Misconceptions about your age

Good for you! At that rate, when you're 99, people will think you're 28.

Apparently, it all depends on what kind of lifestyle you live, the people you hang out with, etc.

Take for example a lady I know who's in her mid 30s, but she looks amazing, she doesn't look a day over 30, she doesn't drink, she doesn't smoke, she doesn't go out partying a lot, she doesn't hang out with the wrong crowd, etc.

Then take people like Lady Gaga and Rihanna... it ALWAYS surprises me that they're both in their mid 20s, because they both look MUCH older than that, but then again, look at their hard-partying lifestyles.

Lol. Maybe by then I won't mind it so much. Although D' Snowth has a point. I'll be honest though my diet could be better, I'm not a size 4 and probably never will be but you know for me that's okay I've learned the hard way I don't need to look like what society says we should. Sorry for getting on my soap box there. But I don't smoke, or drink. I never liked the taste alcohol myself. And I've never hung out with people who made me feel awkward.

Although being 29 you'd think I was turning 70. I'm dreading turning the big 30 next year. I mean I know I can't do anything about it but I cried when I turned 20. I don't know how I'm gonna take being 30. Lol I'll probably need a Zoloft.

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30's not that bad. 40's not even awful. I dread the over-65 range. There's a reason Maude is one of my role models!

Sadly, I've found people's perception of my age seems to have more to do with my hair color. When I let it go and it gets about half grey/silver, I get the "ma'am" treatment...ugh. When I dye it I get carded. Go figure.
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People say Asians look younger then their actual age but don't know how true that is. Well it is for me I guess. Lol.

Well, what else are they going to call you? "Sir"?

Well, Asian people usually tend to live healthier lives and consume healthier diets than other ethnicities.

MISS would be fine and technically correct, as I am at present unmarried! But nothing at all works fine for me. I just hate the word ma'am.
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Well I'm Asian and I don't really consume a healthy diet sad to say...Im not gonna sit here and give excuses. I'm not your typical skinny Asian person. Although I am short which I hate! It's just annoying people thinking I look like I'm in high school. When I have drank like at weddings I still get carded. :/

If you call soy sauce, kimchi and pig fat healthy food…

What is that suppose to mean? And kimchi is actually healthy and good for you. Although I don't eat it because I can't handle spicy foods.

People are all over the map as to my age. Physically I look younger than I am because I keep myself in good shape and have oily skin, which resists wrinkling (and gives me an adolescent-looking complexion, sigh). However, when I smile you can see telltale lines around my eyes.

Online people have, based on the various things I do, guessed that I was as young as a teenager and as old as a grandmother. They've often assumed that I'm male, and occasionally thought that I'm Christian, Wiccan, or something else that I'm not, usually based on stories I've written.

It creeps me out when people call me "Ma'am". I know I'm a grownup, don't rub it in!

Sir?

Well, correct me if I'm wrong, and I seriously mean absolutely no offense here, I'm just curious, but in cases like this, isn't it kind of a common "quirk" gay and bi people have that they dislike being addressed by a pronoun that's associated with their gender, like "sir" or "ma'am"?

Not that I've ever seen, and I've known a lot of non-straights.

I wish I would get called ma'am sometimes. Usually I get called "young lady."

I feel old when people call me ma'am or miss. I hate it

I prefer "Miz." That doesn't refer to any age or marital status, only gender.

(Counting the seconds until someone points out that the correct spelling is "Ms.")

Being I used to work with kids for 10 years I'll admit I hated being called "Miss" but I got used to it for some reason it made me feel important.

I thought "Miz" was women who were previously married, but are now single again... or I could be mistaken... I thought "Ms." was pronounced as "Miz", while "Miss" was pronounced the way it's spelled, maybe it's vice-versa, I don't know, because there's only one thing for a Mr. no matter, because it's just Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo, the way you move ain't fair you know.

I believe that Ms. is pronounced "Miz" and "Miss" is pronounced the way it's spelled, like you said. "Miss" refers to an unmarried woman, and I think that "Ms." can be both an unmarried woman or a married woman.