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My definition of "mid life crisis" is all about having regrets for things you have always wanted to do, but career, family, and other obligations kept you from pursuing them. If you have the time and inclination, now is the time to get moving. Today, you're the youngest you'll ever be.

We're just cooped up.

Around here fires got the whole place on edge. Every day another one pops up within a few miles of the house and they get it out quick. Another this morning at 6:30 am at Galice just up the road. Can't go outside for long, pollution levels are super high. Guess I'll do some reloading or something.

Damn few people know what makes them happy...

A promotion at work?

More money?

A new handgun?

Nice truck?

Some young pretty Antifa mistress?

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I remember an old picture of Orville Wright in his mid-70s systemically disassembling a clock to study the parts and figure out how it worked and rebuild it better.

Stuff like that has always been my bug.

My crisis was the first 50 years of life just trying to get by. Then came some new toys. Everything paid for and owing nobody. The other pic of the mid life crisis does look sweet. Edk

Somebody famous once wrote: "most men lead lives of quiet desperation". I think he was right. I'm not sure if there actually is a "mid-life crisis"...it may be that at a certain point of maturity when it becomes apparent that there is an end to life, a man becomes introspective and begins thinking thoughts about, how have I spent this valuable time so far? Have I spent it wisely? Should I reset some goals or adjust my expectations to get the most out of the time remaining?
Anybody who hasn't experienced something like this is incredibly stupid or incredibly happy with their lot.

Rent it. Then you can say you're paying for her to go away.

Some here get it. I could probably buy anything I want. Pretty much 0 debt and 780+ credit. The mortgage will be paid off this year and the vacation home has been paid off for years. I spent my 20s, 30s and 40s raising a family and trying to build a carrier. Now the kids have their own life and the job gets older by the day. It's not about things. It's about missing out on experiences. Someone once said we'll run out of health before we run out of money. I guess that's where my heads at this week.

And as good as JSTUART's idea looks, I'd buy the Vet before I bought that. The Vet would be cheaper!

Counting your blessings is a great starting point. Maybe putting the effort into improving what you currently have, rather than putting 10 times that effort into a new start.

When I hit my own mid-life crisis I got married and found a steady job. Seems to be a good place to stay.

Buy a sailboat and sail to the Marquesas

From a guy who has walked away from several good paying jobs because I got pizzed off and/or frustrated with some aspect of the job (usually people), do what you gotta do... The only person you have to please is the guy in the mirror when you get up each morning. Having said that, make sure you have your retirement and medical benefits lined up in good order before you jump. BTDT...

My boss explained to me the definition of “mid-life crisis “ back when I was 25.

He told me that, “The thing about sex that bothers him was that Sex didn’t bother him anymore. “

It makes more sense now!!!

The crisis part is if you are confronted with the situation, and unsure of how to proceed.

I like this post! I did a lot of her when I was younger. A LOT. My midlife crisis had me seeking a deeper depth of meaning for the rest of my life. So I decided to simply and get back to more reality, basically away from the damaged people and sick culture that is the norm in America today. My wife and I bought land and a house to meet our desire to dedicate the rest of our lives toward living simply. We will grow much of our food, spend our time doing that with our children until they decide to leave the nest (we had ours late). Then we will live that life alone. I've chased material stuff, I've chased skirts, I've chased adrenaline and other addictive behaviors, I've chased money. I've caught all of them enough to know that they lack meaning for me.

Life is about meaning in the end. Chase meaning, and catch it.

When I get down I'll go bang some 20 something year old escort plenty of em to choose from in these parts. Plane on doing more predator hunting while I'm still able. Just thankful to be above ground no point on dwelling on the past time waits for no one.

Most of you guys here are too old to get your value out of the red head anyway so why not just save that money, not make your wife mad and go sit on the porch imagining you were still young

BTDT on my 50th birthday and got the divorce t-shirt to prove it. Threads like this always bring out my preachy but that said...

"Nothing" will make you happy, or to rephrase that "no thing" will make you happy. At best things provide a temporary distraction from unhappiness. Nothing outside yourself that can be taken away or leave you will bring you real happiness. New house, new job - no matter where you go, there you are since you haven''t changed, you've only changed your surroundings. New stuff does break the monotony but pretty soon the new stuff also becomes monotonous.

Life is passing you by, every day you get one day older so start building things that are not outside yourself like memories. Go on that hunt, take that trip before you get too old. If you have good gear already then stick with it, they are placeholders for memories, and if not then get some and use it until you wear it out.

Now you could go for a full blown metanoia, it's pretty cool if that happens, but you can do the next best thing and enjoy the days you have left day by day. Really enjoy them, live in them (not for them, there's a big difference), be nice to people and do for them, that will bring you happiness or the closest thing to it.

At the very least when you draw your last breath there will be a much shorter list of stuff you wish you'd done.





Fwiw, I also got a 23 year old girlfriend and later on a red motorcycle in the process. It's the journey, not the destination...

It's an incredibly rare occasion when I see "metanoia" used, particularly on social media, and in proper context. Well done, Jim! You're a scholar and a gentleman.

ML crisis is when you move to a quiet,little KY town to retire. Everything starts breaking.