Hey Inny - you definitely do not need a fast forward button - thankfully you have a lot of space between your age and 40 to have lots of time for better things to happen in your life. Personally, I'm over 40 but I have no problem hanging out with adults under 40, in fact, because I chose a career path and not a "family" type path I have more in common with the under 40 crowd since I do not have kids (3 dogs and 3 cats) and I have never had a husband (long time bf but we still do our own things), and while I bought my first house a few years ago it was not because I wanted it - I needed it for the dogs and cats! A friend told me that he figured the reason I put off having a house so long was because I figured somehow the noose around my neck that is the mortgage finally made me an "adult." As I think about, probably over half of my close friends are under 40. So, don't despair - I am sure most of us old geezers over 40 would not want to exclude you from any chat.