Believe me, I am not age-ist and if I do get divorced, will open my "pool" to men in their 40's...BUT NOT younger than me! Good!
My mom has told me that sometimes when men hit their 50s (NOT IN YOUR CASE, Gardener!!), they "resign" to an "old man life" and act older than they are! Aahh, what does she know? I don't know if this is true but it made me laugh when she said it. 50 is the new 35, right? :-) Nope. The new 50 is 50 (or 56, in my case). Personally, I feel as young, strong, vibrant, etc. as when I was 35 and in a couple of ways even moreso. True.
It only gets better. Besides, we all kinda forever remain who we were at about 18, deep down, dontcha think?
Gardener
"My soul, be satisfied with flowers, With fruit, with weeds even; but gather them In the one garden you may call your own." Cyrano deBergerac
I don't know if this is true but it made me laugh when she said it. 50 is the new 35, right? :-) 
