[Acorn]

I'm curious to know how people relate to their age. How do you think about your age? Do you think you look older or younger? Do you behave in ways older or younger than your age? Dress? Do you feel more comfortable with people your own age or much younger/older? Have you ever been attracted to much younger or much older people? On a chronological scale where does your mental age fit? Lots of questions. I guess this has to do with identity issues, doesn't it.

[Munglik]

I'm always more comfortable with people who are slightly older than me. (~2-4 years)
It just feels like I can have more interesting and in depth discussions with them than with people my age (18).

I think I look slightly older than my age.
As for my emotions I feel that people my age are more mature, I try to avoid strong emotions so it is not something many (if any) people know.

[Uncle Mort]

I'm 58 in a couple of weeks. Inside I feel like an 18 year old but I know that the experience and knowledge gained over the years means that I'm not thinking or responding like that naive 18 year old.

I find people of my age to be too serious and involved in the "humdrum" of life. Older women especially seem to lack a sense of humour.

I prefer the company of younger people but cannot stand juvenile behaviour.

I also married a woman 15 years my junior (it did't last)

[babsa]

I am 21, I look younger, i don't have in any interest in dating women more than 3-4 years older than me, and i like hanging out with like-minded people around my age. I honestly do not believe people get any more mature or different as they age, and if they do, it is an act that they put on for some reason or other.

[spect]

Do you think you look older or younger?
younger

Do you behave in ways older or younger than your age?
subject to how i feel, who im with, and what im doing

Dress?
younger

Do you feel more comfortable with people your own age or much younger/older?
usually older

Have you ever been attracted to much younger or much older people?
both, and apparently im cougar bait

On a chronological scale where does your mental age fit?
outside of timespace

I guess this has to do with identity issues, doesn't it.
not if im a narcissistic bond villain with a world domination complex

[falconer]

I'm 41 (need to benchmark the data set...)

Do you think you look older or younger?
younger, but I could be biased ... I have a hard time judging the age of others.

Do you behave in ways older or younger than your age?
Almost always younger... I have a spontaneous/goofy/practical joke side that I think often surprise my peer group.

Dress?
I don't know ... do black Levis or khaki shorts and a gray or blue t-shirt have an age group?

Do you feel more comfortable with people your own age or much younger/older?
Now younger, but when I was younger I socialized with older people.

Have you ever been attracted to much younger or much older people?
When I was younger to older women, when I was in HS inappropriately so. Now at 41, I'm dating a 27yr old ... and I do feel somewhat guilty for the age difference.

On a chronological scale where does your mental age fit?
That is really hard to quantify ... I don't know.

[LifesEcstasy]

40, I look like me. I am more relaxed and forgiving than I ever used to be. The shit that used to annoy me doesn't anymore because I know it's not worth my time. I've become less pushy and aggressive with age. I think it's because I don't feel like I need to prove anything anymore. Although at 20 I thought I had it all going on. I'm embarrassed for me when I remember it. My partner is 28 and I can see where he's at, been there before, I'll leave him to it. He'll get over what he needs to and come to the conclusions that serve him best. At 28 I couldn't stand 28yr old guys but now I can just step back and know it's a process they have to sort out for themselves.

[CookMySock]

Originally Posted by Acorn To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

I'm curious to know how people relate to their age. How do you think about your age? Do you think you look older or younger? Do you behave in ways older or younger than your age? Dress? Do you feel more comfortable with people your own age or much younger/older? Have you ever been attracted to much younger or much older people? On a chronological scale where does your mental age fit? Lots of questions. I guess this has to do with identity issues, doesn't it.

I look my age if I keep my beard, Im 26. I dont shave it off to give me that older edge.

Socially I behave like I'm 22 all over again, but professionally when it comes to my career I act 30+.

