r/AskWomenOver30 - 'Sick of Hearing Wow, You Don't Look Your Age' Thread

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Publisher: r/AskWomenOver30 (Reddit community) · Published: September 1, 2026 · Accessed: September 1, 2026

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• Recurring r/AskWomenOver30 threads document women's frustration with the 'you don't look your age' compliment: 'young people don't know what people in their 40s actually look like.'
• Threads include the dating-currency beat: 'more than once I've dated somebody who said if they knew my age before they saw me, they wouldn't have been interested' - age concealment as relationship leverage.
• The recurring thread topic (multiple threads, years apart) is evidence the backhanded compliment is an evergreen midlife experience.