I’ve heard—from another (admittedly biased and inconsistent) source close to the matter—that OP is wicked, tricksy, and perhaps even false.

Actually Frodo was in his 30s when he received the Ring, he was in his 50s when he left the Shire…
Sorry to bother, I’ll crawl back in my hill-dug home now

Imagine the age gap relationship posts that we’d see in the LOTR universe.