Are you saying he can't see how old you look so it's okay? 😜
In your forties is not bad though...
Every time I roll my eyes at being carded, they inevitably say, "What? It's a compliment." and I'm like it was cute up until about 5 years ago...
I had one lady look at my ID, exclaim, "No way!" loud enough to draw the security guard's attention. 🙄