Warning Signs of a Midlife Crisis

Wondering if your partner is going through a midlife crisis? Has their behavior changed? Do they seem unhappy and suddenly desire a different life? Some experts say these could be warning signs of a midlife crisis:

• A decrease in weight, a new obsession with exercise and physical appearance.
• Unhappiness with life and lifestyle that previously made him or her happy.
• Boredom with people and things that may have previously been of interest.
• Feeling a need for adventure and change.
• Questioning the choices and decisions he or she has made in life.
• Confusion about who he or she is and where his or her life is headed.
• Anger at his or her spouse and placing blame for feeling tied down.
• Unable to make decisions about where he or she wants to go in life.
• Doubt over ever loving his or her spouse and resentment over the marriage.
• A desire for a new and passionate, intimate relationship.
• A sense a remorse for goals not accomplished.
• Frequent daydreaming or feelings of nostalgia.
• Acting on compulsions with food, drugs or alcohol.
• Greatly increased or decreased sexual desire.
• Sexual affairs, especially with someone much younger.
• A desire to achieve a feeling of youthfulness.
• Greatly increased or decreased ambition.