Worse with age?

I have come to the conclusion that one or all of the following three things is true:

1. My East Texas accent is getting worse with age.
2. I'm meeting more new people, who constantly notice my accent.
3. People have always noticed my accent, just never said anything (to my face).

I'm told that it's cute. Not sure if I believe that.

When I was in high school I used to tell people that I was going to take speech therapy to get rid of my twang. Perhaps it's time to start looking for a good (speech) therapist...