It is evident that midlife crisis affects both men and women albeit differently. Researchers suggest that the triggers for midlife crisis are different in men and women, wherein midlife crisis in men is likely to be triggered by work-related issues whereas for women, midlife crisis is triggered by personal re-evaluation of their roles. Shellenbarger asserts that midlife crisis affects men more than it affects women since it lasts for approximately 3-10 years in men and about 2-5 years among women; Shellenbarger uses the duration that midlife crisis lasts to conclude that midlife crisis is more prevalent in men than women. In summarizing his views on why men experience midlife