Dear Queenie: Advice for an Imperfect World: Midlife Madness Archives

Is Midlife Crisis the Cause?

I am a 32 year old professional that has been married for five years. My wife is a couple of years older than I am. Lately our relationship has been very rocky. My wife tells me that it is not me and that she loves me and I provide her with everything that she could want, but she is unsure of herself in regards to is she making the right decision, was she suppose to do something else with her life and so on.

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Is She Having A Midlife Crisis?

My wife and I have been married for 26 years next month. In this time we have had many mutual friends. But lately she has wanted to be with a group of women that 4 years ago she didn't want any part of. Now she sneaks around and tells half truths to be with them. I have asked her not to see them, but she says it is none of my business and that I can't tell her who she can to be with. It is starting to threathen our marriage, it all most feels like she is having an affair.

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Dating An Older Midlife Man

I have been dating/seeing this man he is 37 and has three children, a sixteen year old daughter that does not live with him from one woman, two boys a seven year old and a ten year old with his ex-wife. I am 23 and I have two children, boys, eight and one year old from a nine year relationship. He left me when I got pregnant with the baby. Anyway, I have not been dating anyone until this man.

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They've Switched Roles

Should I try to rescue our relationship? My situation is that I have been married for 21 years and my husband recently told me that he no longer loves me. He says he doesn't hate me, just does not have any feelings for me as a wife.

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Midlife Man

My partner of 13 years walked out yesterday out of the blue. He has been working 18+ hour days for weeks, he says he's a workaholic and loves his work so as he is "not happy" it must be my fault and if we split up now he might be happy in the future.

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Dear Queenie: Advice for an Imperfect World Let's face it, if this was a perfect world, I'd be sitting under a beach umbrella, sipping a pina colada, watching buff bods play volleyball. But, this world is far from perfect. So, for now, the beach and buff bods will have to wait. I will, however, sip a pina colada or two as I ponder the best advice for your situation if your love life is in the dumpster.
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