No one WANTS to get older, unless you’re getting gray, and are one year away from scoring senior discounts.
So some people try to fudge the numbers a little.
In a new poll, 38% of people admit to lying about their age when meeting someone new. And 12% say they’ve cut more than five years off . . . whether or not they could successfully pull it off.
Men are about twice as likely as women to do it. But there are risks, 62% of people say it’s a “dealbreaker” if someone lies to them about their age. (And are eventually outed, which is inevitable down the road.)
Naturally, this is probably most common in a DATING sense, although you’d probably also get shut down if you try to lie about your age to a bank on a credit card application. (???)
Here are some other age-related stats from the poll:
44% of people have used old photos on online platforms, like social media or LinkedIn, with 21% of them using images more than 10 years old. Men are more than twice as likely to use decade-old photos.
This defense would not fly in a court of law, but it’s also possible men are twice as likely to be LAZY about updating their own profiles.
49% of people have been told they’re “too old” for something they enjoy.
71% say society underestimates them because of their age, and 32% say it happens regularly. But that MAY be in your head: Because 65% of people claim they’ve never dismissed someone themselves, solely due to their age.
Here’s how I look at it: Adulthood puts everyone through the wringer, so it’s not about wrinkles and sleepy eyes, the biggest sign that someone is old is that they have stopped “updating their operating system.” Meaning: They quit learning new things and thinking fresh, and still act the way they did years or decades ago.
