I played endlessly as a teenager, in bands and whatnot. I lived and breathed the electric guitar. I lost interest and gave it up when I was in college and wound up selling (mostly pawning) all my gear.
As I entered my mid 30s, I found myself with the disposable income to purchase all the stuff I coveted as a teen. Now at 48, I now have a nice collection of top-shelf American-made Gibson Les Pauls, Fenders, Martin acoustics, British Marshall tube amplifiers and on and on. It's a nice collection of beautiful instruments that I'm proud of.
I just don't really have the time to practice so much these days. The skills aren't what they used to be.
People look at my gear and ask if I play. "I'm not so great at playing guitars." I reply, "but I'm really good at buying them!"
There are guitar players. And there are guitar owners. I’m an owner. I went 20 years without one. On my 51st birthday my wife bought me what I had always wanted. A Telecaster. A few years ago I bought a Taylor CE 114. It sucks. I’m still just an owner. I sing a lot better than I play.