The midlife crisis is a transitional stage in which a man and a woman pass through, single and married. A natural transition stage in which most people go through is due to its association with biological and hormonal changes that all human beings are exposed to. It usually begins in the forty-year of life and may last for 20 years. It is a normal part of human maturity, not limited to one sex without another.

This transitional phase is considered a state of emotional and psychological instability associated with the hormonal change in the middle age stage. However, due to some exceptional circumstances of the social environment, psychological and emotional satisfaction, and the degree of self-realization, it appears in people at an earlier age than others, and with a variation in the severity of symptoms. People who lead an emotionally saturated family life, have high self-confidence, live their lives according to their desire, and fulfill their personal and professional dreams, are the least vulnerable to a midlife crisis.

Besides, women and men who lead a marital life full of love, interest, and a warm marital relationship overcome the midlife crisis with the least possible damage and pass to the other half of life with more concrete, understanding, and close relationships.

Symptoms of a midlife crisis

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We cannot consider the change that is undergoing in relationships necessarily linked to the midlife crisis. Perhaps this age is linked religiously to the period of wisdom and prophethood. According to researchers of psychology, both men and women begin to think about what they have accomplished, evaluate what others have added to their lives, and be deprived of! So the two parties, or one of them, decide to stop, evaluate his life, and judge it, to determine opportunities for change. And newly available domains.

To consider change related to the crisis, it must include many behaviors, as the crisis is accompanied by a group of uncomfortable emotions and feelings, rejection of an unsatisfactory lifestyle, a feeling of boredom from the monotony of the way of life. The desire to rebel against the control of ideas or people over a person's life and try things New.

Or changing the usual financial exchange pattern, and encouraging to spend more, as it is known to be saving. To become more spending, and the desire to change the shape and manner of dress, and a more liberal lifestyle, this is not limited to married people, as even single women and men pass through this stage. Sometimes it affects their work, personal decisions, and their relationships.

Experts point out that the most problematic issues for middle-aged men and women are fearful of changes that come with advancing age. such as developing a disease, especially stress, diabetes, heart diseases, fear of a man or woman becoming less attractive to the opposite sex, fear of death, and women's anxiety—much about menopause and its effect on sexuality and a woman's appearance.

Dealing with a midlife crisis

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Many men and women fail to deal with a partner's midlife crisis. Each begins to criticize, blame, and question the other, which exacerbates the spouses' differences and increases the gap between them.

Suppose prevention is safer and better than cure. In that case, care must be taken to build mentally healthy and emotionally saturated individuals from childhood through adolescence and youth until reaching married life. which is the longest and most challenging period in a person's life, given the conditions of communication and daily contact with the partner and children. People who receive love, attention, and satisfying marital relationships are significantly less likely to face any middle-age difficulties.

The intelligent wife is the one who embraces her husband and asks him with love and forgiveness about his desires and needs when she sees him tied to follow sexual material! Instead of blaming and criticizing him and pushing him to practice such acts in secret.

A smart husband is the one who embraces his wife and flaunts her beauty and elegance when he sees her busy publishing her photos in a way similar to teenage girls on social media! Or exchanging phrases and stories in which she talks about herself and her simple achievements in an exaggerated manner.

The simple solution to dealing with middle age is to understand the natural psychological and hormonal stage that the partner is going through. It is a symptom that should pass peacefully like any stage in a person's life from his childhood until his death. You should also not start in your dealings with the husband/wife from the belief that what he is going through is necessarily a midlife crisis! as what he is asking for may be objective and logical, after long years in which the relationship has not been renewed or evaluated, thinking about a midlife crisis may hinder a solution. the problems

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