32M here, hoping to meet slightly younger women (in the 25-30 range), partially because I'm not ready to settle down (i.e., marriage/kids) as soon as most people my age, and partially because I look like I'm 25 lol.

Is it better to lie on dating apps and say I'm a few years younger, or to just be honest? Do women in their late 20s tend to screen out guys in their early 30s?

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Please please please be honest and don't waste anyone's time.

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OP, I'm 25. If I met a guy on a dating app and he was 32, but lied that he was 25.

I would stop speaking to him because
1. He's probably ashamed of who he is.
2. He thinks he's still young and hip and wants to be 25, when he's actually 32.
3. He lied about this, what else did he lie about?

I'm 25, but can pass for 19/20. Would I ever write that? NO.

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Imagine you met a 29 yo woman on the app who turned out to be 34. How would you feel?

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Exactly this. Im flabbergasted at the mental gymnastics OP is going through to convince himself and us that lying about his age is acceptable because he looks young.

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Why would you start off a relationship with a lie? Side note, my ex’s brother (who I think is a compulsive liar), lied about his age for literally no reason to his girlfriend of 5 years and he is still maintaining that lie and expecting his family to uphold it. Don’t do that.

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Of course it's much worse. I'm not surprised 😂

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Thank you all! This roasting I just received is genuinely helpful. 😬

Even if I think that age is just a number and I don't identify with my age, it's obvious that that can rub others the wrong way and be a problem. (And clearly I am being age discriminatory on the younger end, so I can't pretend that age doesn't matter.)

Appreciate the feedback - not trying to catfish or start a new relationship with a lie.

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Should I lie to women for my own benefit? BFFR. What is wrong with you?

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Just say that in your profile honestly. That you're not looking for kids or to settle down any time soon, hence looking for someone like-minded or younger.

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Bruh, don’t gotta lie to kick it. Be real, be you.

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Don’t lie. Plenty of us 25 year olds are into men a bit older.

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Yeah I would say 10 years older

If you lie about your age, I’m wondering what else you’re lying about.

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Have you seen the show "catfish"? I think you'd like it.

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I would drop you like a fly no matter how long we dated for if I found out you lied about your age. This is something people are actually very sensitive to.

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Be honest. Always be honest..

I pity the fool who is not honest.

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First paragraph: ok, honest, that's fine, you do you

Second paragraph: 🤦‍♂️ are people really this dumb? Yes, yes, of course they are, why am I even surprised anymore

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You are a creep bro

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Show the real image and get better pictures

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If you are looking for hookups lying won’t hurt you. If you are looking for marriage/kids you are effectively trying to build something meaningful on quicksand.

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Phallumegaly. Science can’t help me.

Wish I could say I don’t identify with my age.. I’d be 22 forever 😂

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Cracking up because these are the older men younger women end up with in the search for someone “mature”

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u lie, u cry

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No, women in their late 20’s tend to screen out liars 😂

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