Am I crazy to want more?

Sports car and young wife...both are mid life crisis signs aren't they? :p

I dunno, get a faster car and a even younger girlfriend? lol
 
If I was you I'd either do an open university degree or put a lot of money away for a few years then go back to uni to study something you find interesting or do a phd etc in the subject you got a degree in.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Sports car and young wife...both are mid life crisis signs aren't they? :p

I dunno, get a faster car and a even younger girlfriend? lol
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Like I said earlier, I would think a mid life crisis would be pretty easy to get around!
Somehow I could never envisage those being a solution to a mid life crisis - I rarely bother or have time to drive my sports car and my partner isn't remotely interested in it either so it just sits there most of the time.:(
 
James J said:
If I was you I'd either do an open university degree or put a lot of money away for a few years then go back to uni to study something you find interesting or do a phd etc in the subject you got a degree in.
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That's one possibility I've actually toyed with!
My partner is just finishing her degree at the local uni this year and I've enjoyed helping her with her studies over the past 3 years.
I never did A-levels before going to uni myself...as a mature student I took the OU route of the Science and Maths foundation courses which gained me entyry to my degree!
 
Right, sounds like you need a fresh challenge, one that gives you a buzz.

It's time for you to start stand-up comedy :)

I shall mentor you and give you your first performance opportunities in exchange for one of your cars, as three is a bit silly for one person and I only have one really crap one. :p

You won't look back. My cousin had a messy split from his wife and I got him started doing comedy, he's hooked. ;)
 
DailyGeek said:
Right, sounds like you need a fresh challenge, one that gives you a buzz.

It's time for you to start stand-up comedy :)

I shall mentor you and give you your first performance opportunities in exchange for one of your cars, as three is a bit silly for one person and I only have one really crap one. :p

You won't look back. My cousin had a messy split from his wife and I got him started doing comedy, he's hooked. ;)
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LOL.... I started life as a professional singer guitarist when I was in my teens - I'd bought two houses by the time I was 22 and then sort of lost interest! I was by then married and had 2 small kids and thought I should settle down and get a "proper" job as I was touring up to 40 weeks a year and missing out on my wife, kids and home life!
My kids, wife and home life were far more important than my career at the time as I'd lost both parents by my late teens and had no siblings or close family.
I still sort of miss the wilder side of life I once knew in those early days and maybe there is something of unfinished business in that direction which I need to take care of in order to feel more fulfilled now! ;)
 
I must be mental because I'm quite happy as I am. 3 bed semi to myself, small mortgage, car that does what I want, decent stable job with decent pay.

Sure there are other things I'd like, but I don't feel incomplete without them.

Must be the fact that I was brought up to never take anything for granted and to appreciate what I have.
 
lttlejoe said:
LOL.... I started life as a professional singer guitarist when I was in my teens - I'd bought two houses by the time I was 22 and then sort of lost interest! I was by then married and had 2 small kids and thought I should settle down and get a "proper" job as I was touring up to 40 weeks a year and missing out on my wife, kids and home life!
My kids, wife and home life were far more important than my career at the time as I'd lost both parents by my late teens and had no siblings or close family.
I still sort of miss the wilder side of life I once knew in those early days and maybe there is something of unfinished business in that direction which I need to take care of in order to feel more fulfilled now! ;)
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Definitely. There's nothing like stage time. I'm unlikely to ever make a career out of it, but if you're in the fortunate position to do it without a need to try and break through and turn money from it, you can do it for the sheer enjoyment and ego :)

Comedy in particular is a very refereshing discipline where you are totally in control of what happens and can be uncensored. That, plus I can't sing or play instruments so I wasn't left many other options..
 
Id kill to own the life you have

29 (married next year gf of 7yrs) no house , few bills , have 1 car. ...

worked in retail :/ 14yrs

Cant get a decent job 3yrs of looking
 
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Midlife crisis. Take up a hobby that is exciting and a little risky like downhill mountain biking or something.

Don't risk losing what you have over a feeling. A lot of people would give their right arm for a life like yours.
 
PianoBasher said:
I must be mental because I'm quite happy as I am. 3 bed semi to myself, small mortgage, car that does what I want, decent stable job with decent pay.

Sure there are other things I'd like, but I don't feel incomplete without them.

Must be the fact that I was brought up to never take anything for granted and to appreciate what I have.
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I fully agree, you have all the trappings most people need for a comfortable life and probably far more than most so it's not just about how wealthy one is that gives them contentment. I've never measured cointentment by material wealth! That is just an illusion!
 
LordSplodge said:
Midlife crisis. Take up a hobby that is exciting and a little risky like downhill mountain biking or something.

Don't risk losing what you have over a feeling. A lot of people would give their right arm for a life like yours.
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I fully agree with you except for the mid-life crisis bit! However I'd probably kill myself if I took up downhill mountain biking!

I'm too boring and responsible these days to risk losing what I already have LOL

I'm perhaps looking for a new challenge but I'm not suicidal when it comes to my long term security!
 
lttlejoe said:
I've never measured cointentment by material wealth! That is just an illusion!
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In the past few years I've been lucky enough to have made a bunch of new friends who have really had a hugely positive impact on my life. :D That's the sort of thing money can't buy.

I think at some stage, all of us start asking if there's any more to life than "this". I've always had a bit of a fantasy about just selling up and either going off to live in a Monastery up on a mountain somewhere in asia (getting leet MA skillz and living a peaceful life), or going to live in a far-flung, remote corner of the Earth where I can make a difference. Don't have the balls to do it though.
 
bitslice said:
Why don't you do something for other people instead of thinking what you can do for yourself.
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[FnG]magnolia;18900702 said:
* lots of vitriol, but he has a point *
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Dude, I read no wish for altruism in your posting. You've got everything you /should/ want, and you're still unhappy. So isn't now the time to turn to others and help them on their way?

You helped your partner through her studies and previously raised children - maybe this is now what's missing? The feeling of helping someone out in a meaningful way?

Taking a sabbatical to travel isn't a bad idea BUT don't just go for yourself, find a cause, a project to support, something to challenge you, put you out of your comfort zone.

Maybe helping the aid effort in Japan, or New Zealand or any other area recently having suffered a natural disaster or famine or generally corrupt governments..? Might be best to keep away from North Africa right now, mind...

... if you're not keen on this then start a new hobby to further yourself in an area that isn't simply financial. I would have course, recommend swing dancing / lindy hop, but then I am biased :)
 
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