How can i look more teenager looking? How to simply look older and less child like?! please help!?

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Hi. I'm a 16 year old female. I am having trouble gaining weight and looking more like a mature adult. I am so sick and tired of still looking like a kid. Seriously! Everyone in my grade (sophomore in HS) looks so much older, attractive, and mature. Also everyone TOWERS above me. Literally everyone. I am probably the smallest person in my SCHOOL. Everyone who meets me says i look like im 12. My breasts are too small, i look like an awkward 6th grade girl. :( and i have no curves at all. I am fairly skinny, i am 5 foot and 92 pounds. I just want more than ever to not look "skinny" and "childlike". i want that mature figure. I want to still be skinny but i want some natural curves and bigger, fuller breasts so i look and feel older, more mature, and confident/happy. I just feel like im growing up and i need to start looking like a mature young adult. i am absoltely DONE with being a kid. I cannot stand it when someone says to me, "oh but youll look 20 when your 40! You should be happy about that!" it makes me so upset to the point i cry and start hating myself. I do not care about "when im older". I care about NOW. All i ******* want is to look older!! Am i just a late developer? I feel like ill never look like an adult. I want to be perceived as older. After all, im 16. I should look like a beautiful, confident young woman, not an awkward young kid. How can i look more older? How can i gain more weight/muscle so i can "fill out" and look older? Please help...

k h · Accepted Answer

Without knowing you, I think, you should feel free to "feel older" straight away. Then most people won't confuse due to your height. I mean, 30 or 40 year olds can be short too. And breast size and that stuff also has nothing to do with it, because 30 and 40 year olds can have that too.

I know sometimes, young people themselves do not realised that they HAVE matured. Maybe that even happens to everybody from time to time (maybe not as intense as you were feeling when you write that question, but still).

I think it will make a difference if you acknowledge that yourself, but some of people's judgement on age is actually based on the eyes. And of course, if someone still thinks you are 12 because of they height, they are plainly mistaken. But if you yourself tell yourself that all the time, then they might be forgiven for it.If you think of yourself and act like a 16 year old, that should change it in most cases.

Me · Answer

You gotsa learn to love yourself boooooo, you are beautiful!!! Embrace your youth. Maybe to look older though you could define your cheekbones with makeup. If you want to look taller get some shoes with a bit of a heel.

Anonymous · Answer

Well beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some guys prefer the smaller but perkier breasts... I really don't know, but appearance depends on the guy you're dating.

njyogibear · Answer

try not to dwell on these harsh comparisons with other people because they can be really damaging. people come in all shapes and sizes and everyone should be happy with who they are. if people say unkind things to you because of your appearance, that sucks but you don't want anything to do with them anyway.

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