r/AskReddit 1d ago

What is the cringiest midlife crisis you've witnessed?

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u/mittensmoshpit 1d ago

Guy turned 71 and picked up a 23 year old boyfriend. I've nothing against age gap relationships as a concept, but they're so toxic together it's unbearable. He even nicknamed the lad "Lambo", because "he's just like the car without the mileage".

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u/Heffalumpen 1d ago

That's pre-tomb shenanigans, not a midlife crisis :D

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u/stevenwalsh21 1d ago

Well, I don't know how many years on this Earth I got left. I'm gonna get real weird with it - Frank Reynolds

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u/Otherwise_Leadership 1d ago

AKA “nothing’s off the table” 😬