Midlife Crises | featured news

A study of 336 chimpanzees and 172 orangutans suggests that midlife crises might be driven by biological factors. At middle age, a great ape will neither cheat on a spouse nor buy a red sports car on impulse. But researchers have found that chimpanzees and orangutans experience midlife crises just as surely as do humans.

According the stereotype, a guy who hits his mid years develops a yearning for a fast car, a young girlfriend and a return to youth. But the truth is, most middle aged people are actually living at their fullest, research shows.