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  I'm near 30s and they say I look like near 50s...
  I am confused by this post.
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  Ironically, being told you look middle-aged while being middle-aged is just rude.
  Correction: spelling. >
  
  Being told either during middle age is awful, I don't want to look twenty and I don't want to look fifty. I just wish my joints didn't hurt, I wasn't broke, I wasn't exhausted, and I wish I still had friends. >
  
  I like those ones:
  “You look in shape”
  “You look well off”
  “You look well rested”
  “You must have lots of friends” >
  
  Even reading them makes me feel a bit better! Like they're true for a brief moment! Thanks friend! >
  
  Eh I've found it hard to be taken seriously since I get mistaken for being so young. And several humiliating situations. "You look like a 12 year old" isn't a compliment to me. >
  
  Of course, but in 20 years, "you look like a 32 years old" will be. >
  
  I think 25 is the aim, right? Like everyone wants to look they're in their mid-20's.
  Edit: if that sort of thing concerns you! >
  
  Yes, being told you look like you are at your prime is a compliment. >
  
  And being told you look wet when you're completely dry means you should take a shower.
  Aye, shower thoughts! >
  
  My wife and daughter often get mistaken for sisters.  My wife loves it, my daughter hates it. >
  
  When I was young I always hated being told I look way younger than I really was. But now, as as adult I kind of enjoy that people think I'm about 15 years younger than I really am, and I'm just 50 but everyone thinks I'm in my 30's. and when I get carded for buying alcohol, which some sellers are required to do even when you are clearly of age, they always do a double-take). So yeah, first "shower thought" that actually applies to me. :) >
  
  This is a friendly reminder to read our rules.
  Remember, /r/Showerthoughts is for showerthoughts, not "thoughts had in the shower!"
  (For an explanation of what a "showerthought" is, please read this page.)
  Rule-breaking posts may result in bans. >
  
  Ironically, being told you look middle-aged while being middle-aged is just rude.
  Correction: spelling. >
  
  Being told either during middle age is awful, I don't want to look twenty and I don't want to look fifty. I just wish my joints didn't hurt, I wasn't broke, I wasn't exhausted, and I wish I still had friends. >
  
  I like those ones:
  “You look in shape”
  “You look well off”
  “You look well rested”
  “You must have lots of friends” >
  
  Even reading them makes me feel a bit better! Like they're true for a brief moment! Thanks friend! >
  
  Eh I've found it hard to be taken seriously since I get mistaken for being so young. And several humiliating situations. "You look like a 12 year old" isn't a compliment to me. >
  
  Of course, but in 20 years, "you look like a 32 years old" will be. >
  
  I think 25 is the aim, right? Like everyone wants to look they're in their mid-20's.
  Edit: if that sort of thing concerns you! >
  
  Yes, being told you look like you are at your prime is a compliment. >
  
  And being told you look wet when you're completely dry means you should take a shower.
  Aye, shower thoughts! >
  
  My wife and daughter often get mistaken for sisters.  My wife loves it, my daughter hates it. >
  
  When I was young I always hated being told I look way younger than I really was. But now, as as adult I kind of enjoy that people think I'm about 15 years younger than I really am, and I'm just 50 but everyone thinks I'm in my 30's. and when I get carded for buying alcohol, which some sellers are required to do even when you are clearly of age, they always do a double-take). So yeah, first "shower thought" that actually applies to me. :) >
  
  This is a friendly reminder to read our rules.
  Remember, /r/Showerthoughts is for showerthoughts, not "thoughts had in the shower!"
  (For an explanation of what a "showerthought" is, please read this page.)
  Rule-breaking posts may result in bans. >
  
  Ironically, being told you look middle-aged while being middle-aged is just rude.
  Correction: spelling. >
  
  Being told either during middle age is awful, I don't want to look twenty and I don't want to look fifty. I just wish my joints didn't hurt, I wasn't broke, I wasn't exhausted, and I wish I still had friends. >
  
  I like those ones:
  “You look in shape”
  “You look well off”
  “You look well rested”
  “You must have lots of friends” >
  
  Even reading them makes me feel a bit better! Like they're true for a brief moment! Thanks friend! >
  
  Eh I've found it hard to be taken seriously since I get mistaken for being so young. And several humiliating situations. "You look like a 12 year old" isn't a compliment to me. >
  
  Of course, but in 20 years, "you look like a 32 years old" will be. >
  
  I think 25 is the aim, right? Like everyone wants to look they're in their mid-20's.
  Edit: if that sort of thing concerns you! >
  
  My wife and daughter often get mistaken for sisters.  My wife loves it, my daughter hates it. >
  
  When I was young I always hated being told I look way younger than I really was. But now, as as adult I kind of enjoy that people think I'm about 15 years younger than I really am, and I'm just 50 but everyone thinks I'm in my 30's. and when I get carded for buying alcohol, which some sellers are required to do even when you are clearly of age, they always do a double-take). So yeah, first "shower thought" that actually applies to me. :) >
  
  Im 43 and got id’d for the ‘think 25’ scheme in canterbury uk on a night out. I showed the staff my driving licence and promptly got a ‘fucking hell’ and astonished look. Clean shaven with very short hair.
  The bouncer was 37. >
  
  That's exactly me. Clean shavedm shaved head (which probably helps even though I have no grey hair, but A. I'm a ginger and need to hide that fact from marauding hordes, and B. when your head is just a big ball of skin I definitely think it adds to the "younger look." I also don't have much dermal sun damage (like a vampire, as a ghost-like ginger I've always kept out of the sun and/or put on tons of sunblock) and I'm fortunate to not have old, dry, wrinkled skin so if you pretend for a moment that I'm not a ginger, I sort of won the genetic lottery just naturally looking younger and did the right thing not letting the sun damage my skin. It's always humouous when I tell people how old I really am as while I work in the corporate world (as a consultant), I'm also a firefighter and all that equipment and training builds up a lot of muscle mass, so while I do love bikes (which my wife won't allow me to ride since we got married), with my shaved head and body covered in ink (easily hidden when meeting clients), my kid's friends all think I'm a biker. The assumptions people make about others is hilarious. >
  
  Yes, being told you look like you are at your prime is a compliment. >
  
  And being told you look wet when you're completely dry means you should take a shower.
  Aye, shower thoughts! >
  
  Everybody thinks I’m exactly my age and I don’t know how to take it. >
  
  Not a bad place to be, rather that than looking older than your years. >
  
  Ive always looked younger than I am.
  In my 20s, people thought I was 18 or so.
  In my 30s, people think im in my 20s.
  Almost 40 and people think Im in my late 20s
  The benefits of being clean cut and shaven.
  This has been a problem for me most of my life though.
  Underage girls would hit on me when I was in my 20s. Now I get diggers. And in between I used to be cougar bait. (that part wasnt bad) >
  
  My theory is most people will lie to please you.
  For example, you are 35. So if they say you look 28, they think you look 35.
  If they really thought you were 28, they would have "lied" and said you look 23.
  So I always tell people they look 18, when they ask me what I think their age is.