# How old do I look? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 10, 2015, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754 "2015-07-10T10:58:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/21 "2015-07-10T13:55:02Z")
I guessed 58 to 63 (I’m 57). ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/22 "2015-07-10T14:17:21Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I wish the photos were larger . . . but all in all, I’d guess about 55. I’m 69. Unfortunately, I had to crop the photos to get out my husband and daughter - I didn’t want the presence of others to influence anyone. \*\*lieu \*\*- I was a whole lot younger when we met - pretty close to 10 years ago, I’m thinking! \*\*EmilyG \*\*- That’s why I said in the OP that this wasn’t an ego thread. I really want to know how old I look to others, based on whatever criteria they use. And as I think about it, there are so many factors that could influence the impression: not only my facial expression, but my clothing, as well as anything else in the picture. I can’t help but wonder if I’d tried to dress younger and relied on hair and accessories one would see on 20-something, would I have come across as older and somewhat desperate? Assuming everyone is being honest (like there’s anything to gain by trying to flatter me with lies) I can understand why no one is offering me the geezer discounts when I go out and about. Altho I would bet that a larger part of it is someone being afraid to offend me by suggesting that I might be old enough to rate 5% off… ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/23 "2015-07-10T14:22:54Z")
Small pic kind of hard to make out details but I’d say somewhere in your mid 50’s \ Not too far off. BTW I just turned 45 Nice smile! ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/24 "2015-07-10T14:26:46Z")
I am 56 and I am guessing 43. Although I am old enough that I should know better than to honestly do this! ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/25 "2015-07-10T14:28:04Z")
And I am horrible at it! ---
**Author:** ![Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/26 "2015-07-10T14:32:13Z")
I guessed late 40s, early 50s. I’m 46 ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/27 "2015-07-10T14:35:04Z")
I guessed mid-50’s, but I am TERRIBLE at guessing age. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/28 "2015-07-10T14:41:39Z")
It just occurred to me that those of us who are bad at guessing ages would make terrible eyewitnesses. How helpful is it to narrow it down to a couple of decades? Let’s see: [ul] [li]Kid[/li][li]Teen[/li][li]Adult[/li][li]Geezer[/li][li]Walking Corpse[/li][/ul] I’m pretty sure the investigators would walk away from me just shaking their heads. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/29 "2015-07-10T14:43:54Z")
I first thought 50’s, then changed that to 40’s. Reading the thread let me know I was closer with my initial impression. I’m in my 60’s. ---
**Author:** ![CalBak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@CalBak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalBak)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/30 "2015-07-10T15:02:10Z")
I’m 29 and I’m guessing around 55. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/31 "2015-07-10T15:16:05Z")
50, maybe as high as 55. I’m 34. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/32 "2015-07-10T15:30:10Z")
I guessed 60. I’m not normally squeamish about my age (which is easily found if you search through my postings here), but the other day a drugstore clerk asked me if I was over 65, and I was not happy. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/33 "2015-07-10T15:31:39Z")
I’m 44 and 3/4, guessing you are 50. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/34 "2015-07-10T15:33:11Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > It just occurred to me that those of us who are bad at guessing ages would make terrible eyewitnesses. How helpful is it to narrow it down to a couple of decades? Let’s see: > [ul] > [li]Kid[/li][li]Teen[/li][li]Adult[/li][li]Geezer[/li][li]Walking Corpse[/li][/ul] > I’m pretty sure the investigators would walk away from me just shaking their heads. This is true. I’m bad at recognizing faces also. I’d be useless as a witness to identify a person. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/35 "2015-07-10T15:34:41Z")
1. Oh, and I’m 32. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/36 "2015-07-10T15:37:39Z")
50-55, I’m 45 ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/37 "2015-07-10T15:38:06Z")
I would have guessed (and I think I did this when we were in person) 45-50. But I must admit to having a bad reputation of guessing ages. I just don’t think of people in terms of years lived so much as life lived. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/38 "2015-07-10T15:45:31Z")
My guess was mid 50s. I’m 40. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/39 "2015-07-10T15:54:20Z")
I guessed 51-52. I’m 49 years, 4 months, and 7 days old. Yes - I’m fighting it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754/40 "2015-07-10T16:01:19Z")
I think it’s amazing that your hair is not colored. I don’t see any sign of gray. And **MeanOldLady** is 32? 😕 😕 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754.md?page=3)