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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s only been a couple weeks and they were married 40+ years?  Jesus give him a break and give him some time to process.

I’ve been married for 40+ years myself, and we’re close with our adult kids and get along very, very well with all of their spouses.  Our marriage hasn’t been a bed of roses the entire time either, and our kids know it, but I’d be very surprised to learn that they share everything they know about their parents’ marriage with their spouses.  There’s still SOME line that can and should be drawn between telling your spouse everything and respecting your parents’ (and siblings’) privacy.    [/quote]
I mean, to be fair, there’s a lot between “sharing everything they know about a marriage and “the marriage is over,” no?
My guess is he doesn’t know how to talk about it, is embarrassed, doesn’t want to face it. I’d bring it up to to get that part out of the way, tell him I’m sorry, I’m hear to talk whenever he’s ready, and leave it be. I would not make things worse by talking about hurt I am, why didn’t he tell me, etc.[/quote]

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