As I turned 25 years old, I started to notice the difference in my preferences in life. In terms of style of clothing, hairstyle, ages of women I was attracted to. I dont like talking to girls who are in the range of 18-23 simply because I am reminded of myself at that age where I thought everything in the world was in the palm of my hands and that I was untouchable. It is true that life comes at you in phases where you will come to understand what your true purpose here really is. I had one when I was 15, then 20, and now 25. I wonder what I will think when Im 30 or 40.

Today I would much rather talk to a girl who is near my age than someone younger. I also realized that now that I am older and nearing my 30's, my opportunities with mature women has increased ten fold as I have become more confident in the way I live my life and how I go about it. That being said, I still have no problem talking to someone younger than me, provided that they are mature and responsible and have somewhat of an idea as to what they want in life in the future. No direction in life will lead to no success. Everyone should aspire to reach their goals as soon as possible. Lots of life experiences come with age.

[Chaotic Enigma]

	Originally Posted by Acorn To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	I'm curious to know how people relate to their age. How do you think about your age?

I'm 22 , i guess that's not bad.

	Originally Posted by Acorn To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	Do you think you look older or younger?

I definitely look 2-3 years younger. I don't think it, i have been told this over and over again. I give the impression of being younger because i don't wear makeup and the last time i put a bit of makeup on a friend asked me if i had found a boyfriend -_-"

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	Do you behave in ways older or younger than your age?

I have always been a thoughtful person, quite mature..i suppose that could mean i'm a bit older than my age. But when i start being silly with my 12 year old bro and sis my mother says i look younger than them.

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	Dress?

I dress comfortable and colourful. Always have, always will.

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	Do you feel more comfortable with people your own age or much younger/older?

I feel confortable with people that rage from 0 to 100 + . I have good communicational skills and i enjoy talking with everybody. My friends tell me "Not to talk with strangers!" becasue i'm able to start talking with anyone when i'm in the mood. I particularly like learning from the older and teaching the younger.

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	Have you ever been attracted to much younger or much older people?

I am usually attracted to younger guys. I thought i was a pedo...but then understood that i am only a narcisist and i am attracted to people that look "young", i'm probably just looking for myself in the other.

	Originally Posted by Acorn To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	On a chronological scale where does your mental age fit?

The idealist part of me probably has 5-10 years. The cinic part of me is a veteran of life and is in it's 50s.

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	Lots of questions. I guess this has to do with identity issues, doesn't it.

Yep, it's got to do with identity issues. I might seem a little schizophreniac..but i'm just me: not categorisable.

[stealthfighter]

I'm 25 but most people say I look like a teenager. I work as a teacher and some of my students' parents noted that I even look even younger than their children. I personally don't like the company of people in the same age bracket. They just seem so naive of so many things in life (what would you expect from people in their 20s). I'm more comfortable dealing with people much older than me especially those who can share their memories from the 70s and 80s. The same thing is true for women, I seem to be attracted to older and more matured-looking girls. For some reasons, I just can't seem to appreciate girls as old as me no matter how good-looking they are.

[ppu6502]

How do you think about your age?

I think it accurately represents the number of years I have been alive.

Do you think you look older or younger?

I look younger. I'm about to turn 30 and I sometimes get carded for cigarettes.

Do you behave in ways older or younger than your age?

Both. I really can't distill it to either or.

Dress?

Probably younger, on average. I like t-shirts and jeans most of the time.

Do you feel more comfortable with people your own age or much younger/older?

I communicate best with people older than I am, I've lived my entire life like that.

Have you ever been attracted to much younger or much older people?

Sure, but as far as romantic/sexual involvement, about my age or as much as 10yrs older.

On a chronological scale where does your mental age fit?

I don't know because there's supposedly mental decline that happens ~40, but I feel wiser than my 30 years in many ways. Hard to answer this question, really.

[Purgatid]

I don't relate to my age, other than that I'm a grown man. I get along with well read people, intelligent, bla bla (trait list). Age doesn't matter to me. Could be 10. Could be 100. I can't see how the number on the ID is relevant, because to me - age is the length you've traveled and the hardships you've endured. Age is not the years that have gone by. I will likely get better along with someone who's been through hell and back at age 22, than I would with someone who's lived a sheltered life into their 40's.

