Divorce In The Middle Ages

Woman's reflection in a mirror

Repeatedly, I have been asked to re-post Divorce In the Middle Ages from September 2007. So finally, here it is:

They call it a mid life crisis in men and menopause in women!  There are huge differences. Mid-life for a man, is comprised of an increased self awareness and the desire to feel young, at any cost. He suddenly is attracted to the mirror instead of his wife.

He can be easily caught, staring at his reflection, holding in his stomach and smiling. This is about the time that he will purchase a bright red motor vehicle!

A woman on the other hand, avoids the mirror at all costs. The reason for the difference is simple. For a woman mid-life is not a crisis. It’s a disaster.

As the man’s mind focuses on how he can look young again, the woman’s mind can’t focus on much of anything. Her memory and ability to sleep at night are part of her past. One minute she feels cool, calm and collected. The next minute, she is wringing out her soaking wet clothing because she is sweating to death.

She changes the thermostat in the car and house from air condition mode to heat mode, repeatedly. Nothing helps. Then to make matters worse, on a rare occasion, the mirror reaches out and grabs her glance.

She becomes painfully aware of what the years and the children have done to her body. She sees that her reflection bears a strange resemblance to balloons in varying degrees of inflation and deflation.

She grimaces as she sees that parts her have blown up and other parts have “cellulite-icly”  shriveled.

Add divorce to the scenario and Hubby dreams of being  “youthanized” as, Wifee dreams of being “euthanized!”

Believe it or not, after this stage is over, life is amazing!

Photo by caitlinswan