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Midlife crisis is simply myth. It is a description of the long awaited convergence of money and youthful desires.

Additionally, middle age starting is not robustly defined by your 30s. It varies across cultures. In the UK, having kids much later and having adolescence dragged out due to education and lower wage years is very normal. This is also due in part to life expectancy shifts, and the period of middle age for boomers extending far longer than many realised.




> Midlife crisis is simply myth. It is a description of the long awaited convergence of money and youthful desires.

You say it's a myth but then just aptly described it in a way that makes it seem inevitable.




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