Would you be offended if you were 32 years old and someone asked you if you were a freshman in college (at a school where the vast majority of freshmen are 18 years old)?

Offended or thrilled?

No, I’d just be happy that someone thought I looked smart enough to belong there!

Offended by being estimated younger than you are?

I’d be reasonable and realize that most people (or at least some, like me) are very bad at estimating ages (or most anything).

Let me put it another way. If I were, hypothetically, 57 years old and someone asked me if I was 43, I’d be absolutely delighted.

I remember being carded when I was 32 and finding it quite amusing. Enjoy it while you can!

people always think i am much younger than i actually am. but why be offended? people are dumb, they make mistakes. life goes on.

i would hope that they are making the judgment on my physical attributes though, not my intellect! then i would be offended, or at least saddened!

The question seems pretty innocent at face value so I would have a hard time being offended by it. I would just tell them that, educationally wise, I’m a late bloomer and now that I’m in college, it’s better late than never.

Actually, I used to get offended by questions like this, but lately, I am kind of enjoying it. Thanks for your input. I’ve always looked young for my age and it really bothered me until a few years ago.

definitely not offended. Life’s too short.

Heck no! I was close to 30 when I entered University. I had spent the previous years fooling around and doing a long stint in the Service.

The only problem I had was that the girls seemed too young.

The other problem was that the girls were too easy and it hurt my grades. You see they liked older guys.

I think it’s kind of silly to be offended if you know you look younger. It’d be like me being offended because someone comments on my red hair. It’s a fact. It might be aggravating to have to discuss it all the time, but not something to be offended by.

OMG someone thinks I look like I’m 18….this is the best day ever….

Methinks she doth protest too much…

How flattering, I’d love, love, love it if someone thought I was younger than I am.

the quick answer is no, I wouldn’t be offended

I’ve never understood why people would ever be offended at something as innocent as a guess, a low guess at someone’s age. I can understand being offended at guessing too high due to the social stigma attached to aging… but too low? Ridiculous.

I’d smile, laugh and be anything but offended! :)

I wouldn’t be offended. Actually I would feel the opposite. It would be my hope that the reason I look so youthful is because of good clean living. There are many things that make some people age faster than others. One thing could be stress. A large amount of stress can lead to someone looking older than they really are sometimes people with stressful lives don’t get enough sleep and at times look tired and worn out. So it may be fair to say you handle stress well which is a blessing. Also a lack of exercise and an unhealthy diet can make someone appear to be older.

It is my hope that you will keep your youthful appearance because when you reach 65 everyone will envy you and want to know your secret.

” It is not the years in your life, but the life in your years that
counts.” Adlai Stevenson

OK…. I guess that I should close this question. It sounds like people think that it is too silly. I guess that I just have a problem that dates back to when people always thought that my younger sister was older than me. As a little kid, that hurt. Now, I am an adult!

Maybe I can get away with dating much younger guys, then? ha ha.

Go for it. :-)

answerjill – Oh absolutely. One advantage of dating younger guys is that they have more stamina, and they don’t have many pre-conceived ideas, so you can teach ‘em. and bend them to do your will, bahahahahahaha!!! ;)