 60 because the poster in question showed no sign of ageing before then.

I’ve had forehead lines since I was in my 20s due to being a worrier and quite literally having a furrowed brow. Since I look older than I did then (40s now) I can only assume I’d get people ‘guessing’ I was in my 80s…

mintich · 08/08/2023 11:43

I think mid 30s

Winniewoooooooo · 08/08/2023 11:45

30s but I echo you look very sad xx

SummerDawn2000 · 08/08/2023 11:46

Love your freckles. You also have lovely hair and skin. I’m 29 and my skin is horrible. I have very red sun and you don’t.

WisherWood · 08/08/2023 11:46

I'd have said mid thirties but tired, to late 40s but relatively youthful. People sometimes think I'm younger than I am but I think that's because despite being middle aged I'm still fairly slim. But a lot of guessing someone's age is also how they're acting and their demeanour which you can't get from a photo.

lilacsinbloom · 08/08/2023 11:47

I can't help but think that kindness, and generosity and happiness makes people appear younger, more beautiful and that envy and spite makes even the youngest look mean spirited and like old hags.

Old hags... Such a kind and generous term.

Are you not planning to grow older yourself, I wonder?

mondaytosunday · 08/08/2023 11:48

The pic with the smile makes you look younger and you have quite a baby face. I said 35, so not too far off.

Bandyarsia · 08/08/2023 11:48

Specsavers would make an absolute bomb from some of the posters here!

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 08/08/2023 11:49

I think whoever said the it skews older because of the expectation of filters is right.

Whingebob · 08/08/2023 11:52

lilacsinbloom · 08/08/2023 11:47

I can't help but think that kindness, and generosity and happiness makes people appear younger, more beautiful and that envy and spite makes even the youngest look mean spirited and like old hags.

Old hags... Such a kind and generous term.

Are you not planning to grow older yourself, I wonder?

Did you read her quote before getting outraged? She said envy and spite makes people look like hags?

Or are bitter people not allowed to be called hags?!????

lilacsinbloom · 08/08/2023 11:54

Whingebob · 08/08/2023 11:52

Did you read her quote before getting outraged? She said envy and spite makes people look like hags?

Or are bitter people not allowed to be called hags?!????

Who says I'm outraged?

"Old hags" is a derogatory expression.

Guess you are another one who will never age.

WhateverMate · 08/08/2023 11:55

@Grannyknowsbest you posted your photo an hour and a half ago.

Why haven't you come back to update, or are there not enough replies yet?

Grannyknowsbest · 08/08/2023 11:56

My daughter is older than you but looks younger.. she's a single mum to three ASD teenage boys.
Try some good skin products.. drink more water.. be careful of the sun.
Our genes must be good.. plus we take great care of our skin. I cannot raise my eyebrows so have no frow lines. I don't drink alcohol.. only water.
I'm 65.

RitzyMcFitzy · 08/08/2023 11:58

😂😂😂

AllOfThemWitches · 08/08/2023 11:59

Grannyknowsbest · 08/08/2023 11:56

My daughter is older than you but looks younger.. she's a single mum to three ASD teenage boys.
Try some good skin products.. drink more water.. be careful of the sun.
Our genes must be good.. plus we take great care of our skin. I cannot raise my eyebrows so have no frow lines. I don't drink alcohol.. only water.
I'm 65.

Pal, you look 65.

AppleTurnover1000Degrees · 08/08/2023 11:59

Some of the comments on this thread😮