l haven't been here long but if the first thing you do is lie then what's the point? How is one to gain trust when the first thing you show or say is a lie? l understand that meeting people is hard and you might want to fit in a particular age bracket. But l am always going to wonder what else is he saying or hiding. lm 50 and would love to say lm 40 especially when lm young at heart. But lm not going to fool a man into wanting a friendship or more if it's based on a lie. it's cruel and dishonest. Ratner look and be old than deceitful.
Am l wrong? or just nieve? what do you think? and why do people do it?

Beats me and I’ve often wondered about it too. I reckon that when they lie about their age it’s to make them seem more available to those outwith their age bracket. If they’re 60 and perhaps looking for someone 10 years younger, they’ll lower their age to increase their chances of being attractive to their targeted age.

When I joined I chatted with a guy who was 2 yrs my junior (I am 63 now) and throughout the years he kept getting younger as I was getting older. His current age is now 46! Case of Benjamin Button?? Thing is he looks older than me

I agree, you can’t start a relationship based on lies. There can be no trust and that’s the whole foundation of a relationship.

that's funny he kept getting younger. I'm sure women do it. it's sad that we live in a superficial world and what's on the outside means more than the person we are. everyone likes pleasant looking things including people but if your ugly on the inside your just ugly regardless. thank you for reply

I've looked at a lot of profiles, or been contacted by men who have their age posted as say, 60. But then they say they are really only 40. If they contact me, I point out that trying to start a relationship with a lie is not a good thing. They then respond, but if I told someone my real age, she wouldn't be interested in me. Well, lying about it doesn't help. They still won't be interested in him.

Must be few peoples habitual..
But i don't think thier is anything to lie...

I've often found that it is not just age people lie about on here but also location and using someone else's photo

Exactly right - most here lie about age and location - some need to buy a map, as the city and country often don't match!!!

This is a highly personal issue for a lot of people. For me my profile is me except for the exact location (city) and age. Some time ago my computer was hacked into and my personal information was compromised and used against me. I vowed that will never happen again so I do not divulge certain things about myself over the internet. If people cannot accept that about me then that is too bad.

I think it's for the same reason you don't ask a woman their weight. They find it offensive for some reason. For the women that do that, I believe it may have to do with their sense of not facing reality.

As for delightful's experience - I have no idea why guys would do it. Maybe because they are trying to catfish young girls... but that wouldn't explain why he was speaking to her (beings as his profile said roughly the same age) - unless she approached him first.

I find if you go to a party and meet a dude for the first time, I've found in my experience no offence is taken when men ask other men their age, (or weight if the conversation weirdly goes in that direction - usually a dude can tell how much someone weighs and will be fairly accurate) and when women ask me my age I immediately answer with no offense taken

I have noticed at least one profile where a lady put her age as 110, she certainly did not look over 50, maybe she was just not wanting to reveal her true age or was seeking someone much older than herself. You cannot always see when the age quoted is not clear in their photo, and I agree that is deceitful, not the right way to begin dating someone.

I've seen your post and also noticed first off when you joined a few days ago, Tusk. I just wish you were living North of the Brissy River instead of the Gold Coast. The traffic between where you are and where I am in Burpengary is horrendous, usually... of course, I'm 60 (my REAL age), so a young at heart 50 y.o. might not be interested in me anyway.

Ah well... C'est la vie. Good luck with your search and I hope you find someone really special, just as I hope I do too.

You have to do what is necessary to get laid.

I've never lied about my age. I'm 37 going on 38, but some guys think I'm lying.

both women and men shave off about 5 years. what the hell...its the internet. your never going to meet these people anyway. shave years. shave pounds. add hair...remove wrinkles...do whatever you whatever you want

I've had this happen in other places, maybe it's ego boosting? Or quite simply as another person posted they just want to trick someone so they can have relations.

I am 101.

You have to do whatever it takes to get laid.

lolol

okay l get it now. poop now l gotta extend my ages to find people my age! I guess l havnt done this for long. so if you've lied about your age up or down be brave enough to confess early to me!