Husband's MidLife Crisis

Did you ever find out what was up with this? Just curious ... er, uh, nosy as it would seem. ;)

This reminded me of an article I read the other day ... one that B also read and said that it made him laugh, too, and was a correct repreentation of what goes on in a mid-life crisis. http://men.msn.com/articlebl.aspx?cp-documentid=822353

I think I was my husbands mid life crisis! Maybe I was the cure but we got together when he was in his mid forties and I was in my 20's. He got through it and we survived. I think it is for us to deal with and help them through it so that we can remind them when we hit menopause and are a little hard to deal with.

My husband seems to be going through his mid-life crisis at 40. He has the mood swings. He WILL get over it eventually. Maybe reinforce that you still value him and think he's sexy...?

You know I've been reading up on this stuff. :) The mood swings are a normal way of attempting to cope, albeit a way that penalizes those around him. Could it be stress? Even excessive stress combined with his own transition could be a lot to have going on. One of the hardest things for guys to do is talk ... but just say, "Look, I know something is going on and I want to help. We're best friends, we're spouses, we've been together a long time, and I don't want you to bear any burdens on your own." He's GOT to open up to you with SOMETHING. And, in the meantime, check out some books on male menopause or mid life crises to see if they can provide any insight or suggestions.

My husband has mood swings (even though he won't admit it!)just the same as I do sometimes except he doesn't express or communicate what his problem is. It can be very frustrating but if you calmly persist and communicate with him we get to the bottom of the problem eventually. Perhaps your husband doesn't know where he is at in his life right now - perhaps he feels he hasn't achieved all that he wanted to by this age? It may not matter to others but it could be bothering him. Mood swings don't equal cheating and always go on your gut feeling!

Sorry, I don't know what to tell you there. My hubby is only 28 so I haven't had to deal with that yet. I hope things get better soon.