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Some women and maybe even most look their age give or take a few years- they can look good for their age by being fit and making savvy hair style and fashion choices, but most won’t actually look any younger. I know there are outliers and women of color typically age better, but I can’t count the number of White women who have declared to me, “I am 57 or whatever age”  in a can-you-believe it sort of way. Clearly, they expect to elicit the “You would never know it, you look much younger” response. I used to work in a clothing boutique and some women actively solicit this sort of stuff and truly believe everyone tells them how much younger they look. [/quote]

I wholeheartedly agree, except that I’d extend that to men and women of all races. While there is the very, very occasional person who makes me think that “Black don’t crack,” most people look decidedly their age.

Also, the reason those women are soliciting compliments is because they are getting them. It’s phony, I know, but people are always telling me  I look so much younger than I am (without any encouragement on my part). If I were less self aware and realistic, I would let it go to my head. It’s hard for it not to and aging is tough enough so people want to pretend they look younger when kinder people offer little white lies.

But yes, with minuscule exceptions, we all look our age. [/quote]

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