The midlife crisis is a myth—sort of
Many believe that men go through a midlife crisis when they are in middle age. Not quite. Many middle-aged men do go through midlife crises, but it's not because they are middle-aged. It's because their wives are. From the evolutionary psychological perspective, a man's midlife crisis is precipitated by his wife's imminent menopause and end of her reproductive career, and thus his renewed need to attract younger women. Accordingly, a 50-year-old man married to a 25-year-old woman would not go through a midlife crisis, while a 25-year-old man married to a 50-year-old woman would, just like a more typical 50-year-old man married to a 50-year-old woman. It's not his midlife that matters; it's hers. When he buys a shiny-red sports car, he's not trying to regain his youth; he's trying to attract young women to replace his menopausal wife by trumpeting his flash and cash.
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WHAT?!
Haha. Well, I do agree with that actually. It does make sense. But I do believe it's also us that go through it because of ourselves, not because of our wives. I think it's like 50/50. Even now, I'm not even 20 yet and getting older bothers me already. So when I do get to that point in my life, yeah I'll probably be having issues because of myself but probably also because of my wife. Women tend to show their emotions more than men, so when they get to that point they're very vocal about their "hot flashes" and not having a "visitor" every month, and so on. My uncle's in his late 40s and a couple years ago he got a Corvette. A lot of people may interpret that as him going through a mid-life crisis, but really he's not like that. He's talked of getting a Corvette for years, so finally when he retired from the police force and had enough money when he got a new job, he had an opportunity to get it and he did. When somone from the other side of the family heard about it, right away she said "mid-life crisis." That's just how people associate brand new things with older men and then label it.
could you explain more?
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