Although women are often perceived to possess greater resilience than men in coping with challenging circumstances, this assumption warrants scrutiny in the context of a midlife crisis, a phase that can be equally distressing for both sexes.
Men frequently experience this period as one of disorientation, struggling to adapt to significant personal and psychological changes while being constrained by socially reinforced notions of masculinity that discourage the acknowledgement of vulnerability.
Women, conversely, often encounter midlife crisis alongside hormonal transitions, which may contribute to diminished motivation and a broader sense of disengagement from daily life.
Societal context
A significant contributing factor is the general lack of awareness among men that midlife crisis is a recognised psychological phenomenon and that it can have profound emotional and physical consequences for marital relationships.
