Is your spouse having a Midlife Crisis (MLC)? Is he or she depressed, cheating, talking about divorce, acting moody or angry? Do you want to learn how to deal with someone experiencing MLC?

This website is for the spouses of those experiencing a crisis of identity wherein the person often sees no alternative but to abandon his marriage. Though the identity crisis I focus on is the Midlife Crisis, crises of other life transitions may also apply.

Thank you for visiting The Hero's Spouse. I am Rollercoasterider. Though I recognize exceptions, I do not advocate divorce. I am a Stander.

Stander
A person who seeks to remain married while his or her spouse is seeking to escape the marriage; legal actions may or may not have been initiated or finalized. Some are Standers by action, while others are strict Standers in philosophy, believing divorce is an immoral action.

You may be a strict Stander, or you may choose to Stand without a strict aversion to divorce, or you may simply be uncertain whether your relationship is worth a Stand. It is for each individual to choose whether to Stand, or whether to step down. Some Standers are for Life, continuing to Stand knowing restoration of their marriages is unlikely. They are the Covenant Keepers, honouring their vows even as their spouse may marry another. Regardless of your beliefs and goals, you are welcome.

What is a Hero?
Today the term hero has a connotation of someone who offers themself for what they consider a righteous cause, a person who rescues and saves people from dangerous and life threatening situations or someone people respect and seek to emulate. That is not how I use the word. I use the term as a reference to story—The Hero's Journey—the main character of a story. We are each on our life journey and are the Hero of our story. The Hero's Spouse is you or it is your MLCer—you are the Hero of your own journeys, I do not mean to imply a positive or negative connotation with my use of the word.

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Are you losing your hope because you don't understand what's happening?

Would it help if you did understand these things? Would it help you to feel better, stronger, and to function? Would it perhaps even help your marriage? Wouldn't your efforts be different if you understood these things?

Why listen to me? What do I know?

I don't offer superficial overviews.

• I've researched midlife crisis in depth, studying Jungian views of midlife and incorporating his ideas of psychological type to understand the differences in individual MLCers.
• I've studied Erik Erikson's stages of human development to gain an understanding of the roots of crisis and how they may manifest in adulthood.
• I've studied depression and the differences between overt and covert depression to explain different behaviours that are often not recognized as depressive.
• I researched the psychology of affairs, looking into the motivations for choosing a partner who is already married. Who does this and why?
• I've studied hypnotherapy to gain an understanding of language and communication in addition to learning to control my cycling emotions amidst crisis.

No, these studies were not a part of an academic training program. I'm not a counselor or a psychologist. I have not discovered a magic pill or a lost system from ancient times that will cure your problems. I learned through trial and error what worked and what did not work in my situation. I learned that sometimes what worked one day did not the next. I learned to be consistent regarding what I wanted from my life and what I needed to do to realize my goals—personal and marital.

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Though your MLCer may not have a personality disorder, he or she may reveal behaviors of personality disorders during the crisis. People with personality disorders are common mate predators and thus an alienator in your situation may have personality disorder or, like your spouse, be in MLC and displaying personality disorder behaviors while in crisis.

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Do I have an agenda?

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The end goal of my personal mission is to prevent divorce and facilitate rebuilding a greater marriage. A marriage is not doomed when one partner wants out. Though there are no guarantees, it is possible to prevent a divorce. But to do so, it is necessary to accept the death of the former relationship in order to allow a new marriage to arise from the ashes. Marriages can survive Midlife Crisis. There is no guarantee, but Faith and Hope make it possible.

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