/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>come from hella normie/conservative family
>grew up being a closet weeaboo, only watching anime and stuff by myself, basically in secret
>just turned 29 this month (fortunately I look a great deal younger)
>been trying to get into cosplay for years, but I suck and have no cosplay friends to help me
>spend a lot on materials that never come to fruition
>only anime friends that I have are hella geeky beta/wizard guys
>really want some female anime friends
>every female anime fan I come across is a massive attention whore who doesn't even really like anime
>if I encounter other women my age who like anime, they usually say it was something they were into in high school, but no more
>this weekend spent my first con at a hotel with friends (had been going to cons for years though)
>it was lots of fun, but I still felt too old to be at the con most of the time
>feel like I missed out on on the fun years of going to cons and cosplaying (middle school through mid 20s)
>wish my family didn't shame me about liking Japanese stuff
>wish I could have made friends like myself years ago, instead of being a loner all this time
>want to continue going to cons and having fun, but each con I feel more and more like a creep/weirdo because of my age

The kicker is I'm actually a really fun person to be around. I'm funny, witty, attractive, well dressed, etc. I can hang with normie girls no problem; they usually find my weeaboo tendencies to be cute and quirky, but I would just really love to have some gal pals who I can geek out with. I feel like I've missed the opportunity for that phase though. Maybe I should just let it go rather than pathetically cling to it in a futile and desperate attempt.

What do weeaboos do when they get to my age? Some, who are talented and have been practicing their craft for years, become content creators (artist alley, vendors, panels, etc.) or they enter the business in some capacity. Do the rest just "grow up" and leave anime behind?