ADJUSTING TO CRYSIS OF MIDDLE AGE 2
If he is able to recognize these problems and is flexible enough to adjust to them, he will emerge from the crisis of middle age with greater insight. He will be able to create new dreams and visions, he will become curious about life and about living. He will become more of an individual and less of a stereotype.
Escape from the crisis of middle age begins when the man begins to realize that status and possessions are less important than warm, giving relationships. In many cases it may mean that he and his wife (or his permanent partner) will have to recognize each other as individuals, not as stereotypes who fit into conventional sex-roles and never stray from them. It may mean that he will have to renegotiate his relationships. This may not be easy as, over the years, his wife may have had much of her self-esteem taken from her. She may have become depressed and have let herself go physically because her husband has failed to see her as an individual. Alternatively, she may have realized that her man is petulant, boorish, and selfish, perhaps an alcoholic or a workaholic, and she has had to work hard to keep the relationship going.
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