Ciara McDonnell: Are men onto something when it comes to their 'me-time'?

Men are practising self-improvement to escape their families, all operating at key times of high family stress. Ciara McDonnell wonders have we women made crosses for our own backs?

You'll see many men in their mid-40s in the cycling shorts with the padded arses, taking their lives into their hands as they practice for a triathlon on a Saturday morning while their wives shepherd the kids to 75 different GAA matches across the county.

All around me, men are having flagrant awakenings of life. If you look too, you’ll see them. They are the mid-40-ish men in the cycling shorts with the padded arses, taking their lives into their hands as they practice for a triathlon on a Saturday morning while their wives shepherd the kids to 75 different GAA matches across the county.

They are the lone wolf in the beachside sauna on a Sunday morning, silent but to mansplain exactly how to and how long your cold plunge should last in order to gain maximum results.