"A man who correctly guesses a woman's age may be smart, but he's not very bright....... " Lucille Ball.
She was a smart woman who knew what she was talking about! My reply when asked how old I am, is "If a woman tells you her age, she will tell you anything." A special young friend of mine asked the other day, "How old are you?" I paused significantly before answering, "I can't answer that question because I don't want to tell you a lie." Of course as a 5 yr old he didn't really understand why I didn't want to reveal this basic fact but he has to learn early.
The reason I didn't tell a little white lie is because I have had my fingers severely burnt in a similar interaction, where a 5 year old just learning about numbers asked the same question (why are they so obsessed with age?) I answered, foolishly, "39."
"Oh, Clara,'' she said, squinting intently into my sunlit face and comparing it mentally with her mother's 30's face and said, "You haven't looked after your skin well."
I rest my case - you have to teach them early - do not ask a woman's age!
Honestly Clara/Lucille
Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American comedienne, film, television, stage and radio actress, model, film and television executive, and star of the sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy and Life With Lucy. One of the most popular and influential stars in America during her lifetime, with one of Hollywood's longest careers, especially on television, Ball began acting in the 1930s, becoming both a radio actress and B-movie star in the 1940s, and then a television star during the 1950s. She was still making films in the 1960s and 1970s. - Wikipedia