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Unhappiness In Men Are men less happy than women? Is the midlife crisis a marker event that defines you or expands you? This week LifeTwo.com dedicates the week to improved happiness inspired by Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar and his book Happier. Thirty years ago, Dr. Leo Busgalia became famous as the... Read more →

Mayo Clinic On Male Menopause Age-related hormone changes are very different in men than in women. Unlike the more dramatic hormone plunge that occurs in women during menopause, hormone changes in men occur gradually, over a period of many years, the effects of which are often subtle and not noticed... Read more →

Men's Identity Crisis at 35?

50-year old men may take comfort in learning that their signs of midlife crisis are vastly different than the newly minted, mid-life men of 35. Goodbye to the Porsche or Harley Davidson. Say hello to Botox and extravagent holidays. Research commissioned to launch the DVD of Wild Hogs, featuring four... Read more →

Mid-Life Crisis Favorite Movies Poll How would you rate the following mid-life crisis movies? City SlickersAmerican BeautyAbout SchmidtBull DurhamSidewaysIn Good CompanyLost In TranslationSomethings Gotta GiveLost In AmericaThe Wonder Boys (You'll also see how other users have answered.) Poll by PollHead Inspired by LifeTwo's [Hypothetical] Male Mid-life Crisis Film Festival. Read more →

Motorcycles, Men & Midlife Growing up, I fantasized about what being a boy would be like, but what I really wanted was the freedom my brother had. I wanted to explore the deep woods on a camping trip. I wanted to run off to softball practice before doing my chores.... Read more →

Breakdown to Break Through

I Woke Up and Realized I'm Living the Wrong Life I've noticed a 2-year pattern in my life that coincides with July 4th. I refer to it as my "personal Independence Day." Today, I have achieved the uncommon: my 3rd midlife crisis! Call me crazy. I call it striving. Deep... Read more →

Blogging Boomers Carnival #19 BloggingBoomers was created to make it easy for people interested in issues relating to baby boomers, middle age, healthy aging, etc. to find new blogs to read. LifeTwo.com initiated the carnival and is also this week's host. Read more →

The Tao of Midlife Crisis I've written on this topic, as regular readers know, but today found an articulate, focused, elegant, and uplifting website created by Casey Kochmer called PersonalTao.com. The truth, he writes, is that "Midlife Crisis is really a midlife transformation." An excerpt: "....Midlife Crisis represents a deeper... Read more →