Mid-life Crisis - Myth or Reality?

The much talked about mid-life crisis, a condition often used to explain away a man's behaviour when he reaches a certain age and whether it's simply a myth, or a real life phenonenom, we're all aware of it and how does it manifest itself I hear you ask?  Well for some it's appears in the shape of a big motorbike, for others it's a convertible sports car and in more extreme cases, the person who finds themselves in the midst of such a crisis finds themselves compelled to throw away their stable life and marriage in exchange for a younger and more wild partner and this is exactly what happens to the main protagonist in my book, Greg Williams. Greg turns his life upside down and if you want to find out more, the book is available on Amazon in ebook and paperbook form, in the meantime, here's a taster.


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The rain hammered relentlessly against the wide expanse of the 5th floor office window, holding the onlooker in a captivated trance like state, the onlooker being one Mr Greg Williams. A man held in esteem by his peers, but in his own mind a boring failure, a failure because he had spent most of his life simply existing, rather than living.

Contentment or boredom? A question to ponder over, that's for sure. Am I content? Greg thought to himself, Well in a way yes, 56 years old, financially secure, 4 bed detached in a desirable neighbourhood, stable marriage, grown family, two weeks a year holidaying in The Loire Valley and a close circle of friends, one could say the epitome of content, but god am I bored, bored out of my bloody head, all I crave is some excitement, a statement that will one day surely come back to haunt me!

First of all let me introduce myself, I'm Greg, 56, a civil engineer, tall and reasonably fit for someone entering mid life and I have an incredibly adventurous spirit, unlike my long suffering wife who is the definition of a home bird and truth be told, this is what motivated me end our relationship, a drastic measure I know.

I couldn't have picked a worse time to break the news to my wife Nicole, it was the day after our 25th wedding anniversary, what a bastard I hear you cry, a sentiment which which I wholeheartedly concur, but this just goes to show where my mind was at, at the time.

Of course, after blurting out the words, 'I'm leaving you', Nicole hit me with the whole barrage of emotions, going from hysterical crying, to anger and physical violence, all of which I took, well what else could I do, I was being a complete shit..........

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