Every single time people learn my age they look shocked and feel obligated to say "oh you look like you are in your 20s "
At the beginning I was flattered but now I am like:
- do people think 30s is old and that's why they feel the need to tell me that i look younger to comfort me ? Are these pity comments ? Why ?
- what do people think a woman in her 30s look like ???
I'm in my 40s and get shocked faces when I disclose my age, especially from the guys in their 20s who are hitting on me lol. It's like they think we start to shrivel up at their same rate or something. Nah.
I think a lot of people genuinely don't know what women of different ages look like. Social media has screwed our heads. I'm in my 20s and tbh unless I see visible wrinkles on a woman, I assume she's late 20s to early 30s. Often, I'm surprised to hear she's in her 40s+!
Some people do give the pity "oh you look so young" which is so patronizing. What's wrong with being 30?
I think part of it is due to most women putting up with LVM behavior.
If women follow FDS principles, prioritize and love ourselves, we will age gracefully. These people may be used to women in their life bringing in 50% (or more) of the money, and doing 100% of the domestic responsibilities.
This level of high, sustained stress causes premature aging, weight gain, wrinkles, frown lines, etc.
They are surprised to see a woman in her 30s looking youthful and happy! FDS is radical.
They expect women to be in their death bed by 27
At 47, I still get guessed at 30. People, especially men, have a distorted perception of beauty fed to them by the patriarchy. They've been told since the womb that women wash up at 25. So when they see women in their 30s/40s/50s that aren't washed up, they get extremely confused.
It's a well-intentioned but ultimately backhanded compliment because the idea is that something is "wrong" with being a certain age. I get this a lot too. I'm always confused. Why is it a good thing that I don't look like my true age? Why is my true age bad?
i get that a lot too! i'm in my 30s and some people think i'm a teen (??), probably because i'm petit. if you look at my old photos, you'll probably notice i've aged. Gracefully, i agree, but i can't believe people think i'm a teen. i agree with other commenters about it being kind of a backhanded compliment. but then when a guy is interested in me, my first thought is "he's a pedo". last time a man flirted with me, he tought i was 17. he's 35. to be fair, he only flirted for real after learning my true age. but i had noticed he was interested before the flirting and that's probably why he asked my age. to make sure i was legal.
I feel it’s degrading getting compliments like “Oh, you look way younger”, “I would never believe you were 35!”. I didn’t ask if I looked young, nor have I ever expressed that I want to look good. If someone wants to comment on my look, they can say “you look good” that is enough, don’t put on the extra “you look good for your age”. “you look good”, period, it’s all people have to say.
Worst compliment are when a man commented on my tightsness down there “despite” my age. Btw, I am 35, not 100. I don’t have an expiration date, nor does my vagina. All of it is gold, and gold don’t loose value.
I get this so much too, I honestly don't know how to respond. Ever since I turned 18 people have been telling me I look young. I think the shock for people has gotten even worse since I hit 30 (I'm 32)
Their delusional cope about aging has them convinced the mummification process begins as soon as you hit that big ‘ol 30 wall. It’s a real glimpse into just how disconnected from reality they are and how pornofied their idea of women truly is. When women take care of themselves and aren’t dragged down by some useless turd partner, they’re gorgeous well into old age.
My beauty secret is don't smile often. Only give a smile when a person you like smiles at you but never on command or often. When you don't smile your face remains the same for a long time. take my word for it.