I am 60 and have a baby face and slender body. Dark skin color means that my skin is not wrinkled. I was picked out at the airport because the face did not match the age on paper. I was frankly thrilled.

What is there to feel bad when you are looking young and looking good?

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s a bit odd to ask someone’s age, but I think it’s even weirder to skirt around it or not answer. Who cares? It’s just a number. I don’t get the hang up.

Because I'm vain and love looking younger than my age.

I just reply that I’m older than dirt.

I think it’s a bit odd to ask someone’s age, but I think it’s even weirder to skirt around it or not answer. Who cares? It’s just a number. I don’t get the hang up.

It depends on who’s asking. I usually ask: Why do you want to know? And I answer truthfully if there’s a good reason to do so. If it’s a curious kid, I might say something like: “Old enough that I remember telephone booths” or something like that. I don’t drink, so getting carded isn’t usually an issue. I did get carded a few years ago, and I didn’t have ID with me. I ended up cracking up trying to prove to a youngster that I was old. “Typewriters! Black and White TV. Um, milk and cookie break in school!….” lol I also recently had someone do a double take in a health care setting, and my response to that was much more straightforward.

Anonymous wrote:I'm 43 and got carded at a wine store ?!? I said to the person behind the counter, how old do you think I am? He mumbled something and refused to look at me but still insisted on seeing an ID. Probably on the spectrum. It was more irritating than not.

I’m 50 and get carded all the time. Do I look 30 or younger? Of course not. I go to places that follow the rules. Geez.

"I'm 42."

This is not a hard or challenging question.

People practically never ask me my age... because they think they know. I'm mixed white-Asian too. I'm much older than they think, but I don't let on

I've had only one person ask in the past two years, and that's because we were discussing college costs for our kids, and she realized I had a kid in college. I smiled and changed the subject. She got the hint.

No one ask my age. 40s.

Anonymous wrote:I always add 3 years to my actual age. People think I am the most vibrant 50 year old ever.

lol, I do stuff like this but am more blatant about it.

Apparently this is normal in Korea.

I am also a 42 yo woman and I get this a lot. I teach adults so it's pretty common because they are curious. I had my kids younger for this area (mid 20s) so when I mention kids people assume I became a mom in my mid 30s or later like most professional DC women. When they hear me talk about high school or looking at colleges it's often unexpected which prompts a lot of people to ask me my age. Some are cool about it and poke around and others say "I thought you were X" or "how old are you?" It's flattering sort of but since there's also a hierarchy to my role I assume some are just trying to be flattering to me. I just say "I'm 42" and keep it moving. Sometimes they say "but you are so young to have a 16 year old!" and I say "I was 26 with a masters degree when I had my first kid, not really." I am not embarrassed about age at all.

I always add 3 years to my actual age. People think I am the most vibrant 50 year old ever.

In the context of work, Im proud if my age (47) and the life and career experience and wisdom that comes with it. I will drop hints about my age in a mixed group of milleniels and gen z when they try to be patronizing.

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Anonymous wrote:How do you respond? I'm 42 and asked for my age all the time especially by aquaintances, coworkers, and relatives. Many perceive me to be younger and it's getting awkward for me to say my real age.

Someone just asked me today. First she asked, how long I've been married then asked, how old was I when I got married. She could've directly asked my age.

Sounds like creepy and pushy DC strivers. Always trying to size and measure up peers and weasel out personal information.