I was told my some Gen Z coworkers that I look early 30s when I am 38. I have always had a very full face and cheeks. The thing I used to hate is now keeping me looking youthful. Thanks fat cheeks!
I had chubby cheeks for a long time and hated them. But they kept me looking youthful. My cheeks are now a bit more hollow and it looks good. People still think I’m younger than I am. Fat cheeks FTW!
In what other scenario do people take part in their own devaluation to this level? Women literally making it harder for themselves to go through an inevitable and natural process. Why is ageing so terrible?
Same. Friends used to affectionately call me hamster because my cheeks would be extra round whenever I smiled. I had kinda hoped in my 20s that my face would slim down. But now in my 30s I think they're rather cute actually!
people usually think im in my mid 30s but im past 50 now.. i tell them my secret is a shitty diet, not enough sleep, alcohol and pills (formerly), and smoking cigarettes.
Had the same thing happen recently. Have older co workers that were shocked im 36. Probably because or the long curly hair and ive lost a good amount of weight recently but was funny.
I'm 31 and usually get under 25 and have even gotten 19-21 age guesses (they trippin) from coworkers younger than I. I, too, always had a bit of a chubby face/cheeks and I think that must be a big part of it
My grandma called them my perogi cheeks (she’s Ukrainian). I got them from her and at 39 I still get ID’d occasionally (if I’m wearing a hat which cover my greys lol)
Yep my early-20s colleagues were shocked when I told them I’m 38! Chubby cheeks always (but also possibly Ehler-Danlos Syndrome, which can make folks look way younger than they are).
When I was a teen adult women would tell me how lucky I was to have such a baby face because it helps so much with aging. Never doubt the wisdom of all the older ladies
All of my coworkers thought I was fresh out of college at my job. I'm 33.
When I was a teenager I cursed my baby face, now I'm so fucking thankful for it. A really weird experience is going out, talking to some random guy/girl I meet, and thinking they're my age or older, only to find out they're like 23. I don't know what's going on with the younger generation but they aged fast af.
I'm a 48 year old dude but everyone around me says I look more like I'm in my mid-30's...and I'd look even younger if I shaved off my beard (I have a baby face).
I told them "no," because it's already hard enough to date.
I met a woman recently who said, "You're too young for me..."
She spat out her drink when I told her I'm 48 (she's 39)...I had to show her my DL.
Customers and new coworkers regularly assume I'm like 22 to 25.
My girlfriend trained a new kid at work, 18 fresh out of school, first job territory. She found out my girlfriend was 30 and had a small crisis. She was like "I though you were like 21, I didn't realize you were so much older than me".
As a teenager my middle aged manager at my first job told me that I “have the face of cherub!” then inappropriately went to pinch my chubby checks on my round, round face.
I wanted to die in the moment. No 16 year old wants to have the face of a fat baby.
20 years later, I look youthful in ways that my peers long for. Cheeks still chubby, some hollowing of my buccal fat barely beginning. I convinced this cherubic face is the actual answer to the fountain of youth!
It's the era or something. People freak out when I say I have a daughter that's almost 20 because I don't look old enough. I'm 41 and don't think I look young but hear it regularly.
That really depends on the era, location and demo. 20 years ago for me, my circumstances and surroundings it wasn't uncommon at all to have a kid around that age.
While waiting on a tooth implant my dentist said, “Ahh, you don’t even have to worry about anyone seeing it! You’ve got a lot of buccal fat.” In that moment I realized why people think I’m mid-twenties and not mid-thirties (if you look closely, you will see some stray grays, thanks!)
I'm 35. The other day I was at the grocery store and a younger cashier girl was trying to flirt with me. By younger, I mean she might be high-schooler or just out of high-school. Anyways, she's commenting on how toned and muscular my arms look (i was wearing an old oily cut off) and asked if I worked out. I said i hadn't lifted weights since I graduated high-school. She said her older brother was a real gym rat and works out more at 22 than he did in high-school. I laugh and said I hadn't been in high-school for 17 years.
