Apparently it isn’t just humans who suffer a mid-life crisis; chimpanzees and orangutans do too. Researchers were studying apes to see if this type of condition might have evolved in our great ape ancestors and found that it is the case. They ended up showing that it can’t be because of financial worries, marital problems or anything else associated with modern life, because apes don’t have any of those but they still suffer.

The latest and most amusing product on the market to help keep feelings of loneliness at bay is the Boyfriend Pillow. It’s a cushion made out of memory foam and shaped to resemble one arm and half a chest. It allows you to snuggle up in the nook of an arm and be cuddled to sleep. Just the thing for those lonely nights in.