Does it bug you when an acqaintance asks you your age?

[tazdev3225]

It doesn't bother me and people usually guess much younger. It does bother my DD as she is 24 and looks about 15. I keep telling her that one day she'll see the good side of that. As my DH says, "Age is a matter of mind, if you don't mind it don't matter". I do not usually ask someone their age unless it comes up in conversation.

 

[Tracy Savage]

Not at all. Most people think I'm younger than I am and at 44 I'm very glad about that!

 

[MUFFYCAT]

No, it doesn't bother me. I'll be 50 in 3 months.

 

[MrsJackSparrow4Life]

Doesn't bother me.

I have been known to ask this question but it is usually when the person has said something that makes me believe I am wrong about how old I think they are. I have a co-worker that I assumed was around my age but he said something that wouldn't make sense if he was my age so I asked how old he was. Same thing happened with a woman I go to school with.

 

[clutter]

No, it doesn't bother me. I'm 44 and proud of it!

And next year, when you ask, I'll be 44. And the year after that. And the year after that. And so on...

 

[KimR]

I'm with the OP, I hate it. It's not that I'm ashamed of my age but rather that I feel so much younger and I hate getting lumped into the 'middle-aged' category. Anyway, if the saying 'your as old as you feel' is true, then I'm around 24.

 

[maelstrom]

I'd prefer that they ask instead of assume that I am 12-16... I am 23.

 

[wdw4us2]

I've never had a problem with it. I guess it's because it was always such a big deal to my Mother (who refused to divulge her age to anyone). I didn't know her age until right before she passed away.

 

[DVC-Don]

I reply "Half a century + 7"

 

[SaraJayne]

Nope, doesn't bother me a bit. I've earned every year. I'm 35.

 

[MickeySP]

Nope doesn't bug me at all.

I could care less, ask my age, weight, height etc... depending on how I feel is the answer you'll get LOL!!!

I gave up caring years ago, I figure I look damn good for 49. Ran my first Marathon at 45 so figure hell, what does a number matter.

 

[apirateslifeforme]

It doesn't bother me, and in fact, I actually rather enjoy the look of shock on their faces when I tell them I'm 35..."What??? I thought you were 22, 23..."

Even though I'm not ashamed to tell my age, I also like to tell people "I'm 29...with 6 years of experience"

The only thing hard to swallow about my age was when I returned to school in September, and in talking to my new classmates, finding out that they are literally half my age now.

 

[mickeyboat]

It wouldn't bother me, although it might be a little weird if the question came out of nowhere.

 

[NeverlandClub23]

No, it doesn't bother me at all. But whenever someone asks I have to stop and think how old I am because these years are going by too fast!! And I'm only 27 (I think )

 

[tink20]

It doesn't bother me, maybe because I am still in my 30"s, ask me again in 3 years. LOL

 

[lovetoscrap]

You need this comeback:

"Old enough to know better and young enough not to care"

or

"Old enough to know better and young enough to do it anyway."

 

[Handbag Lady]

It does bother me and I tell them to pound sand.

Unless it is a woman around my age who is asking to really ask me questions about things, like mammograms, which happened twice this year. I was happy to answer and help them out.

 

[Micca]

I figure it this way: They can all ready tell I look awful, what difference does it make if they also think I'm old?

 

[OceanAnnie]

You need this comeback:

"Old enough to know better and young enough not to care"

or

"Old enough to know better and young enough to do it anyway."

Thanks. I like it!

 

[OceanAnnie]

I'm glad to see I'm not totally alone on the DIS to be a bit annoyed. My BF thinks it's kind of odd too and wouldn't like it.

It hasn't been asked for any particular reason. I don't know. I always wonder what's the next question. What's your mortgage or something like that. People have asked me how much we paid for our vacation rental, while we were in it. I directed them to the owner. I mean, I don't know you, I don't want to talk about that!! I'm on vacation! People ask the craziest things!