Is it a mid life crisis if we are both doing it?

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My wife and I are in our 40's and both kids are in college. We have begun being more active and doing new things. We started skiing/snowboarding again, we are looking at buying little sports cars, traveling, and getting in better physical shape. Our kids said that I was having a mid life crisis, but I said that it cannot be a crisis if my wife and I are both happy and just having fun. I said it is only a crisis if the husband or wife is making all the changes and the other spouse does not or is not happy with the changes. We are not trying to recapture our youth, we are just having fun again.

Update:

The kids were just kidding, but it got my wife and I thinking what a mid life crisis really was.

*RED* · Accepted Answer

...don't stop to explain! keep on truckin'...there will be time later, when you stop...
yNOT?

Anonymous · Answer

must be mid life disaster. seems you 2 have each and every little thing appeared after, i.e domicile teenagers,jobs etc. yet he's prevalent with the huge 40 is around the corner. according to probability he's feeling he's lost his opportunities at what he truly loves (feels like the song). Having yet another tattoo shows that he's nervous of dropping his adolescents. it is going to likely be difficult. you're able to discover him intending to do issues he hasn't achieved in the past, or usually rebelling, likely against himself. unsure the terrific way which you will take it. You sound such as you experience such as you're dropping him. attempt checking the internet for a information superhighway website dealing with mlc, i'm specific you will discover some advice and help.

sarahmcgeachy · Answer

me and my partner was just speaking about this the other day, we have young kids, 10 and 4, and we said if we could do it all over the only thing we would do diff is have the kids at a younger age so we could do our own things now we have reached 40, i say go out and have fun, youv done your jobs well your kids are now independant adults with lives of there own, so its your time now..........good luck and have fun x

Anonymous · Answer

I wouldn't call it a mid life crisis, I'd call it a celebration that the kids are off and in college.

oscar and Lauren F · Answer

Go for it! Sounds like you two have a good life, enjoy it and tell your kids they should be more supportive of you and your wife.

Life ain&#39;t always easy · Answer

I agree with you, I would probablly call it mid-life changes or maybe even empy nest changes, but sounds like it's not a crisis.  Enjoy it!

✿Houston_Girl✿ · Answer

Congratulations for that life style change. You two are more relaxed because you did your job well. Time to enjoy life as well. Star for you.

Lizzy · Answer

the kids are jealous, seems your just enjoying life as it was before the kids came along.sounds like you have a great marriage-congratulation and by all means keep enjoying your life.

Ms. GTO · Answer

Go for it!  As long as there's no cheating going on, and you and your wife's relationship is better for it, enjoy!
Life does not end at 40.

MOM to megan eli jaiden and ryan · Answer

aww go for it im happy for you  you guys did  your parenting jobs and got the kids off to college .. go on with ur bad self  go  do what u want  .. do pottery or something travel the world .. take on new hights .. 


god bless you both

Valerie X · Answer

Who cares about the kids?

You two did your job, now its time for YOU GUYS!

You don't owe those kids anything anymore.....gravy train is OVER.

Have fun!

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Is it a mid life crisis if we are both doing it?

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