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nope, I’m 17… I’m just kind of worried that everyone in college (when I go) look so much older… And I do realize I have a testosterone deficiency and am on road to “recovery”…</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry too much about it</p>
<p>I think I look like I’m in middle school to early high school</p>
<p>it’s not a problem</p>
<p>i only have a growing mustache and chin.. the sides are really light still.. </p>
<p>am i considered shaving? i cut my stash and chin every 2 days</p>
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<p>Not if the cat can lick it off.</p>
<p>O_o</p>
<p>Lifting weights could help you look older. For those of you are more desperate, try knife fighting. I think a dignified scar across the face would do wonders. Look at Harry Potter; he did very well for himself.</p>
<p>I am a girl, and I really, really like young looking guys. But I am young looking myself, so maybe that has something to do with it.</p>
<p>so what are you doing tonight? lol jk</p>
<p>meh I guess it could be an advantage to look young about 5-10 years from now.</p>
<p>The thing is - how can you judge if someone looks young or not? (other than body weight?) Are there ever objective standards?</p>
<p>I’m 5 foot 3, and 99 pounds. My BMI profile is similar to that of a 12-year old. Am I screwed? (and yes I’m 18). I pluck but don’t shave (though plucking isn’t much effort, since I pluck when I’m reading => time and money saved! :D). </p>
<p>Also, I have no intention of gaining weight (since I closely follow the research on calorie restriction and life extension). </p>
<p>Also - do Asian girls sometimes have different standards than white ones? (at least on some levels?)</p>
<p>And does looking young (and being immature) just decrease chances with similarly aged females, but then increase chances with females who are, say, 5 years younger than you?</p>
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but eh, who cares, who needs appearances when you can date online. :D</p>
<p>InquilineKea-
It all depends I guess. Wait a couple of years to grow, some people don’t experience growth spurts until late late adolescence and sometimes even young adulthood.</p>
<p>I don’t think height or looks matter if you have a lot of money. I hate this fact, but unfortunately it’s how the world works. I’d say a female’s attraction is based on two factors, an inherent quality (race, height, attractiveness) with another factor based on what you can do.</p>
<p>a(female attraction)= mx + b</p>
<p>b is the inherent quality, it can be high or low. B can also vary with what kind of female you are describing. You can change this with the amount of effort x you put in to attract females. However, m is the multiplier that affects x, and can vary based on many factors.</p>
<p>Asian girls usually have higher standard than white ones, but again this only affects b. Being Asian, I know that Asian women are attracted to white guys (+ b for you) but they also really like tall (-b) and smart/rich guys. However, the only variable you can control is x.</p>
<p>I’m 19…I think I look my age (or younger) and have had no problem getting girls. If you look young don’t shave for a while and let it grow, but TRIM IT…meaning clean up the edges, you will look older/more masculine.</p>
<p>BTW if you can’t grow facial hair by the time your 18 you are one sorry case.</p>
<p>Haha, yeah. My little brother has been shaving since he was 12. And I am reluctant to date anyone with less ability to grow facial hair than my 14-year old little brother…</p>
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I think for my case, it is caused by ultra delayed puberty…</p>
<p>Either Phuriku has a quirky sense of humor or he is very, very hairy :)</p>
<p>Someone said that I looked cute. What does that exactly mean?</p>
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<p>Haha, I’ve been the same for like, 3 years now.</p>
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<p>A little bit of both. It’s good that I’m going to UChicago, though, so I can wear pants year-round so girls won’t be frightened of my legs. (Seriously, they’re that hairy. Unfortunately, there is such thing as too hairy. 
My dad shaves his legs for this reason.)</p>
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<p>Most of the Asian females I know stop growing when they’re 13 or so. It seems that a lot of Asians stop growing early (18, at the latest). Surely you have stats on this somewhere on your computer.</p>
<p>I’m pretty dang hairy too, but I still look young…which is kinda weird.</p>
<p>But I’m 6’0 and 160 lbs so…I guess I’m fine?</p>
<p>There’s an entire chapter to this in Steven Pinker’s “How the Mind Works”</p>
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<p>Yeah, I feel the same way too. It worries me that my preferences may stay constant over life. >.<</p>
<p>(jaw drops) @ InquilineKea’s stats. You’re really a male?</p>
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<p>Several people here can confirm that I’m exactly as described (though I usually wear a jacket so people don’t really notice how thin I am).</p>
<p>My stats actually aren’t so unusual for people in the Middle Ages. 2nd percentile for BMI really doesn’t mean anything in a country where half of Americans are overweight.</p>
<p>I actually pretty much stopped growing at 12. I was 5 feet, 80 pounds that age.</p>
<p>It’s like this:</p>
<p>12: 5 feet, 80 pounds
13: same
14: 5 feet 2, 88 pounds
15: 5 feet 2, 90-95 pounds
16: 5 feet 3, 95-98 pounds
17: 5 feet 3, 100-105 pounds
18: 5 feet 3, 98-104 pounds</p>
<p>^^^ That can’t be normal..</p>