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    This is kind of random lol but I wanted some input. If a girl is lets say 18-20 years old, and someone tells her she looks even younger (as young as 14)...would you take that as a compliment? Obviously the older you are, the more complimentary it is when people say you look young. But what if you are already really young/barely legal? What about if someone tells you that you look under 18...would that be creepy? I used to get these comments all the time when I was younger, women and men would randomly tell me I looked 14 when I was 20 lol. I’m 28 now and most people guess me to be 22-25, which I totally take as a compliment

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    Default Re: Is this a compliment or nah?

    Depends......

    If they say 'oh you look like you're 14' plus they have a look of lust in their eyes then yeah that is creepy.

    but if they say 'oh you look 14' just as a mere opinion with zero emotion then that would seem normal

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    Default Re: Is this a compliment or nah?

    If they say it normally in a non creepy way though, would you take it as a compliment? I don’t know if I’d want to be told I look any younger than 18, even if they don’t mean it in a creepy way

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    Default Re: Is this a compliment or nah?

    Sounds like a neutral statement to me

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    Me personally I don't take appearance based compliments as meaningful compliments because its the easiest way for simple minded dudes to flatter a woman with minimal effort. I prefer compliments that have more depth like "I love how you stay emotionally strong even in the face of chaos during that meeting today" or "you're always so generous and I admire that about you" etc.

    I mean as a society, Americans value youth so people who don't know you well may think telling you you look younger than your biological age is a compliment.

    But the thing is youth/beauty can fade either over time or in an instant (ex. your face gets burned in a fire, car accident, etc) then what do you have if you allow strangers to place so much value on your looks, youth, and beauty?? Should you use this to your advantage while you can? Yes. Is it a meaningful compliment? Maybe superficially and for the short-term but meaningful no.

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    Default Re: Is this a compliment or nah?

    Women in Hollywood have been counting on the "looking a decade younger" rule to maintain careers and snag jobs.

    IMO it's a compliment if given in a way that is constructive.

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    It would be creepy if they mentioned that you look underage and then proceeded to flirt with you. Otherwise I take it as a compliment if someone says that I look younger than I am. That's better to hear than someone saying you look like you're 46 when you're actually 24 or something like that. I have people who still think I'm 21-22, when really I'll be 32 soon.

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    If it was a legitimate casting agent who wanted to pay you to play the role of a teenager in a quality film then yes that would be a compliment

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    Default Re: Is this a compliment or nah?

    It isn't necessarily a compliment or an insult. They are just stating what they think.

    The meaning is individual and depends on the context.

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