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OP, hang tough, commit to couples therapy (and if you and he don't feel the initial therapist is working well for you, then find a new one if you must--it can be hard to click with the right therapist) and do nothing to make any life decisions; he shouldn't, either.

I think some early PPs here are missing a crucial detail you mentioned: You have a child with complex medical needs. That can be FAR more draining emotionally and mentally than people realize, if they've never been in that position. It could be that your DH has been silently struggling with the realities of day in, day out parenting and family life, in ways that you don't struggle -- I am not saying you don't struggie, at all, but I'm saying, his struggle may be different from yours and not on your radar until now. He might be feeling that the life he thought he'd lead, when he married, is not the life he's leading--due to the demands of the medical situation. Feeling that would not make him a bad person, bad husband, or bad parent; it would make him a normal, frail human. But he absolutely shouldn't have dropped it on you as a resentment bomb all at once. This is why seeing an objective, professional third party is a must, at least I think so. I wish you both the best. [/quote]

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