team tractor Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 How old have I got to be to have a mid life crisis ? I think I might have entered it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) I don't believe in it. I think it's just when you realise your old enough to afford the things you wanted but couldn't afford when you were younger. What are you hankering for, please don't say a much younger racier wife 😂 Edited July 22, 2019 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 There’s a fine line between mid life crisis and your bucket list 😂😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 I think I'm on to my third (midlife crisis that is, not wife). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedge Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 Define mid-life crisis? Money Job Health Relationship `Happiness` Don't enjoy shooting anymore? Want to buy a convertable/motorbike? Some or all of the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 To be honest if I had one in the last 79yrs, I didn't notice it, I have been too busy enjoying the life I have. Get on with it, don't waste it, because it ain't a rehearsal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 39 minutes ago, team tractor said: How old have I got to be to have a mid life crisis ? I think I might have entered it Unless you plan on dying young, I’d say not before 30🤣 I’m nearly 20 years north of that and encountered / enjoyed several things that many would attribute to mid-life crisis’. Don’t stress it / them unless they set you on a path of destruction or unhappiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, figgy said: I don't believe in it. I think it's just when you realise your old enough to afford the things you wanted but couldn't afford when you were younger. What are you hankering for, please don't say a much younger racier wife 😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 does it not mean your hangover lasts three days, and you'll never drink again, at least that's what your saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 mid life crisis........signs to watch for stick on hairy chest gold medallion if you are not hankering for these....then you are perfectly normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 Just now, ditchman said: mid life crisis........signs to watch for stick on hairy chest gold medallion if you are not hankering for these....then you are perfectly normal You forgot the ponytail 😂😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Old farrier said: You forgot the ponytail 😂😊 there is an old boy up the road here that runs a charity stall...and his nickname is "Billy 10 sheds"........he has a pony tail and must be at least 75........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 Just now, ditchman said: there is an old boy up the road here that runs a charity stall...and his nickname is "Billy 10 sheds"........he has a pony tail and must be at least 75........... Working with horses all my life always makes me sceptical of them always find the same thing underneath one 🤔😉😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose man Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, Old farrier said: You forgot the ponytail 😂😊 Especially when the hair on top has long gone ....😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 hello, having read most if not all of your posts TT just put it down to a Monday morning blip, tomorrow is another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 Thought about a CCM six in one of its guises, but I`d end up dead earlier than I should be, so I bought a kayak and paddle about in the North Sea instead... 🤣 I`ve seen the change of cars/motorbikes before and it usually is a run up to a change of life partner, that is when a mid-life crisis gets really expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 hours ago, figgy said: I don't believe in it. I think it's just when you realise your old enough to afford the things you wanted but couldn't afford when you were younger. What are you hankering for, please don't say a much younger racier wife 😂 If that’s a midlife crisis, I don’t think I will ever suffer from one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) You never know Lord Geordie, you may come into a lot of money or bag a hot young bride. Oi Ditchy what's wrong with chest hair and gold medallian. Now a pony tail is whole different matter it just covers an a hole. Edited July 22, 2019 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) My daughter accused me of having one when I started playing hockey again after a 15 year break, at the age of 45 ... I do have the odd moment when I look at younger folks and think nostalgically about what I used to get up to, which is no longer appropriate, but then quickly thank god for what I have and that I don't have to do it again!! Team Tractor .. what are your symptoms? Edited July 22, 2019 by Smokersmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 Just come back from The Ramblin Man Fair in Kent where more than a few people vented their mid life anguish, albeit only for a couple of wonderful days. Most of the bands were big on the rock scene 20 or 30 years ago (Living Color, The Wildhearts, Foreigner!!) and people dusted off long forgotten denim cut offs that were perhaps a little snug these days and bald men wore bandanas, but it worked and we all generally rocked out like we did years ago, except at 33rpm rather than 45!! Just because I'm growing old, it doesn't mean i'm growing up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 I suffered a midlife crisis at @45 years old - it was either a car or another woman - I chose the car as I have enough problems dealing with one woman - the wife has informed me that she wished I had got another woman!