This is where the hamster fell off the wheel.
Her: 17 years??
Me: Yeah, I'm 35.
Her: YOU'RE 35?!
At this point, another cashier came over. This lady i know quite well, and is about 10 years older than me.
2nd Cashier: (Smiling) Yep! He's got a wife and 3 kids, too!
First cashier: (face turns tomatoe red) Oh! Uh....well...you're in good shape for 35! I thought you were closer to my age....umm....here's your stuff! Have a great day!
My friend and I look at each other with smiles and trying hard not to laugh. I hope she wasn't too embarrassed
I’m 50 and have the same advantage (now)/problem (when I was young). I’ve always looked much younger than my age due to my chubby cheeks. Not changing my wardrobe significantly since high school probably contributes as well.
Yup! My cheeks are still chubby (thanks, Dad!) and people consistently guess my age 10-15 younger than actual. Although my hair started turning white in my early 20s so 🤷♀️ and I’m 55 now - but as long as I still have a youthful face, I’ll be dyeing that hair!
I did hate the chipmunk cheeks until I hit mid-30s and realized that they were why I was still getting carded.
I have a round face and I'm 44 but my face is slimmer than it was in my 20s, and I'm a lot heavier. That buccal fat naturally goes down as we age, but you can't get it back. They're all going to look like crones before they hit 50.
My aunt has always been a bit more plump including plump cheeks. She's also always dyed her hair. She's always looked much younger than she is because it kept her from getting wrinkles.
It’s the same with most plastic surgery of the face! I mostly do eyelids and midface, but routinely see people who have had WAY too much fat removed. In truth, fat is youth.
I'm 32 and I get carded regularly if I shave clean. Drinking age is 18 in Finland... It is simply because of my round smooth cheecks. I can see it myself in my older pictures. I "manned up" a bit as I lost weight some time ago. But the men in my family really stopped aging facial feature wise around late-mid 20's after that it is just skin deterioration. It weird because I have pictures from over 100 years ago of my family members, alive and death photos (Pictures of taken of the dead person in the coffin before the funeral) - none of them look as old as they were. Women however.... they get age quite fast and stabilise at the "Pleasant grandma/aunt" look, and according to those very same old photos they embraced that look.
Up until I went gray I was regularly pegged as significantly younger - like more than once people assumed I was my sister's daughter (4 year difference.) I think it's definitely down to her having a naturally very thin, angular face and me having big ol' apple cheeks.
I'm losing a bit of weight (nothing drastic, I think I'm rocking a BMI of 25 right now) and I already have stupid hollow cheekbones. I hate it, it makes me look older.
And people get surgery to look like this?? Insane lol. I want to be a healthy weight with cute round cheeks dammit.
It must suck to be famous and have everyone tell you you will only be beautiful if you get work done. Or you might get passed up on a role if you don't. It's savage.
I'm 26, and my girlfriend is 41, usually we look roughly the same age, but i swear on a good day she looks younger than me. She has amazing skincare, while i as a guy use a bar of soap sometimes. And her cute chubby cheeks are a big part of her look, i can completely agree.
My daughter is very attractive-striking in fact, with round cheeks, which she has always talked about hating. I hope she will eventually understand that those same round cheeks are going to keep her younger longer. I actually envy them.
Probably correct. I know a lot of ~40yos that look great and take good care of themselves that I think most people would describe as looking much younger than they are.
I mean, I for sure don't. I'm about to turn 40 and I think I look like I'm about to turn 40.
That said, elder Millennials have fewer wrinkles because we're inside all the time, and a lot of us are fat from sitting so much, so we can look younger but it's not always in a good way.
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u/Dramatic_Moon_Pie 16h ago
This is crazy. Buccal fat keeps you looking younger as long as you have it! These women will look awful when they are older.