The first normative psychological crisis of adulthood is the crisis of thirty years. This is the age of the first results in life: certain steps have already been taken in professional activity, a family has been created (not for everyone, but for many). There is a correlation of one’s achievements with the plans and dreams of early youth, as well as a comparison with what peers have achieved. There are both female and male crises of thirty years. The male crisis of the thirties has been better studied. Men are characterized by a focus on solving non-family problems: social achievements, professional self-improvement, and occupying a worthy position in society. Without finding “your own thing,” life satisfaction is impossible. By the age of 30, men develop a feeling of emerging adulthood and a noticeable desire for changes in various areas of life. If there is no psychological readiness for suddenly realized maturity, then either unconstructive forms of behavior (avoidance of responsibility) or regressive ones (desire for a teenage lifestyle) arise. The women's crisis is less studied. It has become the subject of research only recently. For women during the crisis of 30 years, the priorities established at the beginning of early adulthood change. Women focused on marriage and raising children are now increasingly beginning to be attracted to professional goals. At the same time, those who devoted all their energy to work strive to start a family and have children. Some women experience the crisis in the “male” way: they compare themselves with women and men who are more successful in their careers. But if a woman has an attitude towards high achievements in everything at once (an ideal mother, wife, housewife, worker), she risks her health, both physical and psychological. Gender differences in experiencing the crisis of thirty years are not decisive: both men and women are characterized by depression states, awareness of limited time and reassessment of life plans. Both men and women have a specific feeling of turning thirty, associated primarily with the comparison of individual achievements with unspoken social standards in the professional and personal spheres.