I'm pretty sure once they work their way through this crises, they will be IMPROVED versions of themselves. All MLC'ers will be... except the few who remain ForeverStuck. Sadly, that does happen to some of 'em.

I just don't know if I can make it that long... but then again, I got no hot dates lined up so what else am I going to do?

M: A really long time.
Crisis: 5 years.
She's still worth it.

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl