I am in the "over 40 but not yet 50" catagory. What I have found is that when you get to be my age, you are not afraid to look people in the eye and say with a straight face "I'm totally addicted to all things superman, (fanfic, MBs, LnC, Smallville, etc) you got a problem with that????" It's good to be "older".

"Well, let's see, so far I've been given a glimpse of ritual crop worship, treated as your girlfriend, and I insulted your parents. No, I couldn't have planned this. Mmm, mmm." -- Lois to Clark, 'Green, Green Glow of Home'