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Why Do Women Hide Their Age.....
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It is widely believed that many women lie about their age especially when in public or with those who don’t know their dates of birth. Women who tell their real ages are now hardly believed because of the perception that women never tell their real age. The Home front sought to find out why women hide their real ages. Muibat Asiyu Suleiman, a beautician said women lie about their age to make them appear younger before other people. Asked if lying about their age really makes them appear younger, or make people think they are younger than they are , she said it does not make them younger but since they already have that mentality they just continue to do it. Grace Adams, a civil servant said lying about age is not only done by women but it is a ‘Nigerian thing’. She said: “In fact these days men lie more about their age than women for a lot of reasons like to secure employment, attract younger girls or just for the fun of it. Before, the popular saying was ...