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Men - were you an early, normal or late developer?
rupert_pupkin
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I was late, one of the latest in my year at school. I was one of the youngest, but I don't think that decides it, there were kids 2 years below me with full beards (mostly Greek and Pakistani to be fair) when I still had a squeaky voice and not much hair anywhere
PE was a bit embarrassing, but on the upside girls still thought I was 'cute' when everybody else was going through that awkward gangly spotty phase so I cleaned up. Downside was I could only go so far with them
What were you and how did it affect your teens?
PE was a bit embarrassing, but on the upside girls still thought I was 'cute' when everybody else was going through that awkward gangly spotty phase so I cleaned up. Downside was I could only go so far with them
What were you and how did it affect your teens?
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Edit: Puberty affected me, obviously. I mean the age at which it happened didn't seem to have any specific consequences.
Seems unimportant now, it happens around the same age for everyone, but I was always aware and so was everybody else
No...I don't remember to be honest. It wasn't that big a deal.
Hahaha!
I never had to shave everyday until I was about 25...! I must have been 19 when I first had to shave.
But I'm starting to look more manly and also starting trying to build some muscle, and also this helps my confidence, so hopefully I will get a girlfriend soon
Me too! I had to start shaving my top lip at about 12, and gradually more and more each year, until I was shaving my whole face by about 15/16, I've also been the same height I am now (6ft1) since about 13. I hated it at the time. Felt self conscious enough at that age without towering above everyone else.
Weirdly, now at 32, I look younger than my age!
by your assumption or by others
By others.... People always seem shocked when I tell them my age. I'm not saying I still look like a teen, but I could pass for early to mid 20's no prob. (when i've had a shave...... unshaven, I look much closer to my age). I also still get id'd at the off licence, which gets on my nerves, as I don't have a driving licence, so have to remember to grab my passport!
^^ This!
Height wise I was still about average (5 foot something) but me balls dropped as did me voice and I started getting hair on my face and elsewhere around 11/12. I used to shave a lot when I was in school when I didn't it was noticeable. I never had that spotty face phase either (unlike my brother....) unlike a load of kids in my year. I remember when my chest (no not breats) and shoulders started developing - I was getting changed for PE once and another lad asked if I had been working out cause by shoulders and chest looked toned
What's worrying is I'm now 23 and I'm still growing. I've just gone over six foot.