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How to Trick Men into Thinking You’re Years Younger. “You’re as young as you feel”
is a cute saying, but let’s be honest—you’re as young as you look. Here’s how to shave
off a few years. You will need Pink-grapefruit lotion or perfume An iPod The latest cell
phone Tampons Candles An instant-message account A gym membership and good posture. Step 1.
Smell like a grapefruit. A study at Chicago’s Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation
found that women wearing the scent were perceived to be an average of six years younger than
their actual age. Step 2. Get an iPod and load it up with current hits. Avoid playing
any songs that’ll hint at your real age—or at least hide those golden oldies in a separate
playlist that you can enjoy when you’re alone. Step 3. *** your phone. Young people
are very into their cell phones, so pick up the latest model, personalize it with a signature
color, and choose a ringtone that won’t have him asking, “Who? _The_ Who? Who’s
that?” Step 4. Stage your home with items a younger woman would have—a concert T-shirt
from a hip band, acne medication, the latest issue of _Cosmopolitan_ magazine. Step 5.
Everyone looks younger in soft light—so choose candlelit restaurants, add dimmers
to all your home lights, and get heavy bedroom curtains to keep out harsh morning rays. Step
6. Texting is big with the younger crowd, so learn how to send and receive text messages.
You don’t want to ask him what the hell he’s talking about when the subject comes
up. Step 7. Have more sex – even if it’s just with yourself. A study at the Royal Edinburgh
Hospital found that people in their 40s who had one or two orgasms a week looked a full
10 years younger than those who didn’t. Step 8. Get an instant-message account and
learn the latest “netiquette” and abbreviations. Keep your status as “available” whenever
you’re online; most young people like to IM more than they like to use the phone. Step
9. Get a gym membership – and not just so you lose weight, feel great and get a toned,
more youthful body. Seeing the card in your wallet (make sure men do!) subconsciously
signals that you are a young, vibrant person. While you want him to see your gym card, _other_
IDs in your wallet – like your driver’s license – should be hidden away so he won’t
stumble across your real age! Step 10. Stand up straight; surveys show that good posture
makes you look not only younger, but thinner and taller, too. Did you know About one-third
of women think they look ten years younger than they actually are.