‘What are the new millennial mid-life crisis trends since none of us can afford a sports car?’ – 23 signs you’re getting on a bit
12.
‘I bought a motorbike. But with kids, I never get to use it much. Still, it looks nice and ticks the mid-life crisis box pretty comprehensively.’
–Mrwebbi
13.
’35M, I’ve decided to take up golf. After thinking it was boring for the other 34 years of my life. I now look at golf websites for new stuff like a kid with the argos catalogue before Christmas.’
–stretchyman3012
14.
‘Personally I chose Warhammer.’
–farlos75
15.
‘I’m 42 & just picked up bass guitar. Also I’m wearing the wide leg jeans from the 90s again.’
–haveUthebrainworms
16.
‘Dogs, acquiring said dogs, buying fuzzy crap for them off TEMU and pup cups at the park. Most of our disposable income goes on our pets.’
–avemango
17.
‘House plants. I don’t know what happened. One day I was in my early 30’s and plantless. Now I’m 37 and have an entire part of my house dedicated to my plants. I keep ending up with new ones. Where do they come from? How did I get here?’
–bored_n_opinionated
18.
‘Start a podcast.’
–darthabraham
19.
‘I’ve started collecting Rolexes and tailored suits.’
–Active_Bat298
20.
‘Brother in-law went all in an espresso machine/ grinder and all the fancy tools. He still gets mad when he over grinds the beans.’
–Johnlenham
21.
‘Kitchenware. Japanese chef knife. Just use it to chop mushrooms. Cost £400.’
–ripvanmarlow
22.
‘Everyone I know seems to be suddenly getting National Trust memberships.’
–strawberrypops
23.
‘I started going to gigs by myself because I have no friends to go with.
‘I’ve also started drinking more
‘Not sure I like the prospect of another 40 years of this tbh.’
DrH1983
The most popular answer was this …
‘Switch from mild-alcoholism to amateurish cycling, of course.’
MoaningTablespoon
And, finally, a salutary lesson for us all!
‘Three years ago, I bought a pressure washer. It was FUCKING AWESOME… for about a week. I put it in the same kind of category as Breville cheese toastie makers.’
–centzon400
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