I'm 27 and have no issues with my age. I look great, make great money, etc. I actually look 100x better than I did when I was 18, thanks to self-care and learning how to do my hair / makeup.
But 27 is the first age I've hit where two things have started happening:
1) I regularly dance for men who are younger than I am
2) Customers have started to comment on my number when I give it to them.
We live in a culture that thinks women are practically dead by the time they're 30 (unless, of course, they don't know you're 30+, in which case they don't care as long as you look great), so guys have started reassuring me about my age when I tell them. They'll ask my age, I'll tell them with no hesitation or weird energy, and they'll say something like "Well, you still look incredible!" Umm...obviously. I'm only 27. Even if I were 37, why would it be surprising if I 'still' look great?
I'm considering starting to lie about my age, for *hustle* reasons (to make younger men feel like I'm their age, and to avoid people feeling like they need to reassure me about something that doesn't bother me). I don't want a number to potentially get in the way of them spending more money on me. And yeah, I know the whole "they shouldn't be asking" side of it, but IMO, it's a pretty normal question for a customer to ask who's interested in you. I don't mind answering it. I just want to make sure that it doesn't start to get in the way of my money, and I want to avoid the weirdness of them feeling like they need to reassure me (???) for my age.
Thoughts? Do you lie about your age for hustle reasons? Anyone else get these weird reactions?

