Submitted by Greg on August 7, 2006 - 11:29pm.
One of our goals at LifeTwo is to become the online authority on midlife crisis. You'll see lots of material in this section. To start, visit our encyclopedia-like 20 Questions About Midlife Crisis, or, for inspiration, go to Stories of Midlife Crisis.
At the bottom of most articles you'll see a list of similar pieces; you can also click on 'tags' including 'female midlife crisis' and 'male midlife crisis' to zero in on a particular area of interest.
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Submitted by Greg on August 7, 2006 - 4:51pm.
This "Twenty Questions About Midlife Crisis" section is an ongoing effort to collect all of LifeTwo's best information about midlife crisis in one place. »more»
Submitted by Greg on August 23, 2006 - 2:39pm.
The conventional wisdom is that midlife crises usually feature extramarital affairs.
But one may have little to do with the other.
Middle-aged people -- of either gender -- have affairs. But many have nothing to do with the usual midlife crisis. Rather, they are the result of placing low value on the relationship, and poor bonding with one's spouse. »more»
Submitted by Greg on August 24, 2006 - 11:01am.
Our research into midlife crisis has convinced us that there's no such thing.
No one thing, anyway. »more»
Submitted by Greg on June 1, 2007 - 6:07pm.
Empty nests. Menopause. Midlife crisis. Those are some of the reasons midlife is supposed to cause depression in women.
But as with so much information about midlife, that is at best only part of the story. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on January 31, 2008 - 10:29am.
According to a comprehensive study of data from 80 countries, researchers at Britain's Warwick University and America's Dartmouth College have confirmed what people in their forties have known for years, middle age is indeed truly miserable. Researchers discovered that "for both men and women the probability of depression peaks around 44 years of age. »more»
Submitted by Greg on October 23, 2006 - 10:28pm.
Here's where we're going to put links to interesting "what I did during my midlife crisis" stories as we come across them ...
Submitted by Greg on July 19, 2006 - 11:46pm.
While researching her book The Breaking Point: How Today's Women Are Navigating Midlife Crisis, Wall Street Journal columnist Sue Shellenbarger discovered that "women not only undergo bigger changes than men in middle age, but they also by some measures have a more positive attitude about their prospects in life."
One key source was "Turning Points In Adulthood," a chapter in the MacArthur Foundation's "How Healthy Are We? A National Study of Well-Being At Midlife." It shows that men and women are distinctly different in a measure of life fulfillment.
Researchers found that before 50, less women than men feel they have "fulfilled a special dream" in the last five years (24% vs 40%). But after 50, women's fulfillment goes up -- to 36% -- while men's falls to about 28%. »more»
Submitted by Greg on May 23, 2007 - 7:53pm.
"Midlife crisis" may be many things -- depression, a reassessment, dissatisfaction, or unease -- but a key contributor can be career issues.
But like so much about midlife, there is little hard data on what happens to midcareer adults. »more»
Submitted by Greg on June 7, 2007 - 10:34am.
Hundreds of thousands of families will soon see their youngest child off to college, and that means an outbreak of despondent mothers and fathers suffering from empty nest syndrome.
Or does it? »more»
Submitted by Greg on February 27, 2007 - 11:35pm.
What will happen when a generation that's been told it's special in every way faces middle age?
It's not going to be pretty. New research says that Gen Y is more narcissistic that prior generations. And that means they aren't well suited to the mid-course corrections necessary in midlife.
Gen Y's midlife crisis may be the largest in history. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on December 27, 2006 - 11:10pm.
Submitted by Greg on April 16, 2007 - 9:23am.
LifeTwo has long argued that what many people call their "midlife crisis" is really their normal reaction to a crisis that could occur at any time, but happened to them in midlife. Their "crisis" could be their emotional response to divorce, death in the family, job loss, serious illness, or other trauma. We've held that one such type of "midlife crisis" is actually depression.
Now a new study shows just how blurry the line is between feeling down after negative life events and clinical depression. »more»
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Our Most Recent Articles About Midlife Crisis
Submitted by Lisa on November 20, 2009 - 9:17am.
I'll cut right to the chase: I think my parents taught me that love is putting up with a lot of ill treatment and staying no matter what.
My own notion of love was that it would be like having a best friend and lover for the rest of my life, and we would have little problems but we'd adjust. »more»
Submitted by Greg on November 6, 2009 - 12:30pm.
