What is it about us men of a certain age that we do silly things as part of a midlife crisis? But then I realised I don’t have a driving licence and wouldn’t know how to ride a motorbike, large or small. So, in my endeavour to have a genuine full-blown midlife crisis, I had to try a different tack. I Googled "midlife crisis for men" only to be thwarted once again: I’m too old! We are told that common signs of a midlife crisis in men include emotional changes like intense irritability.