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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Looks like" is not equivalent to "comes across as."

You can look younger than the typical person your age and act younger, typical for your age, or more mature. I certainly hope you aren't criticizing people for having good skin or staying fit. [/quote]

Of course not.  But a fit 48-year old with good skin is still a 48-year old.  Not to be confused for a 38-year old.  I am not exactly sure what I am criticizing - perhaps the idea that aiming "younger" is a good thing.  Looks and image are holistic, they are not defined by your fitness level or quality of your skin.  If you are 48, the totality of your 48 years of experience and thoughts should be evident in your manner, style and conversation.  It should shine through your eyes.  That's an asset, not a drawback. If they don't, then I'd think you missed on the life experience that a 48-year old should have. When a 48-year old woman says she's routinely taken for a 35-year old, I ask myself - what part of your brain are you hiding to conceal your experience? Or were you in a coma for the last 13 years of your life? Because if you're 48, you should sound 13 years smarter than a 35-year old.  I mean you should BE 13 years smarter than a 35-year old. And that should be evident despite the quality of your skin or fitness level.[/quote]

Are you assuming that when people say they are mistaken for someone younger, they are being approached by someone who is doing research on their conversational style and intellectual background first?[/quote]

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