Here at LifeTwo we believe that 'midlife crisis' is often a normal depression that happens in midlife. So anything that reduces the risk of depression also reduces the risk of midlife crisis. »more»
Submitted by Deborah Hayes on October 15, 2009 - 1:31pm.
When you wake up in the morning what’s the first thing you think? Is it:
“What a glorious day, I can’t wait to get up and see what this day brings.”
How about at the end of the day? Are you smiling, feeling creative and energized?
If not, do you think your attitude would be better if you thought more positively? »more»
Submitted by rich_lost on October 3, 2009 - 7:59am.
This is my first post, so please understnd if I leave out facts. Last Nov. my wife of 24yrs. got up and left for three weeks. She came back a week before christmas and announced the "I love you, but...." you all know the rest. I begged her to stay for christmas. she did, big mistake!! »more»
Submitted by aconfusedwife on September 3, 2009 - 5:54am.
I need advice, I have been married for 20 years, we have a teenager and I thought we were great..15 months ago In May 08 he said "I love you, but I am not In Love with You" ( how tacky) and he wants to find his happiness elswere, but will stay until our child graduates in 2010. »more»
Submitted by Deborah Hayes on September 2, 2009 - 8:47pm.
Do you know what you really want in life? Have you taken the time to really slow down long enough to take stock of just where you are and where you want to go? What do you think of your life as it is? »more»
Submitted by aconfusedwife on September 1, 2009 - 3:40pm.
I need advice, I have been married for 20 years, we have a teenager and I thought we were great..15 months ago In May 08 he said "I love you, but I am not In Love with You" ( how tacky) and he wants to find his happiness elswere, but will stay until our child graduates in 2010. »more»
Submitted by Laurie Israel on August 6, 2009 - 8:46am.
Like many of you other mediators out there, I am always very pained to read accounts of our celebrity brethren who are struggling with their marriages. The media is insistent. The klieg lights focused on these people in distress are glaring. They are experiencing their own personal marital problems, but under a microscope of public view. »more»
Submitted by DazedAndConfused on August 2, 2009 - 1:47pm.
I have a question for which I have NO idea how to find the answer. »more»
Submitted by CLK on August 1, 2009 - 9:52am.
I have decided to write about my issue in hopes of receiving some good advice or to just simply understand what it is that I am going through. I'm 23 years old and my parents have been divorced since I was 9, due to my mom cheating. My dad was a loyal, hard-working, dedicated father and husband, worked 2 jobs so that my mom could stay home and raise my sister and me. »more»
Submitted by Deborah Hayes on July 24, 2009 - 1:22pm.
Is your dream machine stuck in a holding pattern? If you’ve been living on auto pilot; moving through one circumstance to another and doing only what you thought you should or had to do, you might want to spend a little time and effort on changing your routine. If you don’t find the time to explore your imagination how will you ever know what your dream is? »more»
Submitted by Greg on July 22, 2009 - 11:20pm.
Sandra Tsing Loh is a demi-celebrity among Los Angeles's NPR-listening classes. The onetime performance artist turned author and radio commentator either amuses or annoys. Now her piece in the July Atlantic -- which uses her affair and forthcoming divorce as the stepping-off point for a sweeping attack on modern marriage -- has, for many, gone way past annoying and into anger at her analysis -- and at Loh herself. »more»
Submitted by Deborah Hayes on July 3, 2009 - 6:28pm.
Last week I ran into several friends who were going through challenging times and feeling blue. We all have our days and those certain times in our lives that can feel like a struggle. We may not be able to quickly change the circumstance but we can most certainly change how we react to it. Sitting around thinking about how awful everything is will only make you feel worse. »more»
Submitted by Deborah Hayes on June 29, 2009 - 12:13pm.
As a woman of a certain age:
Do you feel invisible? Do you feel a lack of realistic and inspiring examples of “someone just like you?” Do you feel this affects your self esteem and how you feel about yourself? »more»
Submitted by mlbhome on June 23, 2009 - 11:24am.
my wife of 24 years left one week ago. Beginning last november she was displaying signs of an emotional relationship with a co-worker which she denied to me, and the children and family. Over the ensuing months she became distant and spent hours texting and on the phone with the OM sequestered in our tv room alone. »more»
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