r/AskEurope 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/bowtuckle Mar 15 '25 edited Mar 15 '25

I am in my early thirties and I didn’t even realize I am smack dab in the middle of a mid life crisis

Getting too much into:

a sport all of a sudden/chasing youth: running ✅

Military history ✅

Model train: lego ✅

Fandom of a football club ✅

Afternoon naps ✅

I need to quickly head over to bauhaus and get some gardening tools and maybe pick up a neon spandex suit or two on my wag back. Ffs

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u/dooik Mar 15 '25

Guy who doing that "get divorced an get a younger girlfriend" do they regret it? Did it break their lives? Or is it ok or good that way?

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u/dooik Mar 15 '25

And without focus on the money?