[Hostilius]

I'm 23 and for the first time in my life, I feel that my age fits my emotional/thinking level. Until now my philosophical ideas were usually shunned by people, telling me "that I wasen't old enough to worry about such things."

@Purgatid: That's exactly how I feel. You don't have to be very old in order to have some interesting stories/theories to share. For some reason I'm always attracted toward melancholic people.

[Sethis]

Physically, I feel as old as I am. Mentally, I feel pretty mature. But I cannot assign maturity to a certain age.

[Fox]

How do you think about your age?

I try not to. When I do I feel old.

Do you think you look older or younger?

People think I'm 7 to 9 years younger than my real age. I also have signs of thinning hair that is common for my actual age. To them I look like a sad guy who's losing his hair at an early age.

Do you behave in ways older or younger than your age?

Overall younger.

Dress?

At my my age.

Do you feel more comfortable with people your own age or much younger/older?

Younger.

Have you ever been attracted to much younger or much older people?

I'm most attracted to people my own age how took care of themselves.

On a chronological scale where does your mental age fit?

At my actual age.


Growing up I was a very tall kid. When I was in the first grade adults and older students sometimes treated me like I was in junior high. Eventually I stopped growing in height and was an adult. Then the opposite starting happening. I have young looking face. People just over decade older are treating me like I'm some young stupid kid. Being called honey is kinda demeaning from people your own age. I find people my own age tend to act too old for their age. Their interests are just boring. I like younger people. Their interests are more fun. They treat me like someone just a couple years older than them. However, it is pretty clear we aren't at the same maturity level. I'd rather go out on the weekend to have a good time with younger friends and work with people my own age during the week.

[CaelestisPeste]

I'm curious to know how people relate to their age. How do you think about your age?
I don't often think about it.

Do you think you look older or younger?
Depends on my hairstyle and what I wear; I usually look older.

Do you behave in ways older or younger than your age?
Both, depending on the situation: I'm more childish around people I trust.

Dress?
Formal, so older.

Do you feel more comfortable with people your own age or much younger/older?
Older

Have you ever been attracted to much younger or much older people?
Yes, but I could be wrong, since people age differently (from a visual perspective).

On a chronological scale where does your mental age fit?
Around maybe 40 or 50: I'm old fashioned - I'm still trying to find a vinyl player for my records.
My humor and apathy probably makes me sound like any other 20-30 year old.

[Thales]

I do not think about my age unless the question of my age is posed. I look much older than I am, and have been told so on multiple occasions. When I was younger I was as mature and logical as could be. It was very hard to make me laugh, and I was a very strict observer. As I've aged I've become more "loose" and social, but am only slowly losing the ways of my past. I guess you could describe it as reverse aging, but only mentally. I wear whatever is comfortable, though I certainly do not mind dressing in formal attire (tux, etc). I tend to feel more comfortable with older individuals, but this does not necessarily have anything to do with age itself. It's simply because the older individuals tend to be more mature and interested in the subjects I am. They tend to be able to hold philosophical discussions firmly, and also tend to have more opinions on things. Whereas younger individuals are still enjoying life, and have not yet investigated or inquired as much. I've been attracted to those younger and much older than myself. On a chronological scale my mental age can be wherever I want it to be, so.. you can word that for yourself.

[aesoprock]

How do you think about your age?

22

Do you think you look older or younger?

younger. still get carded for cigs.

Do you behave in ways older or younger than your age?

socially: on par or younger. professionally/academically: older

Dress?

younger

Do you feel more comfortable with people your own age or much younger/older?

i feel comfortable with a select few people my age. otherwise, i tend to seek older company.

Have you ever been attracted to much younger or much older people?

i like young girls with old minds or women older than 25