This has little to do with how old you really are but how old you look.
How old are you and what is the absolute youngest you have been mistaken for within the last 1 year or the youngest that you think you could be mistaken for?
What is the absolute oldest you have been mistaken within the last 1 year using no special make-up?
For me 18 and currently the youngest I have been mistaken for within the year is 14 and the oldest is 21.
Kind of Pointless but not neccescarily an MPSIMS thread, I was thinking about this because this lady from my church is an actress and she explained the concept of TV years to me. She said that even though she is 28 she has about 2-3 years of being a Teenager as far as Television goes.
I’m 45, female and about a year ago had several of my students think I was in my 20s.
Generally though most people guess me in my thirties. When I was a teen, I looked like I was about 9 from the neck up, NO maturity in my face at all. Guess it paid off. In spades. Haha all you catty little mature at 15 women, bet you’re all prunish now
The circumstances under which I usually find out people think I’m older than they think I am is when I talk about my kids. When other ask “oh, how old are your kids” and I say my daughter is almost 25, I usually get the “NO WAY do you have a kid that old, what did you start at 10”?
Good idea if others respond to this thread you should also say if you are male or female because the lady said that generally females look younger for a longer period of time but that males that are clean shaven can play Teenager or College student into their early 30’s.
I’m a 41 y.o. man and people are always shocked when I inform them of this fact. I get mistaken for late 20s usually. I still get carded now and again, though that’s more CYA than anyone thinking I’m under 21. I have never, not once, been assumed to be within even 5 years of my actual age.
Hey, that’s o.k now, but it wasn’t o.k. when I was age 15-25 trying to date girls my age.
I’d like to know exactly how you arrive at your “Television Age”. Is there a formula, or perhaps a link?
This is a tough question because nobody ever wants to guess that a person is older than they are. So they usually low-ball it by a few years. I’m 37 and I’ve had people guess that I’m in my mid-twenties. But I really think that has more to do with how I act than how I look. I think I genuinely look 35 at least and, as for TV, I’d probably have to play 45 since I haven’t had any freaky plastic surgery…
I can’t say for sure, but a few months ago I was at my cousin’s wife’s baby shower, and someone asked me what grade I was in.
“I’m going into my second year of university.”
“You’re that old?”
I could probably pass for 15, depending partly on how I’m dressed. I’ve always looked younger than I am. On the other hand, people who talk to me a lot have often thought I was older than I am. Back in high school, the librarian thought I was a grad when I was still in junior high.
I’m female, 25 years old – I’ve been mistaken for a college freshman a couple of times recently, so I guess 18 on the low end of the spectrum. And since a while back I bought alcohol without being carded, either I could pass for 30ish (which is generally when they stop carding, no?) or the cashier was being lazy. I’m leaning toward the latter.
I’m female, 30 years-old, and no one ever guesses my real age. I’ve been told I look 21, and once someone thought I was 18 or under. It’s funny and flattering. They’re always surprised when I tell them I’m 30. Then I think, 30 really isn’t that old, so who are these old-looking 30-somethings? All of my friends look pretty young.
I’ve always looked older than I am. When I was in my twenties I was playing middle-aged society matrons. I guess now (I’m 47) I could play anywhere from 45–60ish. Depending on the lighting, and whether it’s stage or film . . .
Within the last week, while working the reference desk, someone asked me if I could get one of the librarians (instead of a student worker - not stated, but implied). The typical student worker where I work is around 18-19. I’m 31 (and one of the librarians), and that’s about the youngest I’ve been taken for recently. Within the last year I’ve also been taken for a 16 year old.
Older…well, I don’t usually get taken for older than I am - I can’t remember the last time it happened.
I’m a 37-year-old male, and many people who find out my age are surprised; they usually think I’m younger. A few years ago I was regularly mistaken for ten years younger, but since I’ve gained a few pounds that doesn’t happen as much.
Once when I was 27 I was a chaperon at a writing camp for 8th graders, and another chaperon mistook me for one of them. That was an odd experience.
Female, 32 and most people assume I’m in my early to mid-20’s. Twice, I’ve been asked to produce my I.D. because the person I’m talking to doesn’t believe I’m in my 30’s. I’ve never been mistaken for older than I am. I hated the baby face when I was in my teens. I’m pretty much loving it now.
