# How old you are/How old you act. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 31, 2005, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681 "2005-01-31T22:58:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/1 "2005-01-31T22:58:02Z")
25/15 What can I say? Immaturity rules. ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/2 "2005-01-31T22:59:38Z")
15/40 ---
**Author:** ![sweetfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@sweetfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetfreak)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/3 "2005-01-31T23:00:47Z")
33 How old I act varies according to my mood. Anywhere from about 11 to my current age. ---
**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/4 "2005-01-31T23:04:17Z")
Just got an email from an old friend with whom I’d lost contact for a couple of years. I’m not sure if this was compliment or criticism but he said that I continue to conduct myself like a 30 year old woman. I’m 62. ---
**Author:** ![Mint\_Julep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc79bd/32.png) [@Mint\_Julep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mint_Julep)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/5 "2005-01-31T23:04:41Z")
27/37 ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/6 "2005-01-31T23:08:12Z")
Turned 23 yesterday. I act anywhere from 15 to 55, depending on my mood if an age can even be said to act a certain way. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/7 "2005-01-31T23:32:42Z")
Well, I’m 35, but I watch SpongeBob SquarePants. I also smoke a pipe. So… 35/3.5 - 350 ---
**Author:** ![pasunejen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@pasunejen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pasunejen)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/8 "2005-02-01T00:23:39Z")
21.5/1-40.361 ---
**Author:** ![archmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@archmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/archmichael)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/9 "2005-02-01T00:35:25Z")
33/26. Cuz that is how old most people think I am. Must mean I look 26, act 26 or both ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/10 "2005-02-01T00:40:43Z")
I’m 26. I occasionally act like a 24 year old boy, but mostly I’d say I act about…18. I’m definitely pretty immature. People are almost inevitably surprised when they learn how old I am. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/11 "2005-02-01T00:40:47Z")
23/blue triangle with spots ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/12 "2005-02-01T00:40:56Z")
I’m 26. I occasionally act like a 14 year old boy, but mostly I’d say I act about…18. I’m definitely pretty immature. People are almost inevitably surprised when they learn how old I am. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/13 "2005-02-01T00:45:59Z")
I’m 26. I occasionally act like a 14 year old boy, but mostly I’d say I act about…18. I’m definitely pretty immature. People are almost inevitably surprised when they learn how old I am. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/14 "2005-02-01T01:08:02Z")
19 here. Just asked a friend, he said I act like I’m 23, but he probably just pulled a random number out of his head. Though I have do this weird thing going one where I’ve always tended to _act_ older than I am, but have always _looked_ younger. And by always, I mean when I was 10 I looked like I was 7, but I was once mistaken for a grad (based on how I talked) while still in junior high. It sorta sucks, though I’m not quite sure why. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/15 "2005-02-01T01:11:03Z")
50 year old woman: go to work every day, mostly quietly stay home at night, but sense of humor and music tastes seem mostly 12 to 28. Not sure what this means. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/16 "2005-02-01T01:29:44Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Turned 23 yesterday. > > I act anywhere from 15 to 55, depending on my mood if an age can even be said to act a certain way. Happy birthday. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/17 "2005-02-01T01:31:10Z")
37/13. ---
**Author:** ![EmeraldGrue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dc4da7/32.png) [@EmeraldGrue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmeraldGrue)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/18 "2005-02-01T03:32:24Z")
19/oh…12 or 13. And I look it, too. It’s annoying. There was a point where I acted older than I looked and had that wise-child thing going on, but those days are gone. Now I’m just a shy, Napoleon-Dynamite-awkward, irresponsible kid in a preteen’s body in an undergrad’s life. ---
**Author:** ![jweb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jweb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jweb)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/19 "2005-02-01T03:42:52Z")
I’m 26. Depending on the situation, I can act anywhere from 35 (Mr. Responsible at work) to 18 (Mr. Binge-drinker on vacation). Sadly, the 35-year-old seems to be winning most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681/20 "2005-02-01T03:45:59Z")
I’m 33. My behavior seems to swing pretty often between 6 and 60. This came up recently. I’m a returning student in law school, and most of my classmates are in their early to mid-20s. After finals last semester, I and a bunch of classmates were out drinking beer, and someone asked me how old I am. I said, “Thirty-three,” and a bunch of them expressed surprise that I was that old. I said, “In the attic at home, I have a portrait of myself that’s getting older and older.” I don’t think they got it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-you-are-how-old-you-act/287681.md?page=2)