‘It hits you over the head’: can I survive my midlife crisis?

Faced with the challenges of middle age, many people crash and burn. But is there another way?
• Help! My partner’s having a midlife crisisAs a well-adjusted middle-aged man, I like to define myself by the things I don’t have. I don’t have a scarlet Lamborghini or a conspicuous tattoo or a 22-year-old girlfriend to jumpstart my libido. Nor do I possess a penchant for extreme sports or expensive psychotherapy. Midway through my fifth decade, I’ve avoided the obvious p