I want to look mature

[captain_nemo]

I am a 28 years old guy. I am 5'11" and 150lb with a lean body, not much macho. I prefer short haircut, clean shaved face. I wear spectacles. I have a tall face.

 

The problem is my face looks much younger, than my actual age, particularly when I am cleanly shaved and with a trimmed hair. I need to look matured. I prefer to look matured. So please suggest me some steps regarding this. I have noticed that my looks improve if I don't shave for 2-3 days at a stretch. But thereafter it looks ugly. If anyone can come out with any more ideas, I will be thankful.

[annie24]

Hmm... you could grow a mustache, or perhaps keep a short beard.

 

One way to look older would be to dress more mature, and classier.

 

Good luck!

[arwen]

Maybe you can try to wear contacts for a while. It really depends on the person. My sister looks younger wearing spectacles, and I look much older

 

So we both prefer to wear lenses to look our real age

 

A different haircut can also help.

 

Do you think you look younger than you are, or do others think so?

 

Ilse.

[RandomAdvisor]

I have this problem sometimes myself. I'm 23, but without my glasses I could pass for 16 if I wanted to.

 

A change of wardobe might be in order. If you're wearing buttoned down shirts and ties, I doubt people will think you're very young. On the other hand, I don't know how formal you're prepared to look. Depending on where you live it might make you stick out like a sore thumb.

 

A change of vocabulary might achieve the desired affect. You might not look older, but you'll sound it. That's where I am. I am 23, look like I'm 16, and sound like I'm 30. But then again, I've sounded like I was 30 since I was 15. I talk the way I type. When I first got onto the internet when I was 15, no one guessed my age to be anything less than 30 when I was in chat rooms. I even had someone guess I was in my 50's!

 

There are a few very mature young people like that on this site actually...

[chai714]

Dress the part. If you really want to look older, wear pleated pants and dress shoes. As for your physical appearance, you could gain some weight. Generally, older people are a bit heavier (but 28 is still relatively young). I don't really see a youthful appearance as a disadvantage - it's actually an advantage to have, especially when you really ARE older. Good luck with this.

[GuiltyAsCharged]

Yeah I wouldn't worry about that if you're already 28. I have the same problem but it's a different thing to look like a 14 year old when you're 16 than look like a young adult when you're nearly 30

[cutelook]

You are lucky to have immature look...

[Daligal83]

I'm not a guy...but I feel your pain. I'm 23 and was on staff for this teen retreat for my internship where there were other groups as well. I definitely got hit on by a 14 year old! Oy....

 

Like others said...dressing the part helps a lot. So does having that confidence of a more mature person. For example, there's a guy in my office who people guessed was a lot older than he is just because he acts confident.

[NaNOx9]

Well when I was younger I didn't like looking "like a kid" but it's great now!

[shikashika]

WEll personally I like a clean shaven guy... and nothing wrong with being lean... much better than being overweight!

 

I don't think you should start dressing like a grandpa in pleated trousers either! You are 28 , not 78!! I'm nearly 30 and none of my guy friends wear pleated pants, even at the workplace!

[easyguy]

Wear clothes of a different style. See what colors work best with your skin tone. I personally look best in brown.

[NaNOx9]

WEll personally I like a clean shaven guy... and nothing wrong with being lean... much better than being overweight!

 

Glad to hear that for once, I'm not at all a scrawny guy, I'm 200lbs and muscular but it seems a lot of girls like the teddy bear (fat) look. What gives?

[shikashika]

Glad to hear that for once, I'm not at all a scrawny guy, I'm 200lbs and muscular but it seems a lot of girls like the teddy bear (fat) look. What gives?

 

200 pounds and muscular and no facial hair? You sound divine!

 

I certainly don't like the teddy bear look!!! I may be making a generalisation here, but I suspect that girls who don't care that their guy has a soft tummy, probably have a soft tummy themselves!

[Aurian]

Hear hear