The consolation factor if you do end up with something distinctly long in the tooth is that it should give you the gratification of feeling that you have aged rather better yourself.
The country is still run by the old boy network. Most of the old boys are now Conservative placemen, long in the tooth and addled in the brain.
Madame Clicquot is a little long in the tooth now she took over the business when her husband died in 1805 but she still attends all the best events.