Looking young for your age..

..sucks dick.
I'm 19 years old and I look really young for my age, or at least that's the impression I get.
I'm of Asian descent and even then, I still think I look younger, and smaller in stature compared to my asian brethren.
And it totally sucks because I feel like alot of females that I've been acquinted with view me as a 'little brother'. Like this one asian chick I knew freshman year did the whole patting on the head and squeezing the cheeks thing and it was just fucking weird and annoying as shit.
And older people, as in people 40-50+ have mistaken me for a HS student..like I'm 4 years younger than I look. They say it's a benefit because I'll still look young in my 50's but by that time I'm going to be married and have kids and probably won't even give a shit...hopefully, and not be out getting at chicks or doing anything that could possibly be in my favor because of my looks.
For those who look young, how do you deal with all this? Or more importantly, how does impact your love/date/sex life? Do you have it bad like me? Or if it actually has been an ADVANTAGE to you, I'd like to hear how exactly.

There is no disadvantage to looking young, young padawan.

I am 23 and people mistake me for 16/17/18 years old. Don't know how, don't care.

Kids I graduated with look like they are 28-30 already because of the shit they have done.

Would rather look 24 at 30 than look 30 at 24.

It was a bit weird for me.
I was always the guy that looked older, I was the guy that my underage friends wanted to go and buy alcohol for them - usually worked too.

Though these days it's the complete opposite.
I'm 31, and most people assume I'm in my mid 20's at most. Not a crows foot to speak of.
I am not super fit or anything, but I am not a smoker, only an irregular drinker, and I avoid the sun like the plague.

Looking young, probably something you'll come to appreciate more if your friends start looking "old" and you don't.

It was a bit weird for me.
I was always the guy that looked older, I was the guy that my underage friends wanted to go and buy alcohol for them - usually worked too.

Though these days it's the complete opposite.
I'm 31, and most people assume I'm in my mid 20's at most. Not a crows foot to speak of.
I am not super fit or anything, but I am not a smoker, only an irregular drinker, and I avoid the sun like the plague.

Looking young, probably something you'll come to appreciate more if your friends start looking "old" and you don't.

This is what I have going on. In hs I looked older but I've not really aged since mid 20's. I am in my late 30's now and not a wrinkle to be found. I am mistaken for my oldest sons gf all the time (THAT is fkn annoying and just plain creepy).

I'm quite the same, my face is completely clear of acne and has barely had any in my life so I think I've looked younger.

I grew a beard though so now people think I'm my actual age.

I am in my late 30's now

This, is the stage I find women at their most attractive.
Waiting for mine to get there.
...with you on the sons gf creepout thing...ech

I've got the opposite problem.

People think im 3-4 years older than I am.

Or, they used to, until I grew out my hair again.

My buddy was born premature to a heavy smoker/drinker. He is 23 and looks 12. Meanwhile I'm 28 and look about 22 when I shave. Good for me, sucks for him.

Haha I know what its like OP,
I look way too young without any facial hair.

Same OP. im 19 I look pretty young. I always have my id out if im buying smoking products lol. I went into a gas station one time and the guy wouldnt even take my ID (had just turned 18). I was like -___- So my friend bought the lighter or whatever instead. It pisses me off but what im I suppose to do haha

Same OP. im 19 I look pretty young. I always have my id out if im buying smoking products lol. I went into a gas station one time and the guy wouldnt even take my ID (had just turned 18). I was like -___- So my friend bought the lighter or whatever instead. It pisses me off but what im I suppose to do haha

Convenience stores still card for lighters? that stupid.

Perhaps working out more might help?

I know that before I started lifting weights in HS I was a skinny, lanky little kid, but the weights totally changed that. If you're physically larger it will show, trust me, even through clothes.

And even if you're naturally predisposed to be smaller and won't gain huge muscles, you will still become lean, wiry, and very strong, and let me tell you, people like that.

Especially women.

That's one reason I started lifting weights haha.

Getting in shape will help. So will facial hair. I instantly regretted shaving off my beard earlier this year. I'm 25 and when I let my jew fro grow out and am clean shaven most people still think I'm 20 or so. I got carded at a movie when I was 23. I hate it. I end up getting looks from high school girls. I wasn't that interested in high school girls when I was there age, I'm certainly not now.

Work out and get regular hair cuts.

its sucks cuz people tell me i look like a girl or like im 14 ...im 21

Don't hassle it! You will look GREAT when you hit your 60s! lol Right now it is an inconvenience, later, you will appreciate it!




Granny

Don't hassle it! You will look GREAT when you hit your 60s! lol Right now it is an inconvenience, later, you will appreciate it!




Granny

I literally hear this every damn day at work, unless i grow a stache but i hate how it looks on me .
OP, i feel your pain but i'm going on 22 and going to the bars in other cities is a hassle so much, i sometimes gotta bring my passport just as a second form of id!

I'm 18 and people say I look anywhere from 13-17. I think realistically, the lower end of that range is just from exaggeration. It's also believable that I'm 18, but I look quite youthful.

To be honest, I like it. I like my body, I like that a lot of people might describe me as cute. I'm a good looking twink, I like to think.

But on the other hand, it can blow sometimes. I tend to prefer to hang with people who are a few years older than me, and don't mind people much older sometimes. But so many of them don't really take me seriously, and give me shit about looking like a minor, or jailbait (although, I kinda like that one). It makes me feel shitty sometimes, because I feel like I've been waiting years to finally be "of age" but people still don't think of me like that.

One of my friends who's 22 said a lot of it could just be jealousy, or just them wishing they could be young again. But I never say anything like that back at them, so they keep giving it, I guess. It's just not me to say those kinda derisive things, even if they are in jest.

So, I wouldn't ever willfully give up how I look...I'd be bummed if I got taller, or a lot bigger, or something. But it's still something that bums me out sometimes.

Haha, at 5'7" and 120 lbs I'd love to be bigger/taller.