I'm a simple emigrant and I am thinking about a midlife crisis

We've heard a hundred times about the midlife crisis in men. Usually it means either buying a motorcycle, or—those who are better off—a two-seat Porsche convertible, and driving with the top down so the remaining hair around the head would billow in the wind, or moving to a gamekeeper's hut far from civilization and enjoying a hermit's life. But what about a women's crisis? Just try to stop reading at this point! So, it exists too, even in Germany. Historically it was linked to the fact that women didn’t have many choices. “Kinder, Küche, Kirche” (children, kitchen, church) — the famous three Ks that defined the role of women. That’s when the female crisis began to gradually surface from beneath the usual social roles. But, overall, no one cared much about it, and society again preferred to focus on the male crisis. Which, moreover, included the stereotype of “fleeing from an aging wife.” Normal, right? But modern science describes the female crisis as a deeply internal process that isn’t connected with external attributes. It arrives between 40 and 55 years of age, and is mainly linked to three factors: 〰️ Social. The “sandwich generation” effect: you still need to take care of children, but aging parents also need care. Moreover, if the children have already become independent, the empty-nest syndrome sets in, especially when a woman has spent her whole life sacrificing her career for the family. 〰️ Biological. At the same time, women undergo a serious hormonal reorganization (perimenopause and menopause). Often, our deep crisis is attributed entirely to this, though that is incorrect. A study in German-speaking countries showed that more than half of women experience strong discomfort. Moreover, in Germany there are at least discussions about strengthening support for women in the workplace. I’m glad, because, as it feels, in the rest of the world, this topic largely does not exist. 〰️ Psychological. Here, just like with any reflective person: you want to ask yourself “is that it?” or “did I follow my own desires, or was everything spent on self-sacrifice or the rat race for a career?” But there is also good news. The latest global studies showed that the U-shaped curve, with a deep dip around age 50, is no longer relevant. Don’t rejoice too much, there is also bad news: it’s not because fifty-year-olds have become happier, but because the mental state of the youth leaves much to be desired. The crisis has been smoothed out, but not from the right side. For those who have already faced it, there is no need to worry. In Germany this period isn’t considered a disease; on the contrary—the crisis is a time of development. Instead of decline, it’s an opportunity to free oneself from social expectations and guilt, and to make such a necessary personal restart. I’m waiting for my own midlife crisis around 37: I’ve always been a bit ahead of the crowd, and immigration, thank it very much, nudges me toward crises about five years earlier.😂 Then I’ll put on Jack Wolfskin gear, grab Nordic walking poles, and go hiking in the mountains. And what’s your plan?