Men who say, “I’m often told I look younger than my actual age” probably mean it as a brag, but from the perspective of someone around 20, everyone over 40 is still an older man. Even if he looks young for his age, he still doesn’t look like someone in his 20s or 30s, so I actually wonder whether they’re just setting the bar too high for themselves.
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Why do so many people include that in their profiles?
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> Why do so many people include their age?
I think the main reason is that they want to be seen as younger.
Also, some women are okay with men up to 30, others up to 40, and others up to 50.
So, while you may see everyone over 40 as being essentially the same, that cutoff can be 30 for one woman and 50 for another.
That’s why a 50-year-old man might emphasize that he looks around 40, or a 40-year-old man might emphasize that he looks around 30.
It’s upsetting to be rejected because of your age.
When I was arranging dates, there were quite a few women like that as well. It may seem surprising based on your standards, but you shouldn’t assume that everyone sees things the same way you do.
Besides, isn’t it impossible to know until you actually meet?
Someone might look around 40, for all you know.
At Universe, that’s why you have a meal together first—you can turn them down if it doesn’t work for you.
Anyway, since some women judge people based on age alone, I suppose that’s why men want to say they look younger.
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When a woman asks, “I’m in my 40s, but I’m always told I look like I’m in my early 30s. Can I register?” she gets absolutely slammed, yet people are much more forgiving toward men.
An older guy saying he looks young is just as cringeworthy. I really think it only raises expectations. Even if a 44-year-old looks 39, he’s still an older man to a 20-year-old woman—and I doubt younger girls can really tell the difference between men in that age range anyway.
That said, it’s also true that men around that age can look completely different: some are overweight, visibly aging older guys, while others take care of their appearance and look youthful.
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I’m Dai, a male member.
If a woman’s profile says, “I’m often told I look younger than my actual age,” you can simply decline her offer.
Women aren’t obligated to accept every offer they receive from men…
Saying that she’s setting the bar too high is, honestly, none of your business.
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I’m Kazu, a male member.
For once, I really related to the question. I completely understand how painful it feels when someone submits a question like, “I’m a woman aged XX. People say I look young for my age. Can I register?”
As for why they post things like that… I’m not really sure. I suppose it varies from person to person.
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I’m Tetsu, a male member.
Well, well. If that’s how she feels, let’s just leave her be. Once you reach her age, you may come to understand how she feels.
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I’m Taro, a male member.
I write something similar in my profile too. But I only include it because people normally ask for that kind of information—not because I’m trying to make myself more appealing.
This isn’t an app, so when a man makes an offer, the woman will generally accept it. But since she probably feels uneasy with so little information about the man, I use my profile to tell her what kind of person I am. Since the meeting has already been arranged, there’s no need to exaggerate. I write it to ease her anxiety, even if only a little, before we meet—and hopefully to give us something to talk about when we do.
You’re reading too much into it and losing sight of the point. The world is fairly simple. In fact, I feel that thinking about things more simply makes it more likely that you’ll get the result you want.
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You’re being so cynical....
You knew full well there was going to be an age gap. Just accept that feeling—that they want to like you, even if only a little—without overthinking it.
You put on your best face for the camera and add cute comments so you can get offers, don’t you?
Isn’t that the same thing?
Being so cynical isn’t cute at all.
Akari
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I’m Paper Airplane, a male member who’s treated like a fossil—and sent on errands by the girls, skipping right past “old man.”
As you said, to teenagers and women in their early 20s, anyone over 35 is a grandpa or grandma, regardless of gender.
And no matter how old someone is, when age comes up, all they can answer is “35.6.”
Under no circumstances can they say, “Fo—forty…”
So it’s only natural that almost everyone ends up thinking they’re 15.6 years younger than people their age—and way more attractive than those around them.
Come to think of it, I remember Koike saying she hadn’t had a birthday in over a decade. I’m pretty sure once you’ve lived 50 years, birthdays just stop coming…
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