Did 3 of them already in the past two years, and was considering signing up for Pickleball.

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    I’m turning into a bog witch

    I’ve let like half my yard grow out and turn into a de facto butterfly garden. I’ve got a birdbath where I leave shineys for the crow. It’s going pretty well, I recommend it.

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      I was gonna say, women have been getting sick of men and turning into bog witches for centuries now, probably longer. The more socially acceptable version was nunneries for a while, since men need to feel like they’re in control of that some way or another. I’m the city apartment version where I’m becoming a night shift vampire /other undead into tarot cards and Gnosticism.

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    My midlife crisis: I bought a ten year old car and started fixing it myself.

    I have bloody knuckles and bruised forearms and now a pretty bad oil leak but I replaced that goddamn turbo.

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    I guess running. About 4 years ago, I started on the treadmill with an exhausting 30min/mi. Earlier this week I completed my first 7min/mi. Along the way, I added a 28min/5k@1.5% and am working on a 60min/10k (today did 62min/10k).

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      That’s awesome! Well done, and keep up the hard work. Don’t forget to stretch.

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    BDSM. I have integrated pretty quickly into the local community, and I’m a regular at munches and play parties.

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      Wait, BDSM is a group event?

      I thought it was more like a partner tennis, not community soccer.

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        Think of it as more of a space where people can meet up and get freaky. 90 percent of the time is people standing around and chatting in fetish gear.

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    None of the above?

    Strength training and returned to a hobby of my younger years - cars.

    E: wouldn’t even call it a midlife crisis. Just finally having a little time to have a hobby and understanding that being healthy will extend what quality years I have left.

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    I’m only 33, a bit young for midlife crisis, but I’ve gotten into ham radio. I think it’s probably the most I’ve spent on a hobby. Even budget radios that can communicate over the horizon are pretty pricey.

    Edit: The most I’ve spent on a hobby to get started on a hobby, that is. I’ve definitely sank much more money into video games and when I played it Magic the Gathering.

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      You’re never too young to have a midlife crisis. Have two or three.

      Ham radios are awesome though and that’s less of a midlife crisis hobby, and more of a crisis hobby.

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    Fucking math.

    Yes give me sudden urge to self-study linear algebra for shits and giggles. Ima go look at math memes now.

    I nearly failed math my entire life wdym it will suddenly become interesting for no reason.