You Look Good for Your Age and Other Backhanded Compliments

I'm in my mid-forties and hear it all the time. "Wow, you're a grandmother? You're how old? You look good for your age!" Most of the time I smile and say thank you.

I admit that at first, this type of compliment doesn't always feel like a dis to me. I know my family has good genes and none of us quite look like our age. Even my husbands family looks so young you wouldn't believe how old his sisters actually are.

However, we have to be more aware of the backhanded compliments we give others. The sad truth is 82% of women have heard this type of compliment in the past year and it can be hurtful to some!

If I'm honest I know I've said it myself when it came to seeing very old women who were in the 80's or 90's look like they were in their 50's. Mostly because everyone else said it so I didn't think twice about it. But telling any woman she looks good for her age is a backhanded compliment for sure. Why not just say "Wow, you look great", and leave it at that.



The fact of the matter is, as women age they are more apt to hear "for your age" attached to a compliment and it can negatively affect a woman's confidence. See how Actress Thandie Newton is dealing with the power of these words personally.

This buzzer will help me challenge those words that are a buzzkill.

I'm teaming up with RoC skincare to help remind us all that every woman is beautiful, period. No matter what her age. So won't you join me? Let's all think twice before saying #foryourage again.

Do people ever say you look good for your age? How does it make you feel?

*Thanks to RoC Skincare for sending me this buzzer.