How do i know if i am a mermaid/merman?

You would know for sure if you have lost your legs and now have them replaced by the tail of a fish. Can't get more simple than that.

L8r

I was swimming before I could even walk, even competed at swim meets growing up, and I've always been drawn to the ocean - I'm 38 and I assure you I am not a mermaid.

And sometimes something gets caught in our throats and a drink of water helps.

1) How do i know if i am a mermaid/merman?

Well - if you can't tell if your not one or the other, you need to talk to your parents about the birds and the bees.

If your wondering if you're one of those, the answer is: if you have a tail instead of legs, you are a merwhatever. If you don't, you aren't.

Jim

/sigh

I swear down the people who ask these ridiculous questions are either doing it to wind people up or they really are that naieve.

First of all, mermaids have tails do they not? I think that you 'may' just struggle to have a long fish tail and not notice it... Second of all, if merfolk did exist, I am pretty sure if you 'were' one, you'd have been drawn to swimming longer than four years ago.

Third, I am sure there are many people out there who love the ocean but do not believe themselves to be merfolk. Also, I am sure pro athlete swimmers are better than you and likewise, they are not merfolk.

If you are 24, it's about time to stop living life as "Could I be this?" and about time you start looking to the reality of it...

Are you being serious here?

Kayso.

a) Water is kinda proven to help you breathe if your coughing.

b) People DO love the ocean. They find it relaxing.

c) OMG! I am a fantastic swimmer too! ... Too bad I have been swimming longer than you and I am not questioning if I am a mermaid or not.

d) You would be a mermaid.. considering the fact that you're a girl.

If you look in the mirror and see either ariel or ben stiller you're definately a mermaid.

You had an anxiety attack. You are simply a human being who enjoys swimming. But if you really want to know, do a DNA test. I can guarantee that you are 100% Homo sapiens.

When you have a set of gils and bottom teeth so long they almost touches your nose then you might want to start thinking that there is something different about you........

that's wonderful. Mermaids and mermen (are you both?) are lovely beings.

just don't piss off Neptune.

Go, swim, be merry.

you already know

You would have a tail if you were a mermaid...

And wear starfish for earrings xD