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[quote=Anonymous]Any thoughts on surviving DH’s mid-life crisis behavior? Late 40s, married 15 yrs, 1 kid - 14yrs old. Divorce or stick it out?

Pros 
Great house, amazing school district, both have decent jobs, ok split of household expenses, peaceful environment- no fighting or abuse. We are respectful. Both attractive- look like perfect couple from outside.

Cons
Increased distance from relationship, I am not his priority lately, DH feels like he’s suffocating and needs space - worried about getting older,  increased physical activities (running/bike- 4 hrs per week) increased video game playing (2 hrs per night), more focus on his hobbies to feel happy. We are glorified roommates at this point. No sex (not that we ever had a lot) but no cheating - can’t find any evidence. He‘s content living like this. Sees an individual therapist a few times a month which is where this “find what makes you happy” shift has come from. More escaping/avoiding behavior from my perspective.

We’ve done couple counseling - but progress doesn’t stick.  Any attempts to actually work through this are avoided. Do I suck it up until kid is out of high school? I don’t see DH having the courage to leave despite his search for happiness, and disrupting our kid’s life at this point feels selfish to me. [/quote]

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