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchap Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 I had a mid life crisis when I got me PPI through. When I was 17 the car to own was either a Ford Mexico mk1/2 or An RS2000 MK2 but on my apprentice toolmakers wage both where out of my reach, Now I'm 50 and got me PPI through surprisingly both are still out of my reach. MK2 RS2000 in reasonable condition......19 to 22 grand. Mint? don't even go there. I'm sticking with me fiesta for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 I think a midlife crisis can be defined by a sense of panic at a certain age, when someone realises life is passing them by much quicker than they thought and they haven't got round to doing all the things they thought they would have by then. A mates wife ( they had been together since being childhood sweethearts ) reacted by leaving her husband and two kids, in a desperate chance to relive her youth and do the things she had planned which never came to fruition. All is well now, but it took some time and a lot of heartache. Don't think I had a midlife crisis. I never wanted the bikes or fast cars, scores of women or loads of money, but after 31 years in a relationship which grew sour and embittered, most of which time was spent expecting my partner to leave and take my kids, the kids left for uni' , I then realised I was now stuck in a relationship with no conversation, no love, no affection, nothing, so I left too. As a mate said when I told him " We're only here once mate ". I'm not sure who was the more shocked when it turned out to be me who left, my ex or me! 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 40 minutes ago, Scully said: I think a midlife crisis can be defined by a sense of panic at a certain age, when someone realises life is passing them by much quicker than they thought and they haven't got round to doing all the things they thought they would have by then. A mates wife ( they had been together since being childhood sweethearts ) reacted by leaving her husband and two kids, in a desperate chance to relive her youth and do the things she had planned which never came to fruition. All is well now, but it took some time and a lot of heartache. Don't think I had a midlife crisis. I never wanted the bikes or fast cars, scores of women or loads of money, but after 31 years in a relationship which grew sour and embittered, most of which time was spent expecting my partner to leave and take my kids, the kids left for uni' , I then realised I was now stuck in a relationship with no conversation, no love, no affection, nothing, so I left too. As a mate said when I told him " We're only here once mate ". I'm not sure who was the more shocked when it turned out to be me who left, my ex or me! 🤔 hello, a good and interesting post Scully, i understand your mates advice given to each and every one of us at some point in our lives, its how you survive in between Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted July 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 7 hours ago, Smokersmith said: My daughter accused me of having one when I started playing hockey again after a 15 year break, at the age of 45 ... I do have the odd moment when I look at younger folks and think nostalgically about what I used to get up to, which is no longer appropriate, but then quickly thank god for what I have and that I don't have to do it again!! Team Tractor .. what are your symptoms? Your almost there. Looking at younger people and missing having fun, money etc . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted July 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Scully said: I think a midlife crisis can be defined by a sense of panic at a certain age, when someone realises life is passing them by much quicker than they thought and they haven't got round to doing all the things they thought they would have by then. A mates wife ( they had been together since being childhood sweethearts ) reacted by leaving her husband and two kids, in a desperate chance to relive her youth and do the things she had planned which never came to fruition. All is well now, but it took some time and a lot of heartache. Don't think I had a midlife crisis. I never wanted the bikes or fast cars, scores of women or loads of money, but after 31 years in a relationship which grew sour and embittered, most of which time was spent expecting my partner to leave and take my kids, the kids left for uni' , I then realised I was now stuck in a relationship with no conversation, no love, no affection, nothing, so I left too. As a mate said when I told him " We're only here once mate ". I'm not sure who was the more shocked when it turned out to be me who left, my ex or me! 🤔 I think I miss not doing things. I have a wife who’s 26 and I’m encroaching 38 and a great family life. I’ve Started remembering things from my younger years( I know I’m not old) and listening to Phil Collins and bananarama lol 😂. I think I’m sick of working 6 days a week but 4 kids demand a lot of money so I’m stuck there. I’m going camping soon with the family in Porthmadog but I think I just miss having a few quid to do it often. I watch others and wish I’d done more. Maybe I’m just being silly Edited July 22, 2019 by team tractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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