How many years do you think would have to pass since the last time you've seen someone for their face to become unrecognizable?

[AngelOfLight258]

Do you think you could recognize someone's face 10, 20 , 40 or even 70 years after you've seen them last?

[NathanDavis]

I don't forget adult faces... especially the eyes

but there were a few classmates from middle school days that I saw last right before we all turned 16 or so... and then I met them again around 20 or so

they were all able to recognize me right away... but I did say "hey, hi... longtime no see, how is it been" but inside, I really could not tell who they were, lmao... I recognized the eyes in essence but not the rest of them, not physically

although... once an adult, I don't forget faces

[WindAtMyBack]

It depends on the person. I think it depends more on whether I'm paying attention. I live in the same area where I grew up and went to school. But I don't really look for people I knew from HS.

I think with a lot of them I would not recognize them even if they said I should know them. With others they are instantly recognizable. My guess is that if I was actually looking out for them that I'd recognize quite a few people.

There is a good reason why people wear name tags at high school reunions.

[Emiliamazing]

I think it depends on how they have age/changed. People seem to recognize my husband easily, but not so much me.

[Emiliamazing]

Thanks for the MHO 😊

[misfittoy]

I never forget a face, a name sometimes, but never a face

[misfittoy]

thank you for mho

[zagor]

Depends on how distinct their face is, how well I knew them, and how much they've changed. I met a guy a few years ago who went to HS with me (I hadn't known him personally but remembered seeing him) and there is no way I would have recognized him. I only remembered him after I got home and looked in my old yearbook.

[hahahmm]

If a woman gains too much weight her face starts to look like a fat man's face so weight plays a bigger role than anything else, to me. I can't think of anybody I knew when they were a kid who I can't recognize 30-40 years later tho.

[KelleyNice]

It depends on how young they are. If he or she is an infant, not very long, maybe not more than 2 or 3 years. However, if mid teens or older, perhaps more than 40 years.

[exitseven]

It really depends. I have seen people that I have not seen in 30 years and they look pretty much the same and I have seen people I went to high school with that look entirely different. Especially the girls.

[VIVANT]

Depends if they gain or lose a lot of weight & color or cut their hair I may not recognize them.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Their faces are about the same relatively basically but one is way taller now and the other is a Super Saiyan (if I may be honest I think she was prettier with default hair color but when I think of it as Super Saiyan it’s not as bad).

[TroyDT2]

It depends upon the individual. Some people in their 60's or 70's look like their childhood pics. Others are unrecognizable after a decade.

[BLP11520]

Over 40, kids I grew up with some had drastic changes. Others look the same but weathered faces and older hair

[Dreamclouds]

doesn't matter I always remember people, unless they have surgery maybe

[Msputiton]

1 hour😪

[Debbie14217]

a long time lol

[RegularEOS]

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