Is there an age when one ceases to be referred to as 'a girl'?

Spirogyra

Is there an age when being referred to such stops ? At 37 it still happens to me sometimes, despite being well past being 'a girl'. Is there a cut off point ?

Sam Kade

I know women in their 80's and their siblings still refer to them as the girls.

Liam McPoyle

Spirogyra wrote: »

Is there an age when being referred to such stops ? At 37 it still happens to me sometimes, despite being well past being 'a girl'. Is there a cut off point ?

My wife is 37 and sometimes refers to her friends as the girls.

I'm 36 and refer to a group of men I've known since school as "the lads" and its far from lads any of us are.

The J Stands for Jay

It used to be 65, but was recently increased to 67.

Addle

I still get 'good girl' sometimes, which is very patronising, but still better than 'woman' in my mind.
Very rarely called 'lady', which is a disappointing reflection on me.

AmyPL

Depends on the circumstances sometimes. If you work in a shop or restaurant, you suddenly become 'the lady' that parents threaten their kids with. As in, 'Don't touch that, THE LADY will be cross!'

Windorah

At 28 I have no problem being referred to as "a girl". I'm originally from Cork though so maybe that's why!

My granny is in her 80's, she calls her friends the girls. Woe betide anyone who isn't a friend and contemporary who calls her a girl.

I'm 28 and get called a girl all the time, and sometimes 'the little girl' because I'm small. I might be small but I'm not a child, so that can grate, although it depends on who says it.

I'd never call a grown man a boy, but my brothers call their friends the boys.

It's a minefield!

Figbiscuithead

I don't have any issue with being called girl, woman (I'm 35 - I AM a woman) or lady. It all depends on the delivery and who's saying it and even then, I can't remember being offended by the use of any of them.

kettlehead

Candie wrote: »

My granny is in her 80's, she calls her friends the girls. Woe betide anyone who isn't a friend and contemporary who calls her a girl.

I'm 28 and get called a girl all the time, and sometimes 'the little girl' because I'm small. I might be small but I'm not a child, so that can grate, although it depends on who says it.

I'd never call a grown man a boy, but my brothers call their friends the boys.

It's a minefield!

My gran is in the similar age bracket. I was working abroad and she visited. "How's the boy doing?"

Hope your gran has a great Christmas.

Pat Mustard

For me, it was when I left the boy scouts.

They were a tough crowd.

P1nkSheep

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fatknacker

I always thought is ok call women girls in a casual setting. Anything other than that though is strange. Would you call a woman with a child a girl?

aujopimur

If you're from Cork you'll always be a gurl.

Permabear

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makeandcreate

My mum works in an expensive boutique, the type where they select clothes and dress you, most of the clients are 70 plus and she always refers to them as "this old girl "when telling you about her day. She's over 60 herself.... But no old girl yet according to herself.

Jinonatron

Anyone younger than me is a girl. Anyone older than me is a woman.

madmaggie

I find out here in the schticks a single woman of more mature years, like myself, will still be called a girl. I'm not objecting, but hate being called "Miss", always puts me in mind of Miss Marple, and I'm not quite ready for that yet!