I'm not so much buying into the propaganda as yearning for it. Not the part where everything's my fault, but I'm so desparate to believe that when W steps off the hormonal roller coaster, we can re-establish our R. Even if it's a completely new R.
My W is 41. She's been having the physical symptoms of menopause for perhaps 10 years. Could be something else (like thyroid), but if it's not at least partially hormonal, then it really is me.