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[b]I don't know why everyone is so cynical about this[/b]. Yes, sometimes people will politely say someone looks younger than their age as a compliment. And sometimes people legitimately look younger than they are. I can think of a number of woman I've known over the years who I though "wow, she's 46? I'd never have guessed!" or something similar. And yes -- white women too. Some people just look younger, more vibrant, more attractive. That's life.[/quote]
[b]Because there just aren’t [i]that[/i] many people who look [i]that[/i] much younger than their age [/b](just like there aren’t that many people who look that much older than their age, excepting drug abuse and chronic sickness, both of which can add decades). Like the woman who truly believes that her derm isn’t blowing flattering smoke so that she continues to see him. Come on.

I’m the PP who said I’m 41 and look 40. I am fat like another PP so I don’t have much in the way of wrinkles yet, and I could maybe pass for my late 30s (maaaayyyybe) but honestly who wants to look younger? There’s a certain naïveté of youth that you just can’t fake and once that’s gone, it’s gone. Certainly keep up with trends and whatever makes you feel good, but all the high waisted jeans and plastic surgery interventions in the world aren’t going to fool people  that you’re ten years younger. It’s there, in the accumulated wisdom and life experience that shines out from your eyes. You can’t fake it. [/quote]

It's like the posts on married sex, though. Those threads are always filled with people who are like "we're in our 60s and still have sex 3 days a week!" Even though statistically that is a total unicorn. People enjoy bragging about this stuff on an anonymous board because it's the kind of thing you aren't really supposed to say in polite society. A woman who crowed about looking 10 years younger all the time would be tiresome and vain. But if you really do look 5-10 years younger than you are, you feel like you one a little contest and you like a chance to brag to strangers on the internet. Some of the posters might be kidding themselves, but I'm betting many are not. This is just the only place they can comfortably show off a bit about it.[/quote]

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