Long Hair = Younger

I've always thought so. In most cases, long hair makes women look younger than short hair does. Likewise, if she cuts it short, she'll look a few years older. Girls who are 12-23 frequently want to look older. When women get close to 30, they want to look younger. There are other impressions. Long hair appears flirtatious, short hair serious. I've had a few friends who've either cut their hair or considered cutting their hair when they got out of college in order to not appear girlish.

I'm not sure why different lengths give me this impression. Maybe other people have ideas.

Okay, I'm not a woman, but this is the first time I read something so... off.

"seriousness" has NOTHING to do with hair length or exact style. I'm not going to say I know all, but that is one hell of a stereotype being pushed there. As I said, I'm a guy, but I didn't grow out my hair to be flirtatious. To insinuate that for anyone is a gross accusation.

"looky me! i got long hair!" *run in circles repeating it over* ... I doubt ANYONE does that, well, some might, but they must be one heck of a minority.


Maybe this is an indirect stab at people with Long Hair. It's not a compliment (doesn't have to be) but it's not even an accurate representation of reality, turning it into a false and baseless accusation.

Tina said;
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I don't think you can trick people about your age regardless of your hair length. Your face tells the real story of how old you are-(unless you have had plastic surgery but you can tell a person who has had too much plastic surgery, their face looks taught and stiff, almost "plastic" looking.)-
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I have to disagree with you here, girl. The right or wrong style and most especially hair color can soften the look of skin or it can harden it. The right or wrong hair color, can brighten or dull eye color.

And I fool people about my age all of the time...I've not had plastic surgery, but I have taken great care of my skin.....No sun, an excellent skincare regime and general good health....Now I know it's not all hair and skin. But for myself it's a big part of looking and feeling younger.

Your face and I will add hands, do tell the real story, but you can have younger, great looking skin without plastic surgery.
Cheer's Baby.

There's one unmistakeable way of guaranteeing
the right hair color for yer skin tone...wear it
natural!

Anyway, hair length and age, I think it's just
what we've come to associate hair length
with, though some ways of wearing yer hair may
be more flattering for one face than for another.
My mid-50s mother wears her hair long and it
doesn't seem to make a big difference in how
old she looks.

I am 15, and I think it depends on the person. I have bre strap length hair with bangs and an in general "girlie" look. But I have friends with supershort hair, and some of them look a lot younger than they are. And with my girlie hair most people think im 20 years old. because I just look older. But I think on older women long hair does seem more youthful. At least for my mom.

Now I feel weird because you're all talking about how your hair makes you look like you're in your 30s and Im talking about my mom. ha.

but she USED to have long hair. It was layered and really. poofy. but she lost it all to chemo and is growing it back and now I think she looks more "motherly" and more "sophisticated." the sophisticated part isnt nessicarily bad. but shes growing her hair out. She hates it when women chop off their hair when they get older.

hm. i sorta think the reason people asscociate long hair with being younger is because very few people over 27 seem to have long hair.