How old do I look?

Hi & Hello, Laurika. If I were in your shoes at that particular time, I politely replied "Just fine for 35, my real age and you, please?". If they seems to be 45 of age, I tend to be minded as 50 and try to dominant the situation around. Normally they left me with an adorable farewell. Cheers!!! Laurika, you are sweet person, as always. HAPPY DAPPY.

Well, I have mostly white hair tho I'm only nearly 54. I have had co-workers of my roomie think I'm her mother when they see us together & don't know us. Its the white hair since we are only 7 yrs apart. I had one co-worker - who knew I wasn't her mother - ask about the roomie's birthday. I told her when it was then mentioned mine was also coming up and asked how old I looked. Maybe it was the dark, but she guessed nearly 10 years younger than I am. About her and the roomie's own ages. I have to say that in some ways I looked younger than she does, but she's a smoker & I'm not. I lie, I don't think "white lies" are in the same class as harmful truths. Tho I might be more likely to express surprise then say that I didn't think about what age she looked.

better to tell the truth than to out yourself in a soup.i think thats just about the best thing you can do.

I look younger than I am, so when someone asks how old I am, I tell them I am sixty-four and wait until they do a double back flip. People always believe I am in my forties or fifties at the latest. However as for your situation, if you and your friend had said that the woman looked fifty instead of lying and saying she looked five years younger, you would not have had this problem. People know whether they look younger or older than they are.

I usually just tell whoever it is that they look GREAT for their age, even if they don't - I mean, there's nothing wrong with trying to boost someone's self confidence, even if it's not necessarily true...I mean, it's only a little white lie, and would YOU want to be told that you looked too old? Exactly.

body may become old but our heart will stay young

Tell her... You know... Age is just a number... and you look just fine!!

Well if it was a friend asking me to give my honest opinion then I would tell her what I think as not to hurt her though. I mean if they ask the question, then I'm sure they are wanting an honest opinion right? or else they wouldn't ask :)

That is a question I refuse to answer if asked because I have made a mistake when a man asked me. I said "oh.. about 65" and it turned out he was only 52! So now I tell them straight. "That is not a question I am willing to answer, if you want me to know, you're going to have to tell me." :-)

Wow, this is the kind of situation Dr. Wayne Dyer describes as an opportunity to practice assertiveness. The textbook answer would be "Well I never thought much about your age, but I'm really curious to know why you think it is so important! Does the idea of looking older or younger than your age bother you?" It is good to have a few funny lines made up in advance for handling this kind of silly and thoughtless question. I would probably laugh and say "I don't mean to change the subject, but did you know that there was an Australian sheep dog who lived to be almost 30 years old? If you are 45, that would make this dog like SIX times older than you." Hopefully somebody else nearby would take the hint and start talking about their dog. People do love to talk about their dogs! But if the woman persisted, I would just laugh some more and say, "I am so sorry! I just can't help laughing to think what a 300 year old person would look!" Hah, and then I'd excuse myself to get another drink or munchies or visit the ladies room or whatever and go find a new group of people to confuse.

Unless it was my girlfriend, i would be completely honest without being harsh. I feel like when people ask me questions like this they are just fishing for a compliment.

Hi Luarika, I would tell them they look great! Its what they want to hear or else they wouldnt be asking you. When someone asks me to guess their age or how old do they look, I just tell them I really dont do well with guessing ages. But I always give the person a pretty low number, sometimes you can tell and sometimes you cant. I knew a girl a long time ago that was 17, and looked every bit of being in her 30's! So you just really cant tell a persons age all the time. I think its ok to be polite and tell them your not sure, or try and change the subject as to why they are asking. Its really a difficult situation to be in I think. Bay Lay Gray xx

I don't lie to anyone even to save hurting their feelings, so I would have to say I would say yes to them if they did look their age. But then I would say they look great for their age and should be proud to be that age. It is a privelege to age. The other alternative is to die. Age is just a number that we have been on this earth. It's experiences that matter and what we do with our lives in the time we are lucky enough to be here. If a person were to take care of themselves they wouldn't age as quickly as others that don't. So I make sure to take care of myself and my health.

What's the difference between you telling the person at least five years less and telling him/her you looked just like 40~hehe. But if i was you, i just guest and say. It's totally sayable in my opion, 'cause if the person ask you this question, he/she doens't really care that much. If they do mind that much they won't even ask.

sometimes we need to tell untruth to people to avoid hurting their feeling. we might not know even the person smiling to us, it might hurt their feeling. if i m on your situation on that time, i will be quiet for while (thinking what should i tell to that person) and i will tell that she/he still looking nice and interesting. and asking back why should be bother by age if we can perform well? getting old is natural phenomenol so why should be embarassed to show it?

sometimes we need to tell untruth to people to avoid hurting their feeling. we might not know even the person smiling to us, it might hurt their feeling. if i m on your situation on that time, i will be quiet for while (thinking what should i tell to that person) and i will tell that she/he still looking nice and interesting. and asking back why should be bother by age if we can perform well? getting old is natural phenomenol so why should be embarassed to show it?

I look my age or two years younger, but the love of my life looks like he is my age, and he is four years younger than me.

Yes. We often face this lind of a situation and react in the same way as u did b'cause we don't like to hurt their feelings or I can say we respect their feelings. Am I correct.

Part of me wants to say you should bend the truth a bit, so as not to hurt her feelings, but the other part of me says, if she's bold enough to ask the question, then she should be ready to hear the answer. I agree with what someone else said, and act surprised at her age and tell her you didn't know she was that age.

it's really a funny situation.May be the age is secret,specialy for lady.first of all,i am a young lady.so i hope i give others my impression" the younger, the better."sometimes i worry about i will be older.i would like to retain the young time .