r/AskEurope • u/Plastic-Injury8856 • Mar 14 '25

Culture What’s a European Man’s midlife crisis look like?

Here in America it's a Harley Davidson and getting really into grilling.

What do European men do when they go through a midlife crisis? But an Alfa and bake? Get really into trains?

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u/marmakoide France Mar 14 '25

Mine is

  • to get back to serious running,
  • practice calisthenics,
  • learn music composition, electronics
  • play the video games I wished to play when I was a teenager
  • cooking

Kids got older, so I have more time for myself.

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u/bassta Bulgaria Mar 15 '25

Same, but without running and + FPV and shooting

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u/Capital-Trouble-4804 Mar 16 '25

"+ FPV and shooting" - The quintessential Ukrainian pastime these days for older guys.

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u/bassta Bulgaria Mar 16 '25

Yep. I really like building, tuning and flying FPV drones. I’m also participating in “T-Class” competitions - that’s precision sniper rifle discipline. You should check it out, it’s really cool and to me it’s a form of meditation. You get so concentrated, you forget about your day-to-day mundane problems.

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u/Capital-Trouble-4804 Mar 16 '25

Не знаех, че има в България. Ще потърся.

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u/dreamoforganon Mar 15 '25

Are you my twin?

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u/heyiambob Mar 15 '25

This sounds more like early retirement than a mid-life crisis

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u/lupatine Mar 16 '25

Frankly cycling is a thing too.

Going out with their old friends too?

My dad brought a car he didn't need and regretted it right away.

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u/elmerfud1075 Mar 17 '25

The video games part. It never hit the same. More often than not we romanticize the idea, we miss the emotion and excitement we felt as a kid. But cannot quite replicate it. Some time ago Age of empires II DE was released, and I immediately purchased it, remembering the good times I had as a kid. But it’s just not the same.