My Fellow "Mature" Individuals..got to ask you some questions.

Next week, I will celebrate my 58th birthday. I feel like I missed out on a bunch of things.

One of them includes the "Mid-Life Crisis". I guess this is more a guy thing than not, but I never felt the compulsion to buy an expensive, flashy high-performance car, or go for a younger woman(welp, I'm engaged to a 43-year-old). Was I supposed to squander my cash on that?

The other thing was "Life Beginning At 40". Is it supposed to? I feel that life just kinda..carried on.

Anyone else NOT experience these things?

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LadyGrace

I don't think that's unusual, do not go through a midlife crisis. I never went through one either. It's really not just a guy thing. Women do go through a midlife crisis, though it may look different from a man's and is often tied to hormonal changes, shifting relationship dynamics, and the stress of juggling multiple roles. For many women, this period involves self-reflection, mood swings, and sometimes career doubt, exacerbated by the physiological changes of perimenopause and menopause.

I don't know about life beginning at 40. I kind of am laughing but about that. I think that depends on a person's attitude about life.

I'm so happy to hear you're engaged. Congratulations! That's really great.

I think and feel that everyday is a brand new beginning. It is what we make it to be. I believe happiness is not a commodity that can be found, but rather a state of mind that we actively cultivate or create through our choices, perspectives, and actions.