Poll says mid-life crisis is just an excuse
New York: A US poll has indicated that the so-called middle life crisis in men is just an excuse.
Many American women who were covered by the poll said that they would very much like men to work on their temper. Most women think a mid-life crisis is just an excuse for men to behave badly. The survey, the 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair telephone poll, was released on Monday and it covered 1,186 US adults.
Analysts said that the outcome of the poll shows that most people think there is no such thing as the perfect man. About 21 per cent of people questioned in the poll thought that a mid-life crisis was a biological necessity, but nearly 60 per cent described it as nothing more than an excuse for acting unfavourably. The poll showed that “the classic examples of buying a sports car or getting a young girlfriend are clichéd. A mid-life crisis usually happens unexpectedly like when you're shaving in the mirror one day and it dawns on you that are not going to be president of the United States and your best days may be in the rear-view mirror.”
More than 60 per cent of people questioned also disagreed when asked if chivalry was a thing of the past . Further, given the choice of changing a man's friends, mother, sense of humour, physique or hygiene, nearly 30 per cent of women who were in a relationship, selected temper.
A third said they would not change any of those things.
The poll was conducted between May 15-19. The margin of error is plus/minus three percentage points.
-Manorama Online
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