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#931
I was about level 45 when I finished the main quest, and things changed for me when I did, at least initially. I was kind of bummed. It really meant the game was "over". I still had a lot of quests and a lot of places to explore, but without the drive of the main quest always being there for me the game lost some of it's draw.
As with previous versions, I always saved the main quest. I'd do one part of it ever few days, saving the finale till I had finished 90% or more of the rest of the game. This time, the last three parts to the main quest run together like a movie and you almost can't help but finish them all at once. So I ended up finishing the main quest a bit earlier than I wanted. And that was still at level 45!
I still had the theive's guild to go though and that's a fairly extensive quest line...
If you don't want to "accidentally" finish the main quest too early...
[tiny tiny spoiler below. Really, very small]
If you don't want to "accidentally" finish the main quest too early. When You get to the part where you are asked or it is suggested that you call a dragon down to the castle in whiterun, don't. That starts a high speed run through to the end of the main quest.