A man’s guide to surviving menopause

Forewarned is forearmed. Here’s what to expect and how to deal with it.

The mental and physical toll of menopause is profound. The best thing a partner can do is understand and support. Getty Images

Nick Harding

Aug 16, 2024 – 5.00am

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Married to a woman in her early to mid-40s or 50s? You are sailing into uncharted waters. You may already be there. And most of you do not realise. Some will hit the doldrums, or the parts marked “here be monsters”. Others will sink.

Sooner or later, your dearly beloved will go through the menopause, and like it or not, you will go through it with her. She may be experiencing it now, watching you from the other side of the room, a raging fire burning inside her, hating you because of the noise you make when you breathe at night. If you are not prepared, the waters will get choppy.

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