There are three types of people in the world: People who look their age, people who look a few years older than their age, and people who look a few years younger than their age. I fall into the third group.

I didn't hear it much in high school, but once I got to college, I'd hear multiple people a day say, "You're that old? You don't look that old!" When people try and guess my age, they usually guess three-four years younger than my actual age, and they're always shocked when I tell them I'm 20, and I mean the jaw-dropping, big eyes, surprised kind of shock. I used to laugh it off, but I've come to accept looking younger as a blessing and probably my reality for the rest of my life. If you look younger than your age, chances are you relate with these 9 things.

1. When you talk about school, people automatically assume you're talking about high school.

Me: "I'll be a junior this year."

Person: "In high school?"

Me: "No, college..."

2. Only younger guys hit on you.

Thanks for being interested, but I'd rather find a guy my own age, not someone four years younger than me who's still in high school.

3. It doesn't matter how much lipstick and mascara you put on, you still look 14.

I've saved a lot of money over the years from not buying makeup because it's just a waste to put it on when I'll still look like a 14-year-old who's trying too hard to look older. Besides, it's not like there's anyone to impress when every college guy thinks I'm too young for them.

4. People assume you're lying when you tell them how old you are, and proceed to argue with you about how old you actually are.

Me: "I'm 20."

Person: "What? You? No, you're not 20. You don't even look old enough to have a job."

Me: "I'm 20. You can check my ID if you feel so inclined, but you'll probably think it's fake anyways."

5. You're already looking forward to the day when you look better than your high school enemies because they aged quicker than you.

Don't fret about the stupid boy who called you ugly in ninth grade; in 20 years he'll wish we would have dated you. And the popular girl who was always rude to you and your friends but got all the cute guys on the football team? She'll have wrinkles before you know it.

6. You've never had a boyfriend because everyone thinks you're too young for them.

While I've never actually had someone tell me this if the rest of the world thinks I'm three-four years younger than I actually am, I'm sure a guy around my age does too, and he's not going to eye a girl he thinks is still in high school.

7. You still get offered the kid's menu from time to time.

I'm not complaining about this one because I saved three dollars on my cheeseburger and fries at Denny's last week.

8. It's both a blessing and a curse

I love saving money by ordering off the kid's menu and I have this image in my mind of a beautiful 40-year-old woman (me in 20 years), but I'd really like it if a guy MY OWN AGE asked me out on a date.

9. It doesn't matter how old you get, you'll always look a few years younger.

I don't know about you, but it's a blessing to look younger than I actually am. It used to bother me, but you just have to rock the looks that God gave you (with the sliver of hope in the back of your mind that you do age slower and look awesome when you're 40 -- but hey, research shows that people who look younger age younger, too).