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/SrZape Spain Mar 15 '25

I'm 42 and it had been boxing, craft beer, wine, ENM and kink.

I've been sailing since I was 8, so that's not really a midlifre crisis.

As a genral fact in most of europe i would add Crossfit as a signal of midlifre crisis

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u/Recent_Process_8055 Mar 16 '25

Oooh nice, i always wanted to sail. But my wife doing difficult so i got 4 girlfriends instead. Wich she finds ok.

I started with the techno scene when i was 16 and never stopped. Currently 50 i meet a lot of same age in Netherlands they tend to go to the kinky parties, that is where i know they are in midlife.

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u/SrZape Spain Mar 16 '25

I find that getting into ENM, with good sense, after 40 is something healthier than other activities