a girl came up to me saying she thought I was cute and asked for my instagram, so we added each other. After, I sent her a message saying it was nice to meet her and invited her out for dinner, then to my surprise she replied saying:
“Hey sorry I’m actually only 18 so I don’t think it’s appropriate we talk anymore sorry.”
Im confused cause I never told her my age, and I’m only 2 years older than her? i must admit on my instagram i look much older. My background is Mediterranean so i naturally have stronger facial hair and darker skin which makes me look older. E.g. my sister is 28 and my friends say i look older than her so I think she saw my instagram photos and changed her mind and suddenly now thinks I’m a lot older than what I am.
What should I reply? I don’t want it to come across as weird and desperate and I want to respect her message but at the same time I want her to also know my age /that I’m not as old as I look without it coming across as a weird thing to say