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Ko-Ko:
I was at the movie theatre last Sunday, and while my friend Dave and I were waiting for the others, he started talking to one of the guys who was working there. After Dave mentioned we were waiting for two more, the guy said, "Oh are you two waiting for your girlfriends?" Dave responded, "We're waiting for two of our friends since Ko-Ko here couldn't drive them." (my real name is not one that any boy would have. Hopefully). The guy looked really confused for a second, then made some excuse about having to go clean something, and hurried away. He thought I was a boy! I don't even know why, since my hair is long, I almost always where earrings, my shirt had sparkles on it! I honestly don't know what he was thinking. Has anything like this ever happened to you?

Ko-Ko

Cellardoor14:
This happens tends Mr Cellardoor ALL the time...

He is short, thin and wears his hair long  so of course he MUST be female.

Even when he had shoulder-length hair and a full beard people would still call him "miss" and "madam".

We also use to get a lot of rubber-necking in public when we held hands.   We finally assumed it was because we looked like a same-gender couple.

He doesn't get it as much since his hair is now slightly shorter and he normally has a one year old trailing him saying "Dada".

It doesn't really bother him though, and usually he just mentions how he must be one fine looking lady.  ;)

Yep, my husband's funny that way. 

LeoGirlChelsea:
Yes, it happened to me! When I was 10 years old or something I had my hair a clue-cut (bad bad memories) and always wore shorts (and to this day, my face is very 'boyish', even though I wear makeups and have a long hair) so old ladies in my church are so determined to see me as a boy. When I was lining for a lunch, a middle aged lady smiled at me and said "Here, I'm going to give you a lot of meats - boys need to eat a lot!". Well, thanks, I'm big girl now.
Another lady saw me entering to the ladies' room and raised her voice, "Boy, you can't go in here! It's ladies!" I don't know who was more embarassed, I saying "But I'm a girl" or she saying "Oh-......Oh...OK, sorry"  :(

Chocolate Cake:
No, I've never been mistaken for a man, but I have been mistaken for being pregnant.  

I like to wear loose, long T-shirts.  Once, when we were househunting, a realtor said, "And this house has plenty of room for when your baby comes."   My "baby" was a 2 year old at home with a sitter.

Evil Duckie:
don't let it bother you.

The funniest time I was mistaken for a boy was when I was in my late teens.

I was with  a group of friends at a park hanging out. An older woman decided that all of us young men needed to leave the park immediately because we would be causing trouble soon. What was funny is that all of us were girls and wearing dresses. I don't know any boys who wear dresses expect as a costume.

It is amazing on how unobservant people can be.

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