My husband wants to separate

Hi there! I’m going through a lot right now and am looking for some support and a way to talk about what’s going on. My husband just told me a couple days ago that he wants to end our relationship. We’ve been together 10 years and married for two. I am also currently 33 weeks pregnant with our first kid.

I’ve been really excited to start our family together but I guess over that last few months my husband has been dealing with a lot of stress and serious depression. I encouraged him recently to take a solo vacation for him to have some time to himself hoping he would come back ready to have our baby and start our family. It did the opposite. He came back really depressed and started to distance himself from me.

I know he hasn’t cheated on me and that there is not another person. We have just drifted apart for a few years now, stuck in a routine and ignoring problems, and he seems to finally have had enough. He said he’s think about our son and wanting the best for him and he thinks us being coparents is the best option for him. He says he will still support me and help as much as he can but that he can’t do it anymore.

I’m absolutely heartbroken. I don’t want my family to end before it’s even started and I feel so alone. I don’t want our relationship to end but he seems so set on it. He just started therapy and I have my first appointment set up later this week but I’m having a hard time keeping it together and waiting.

Sorry for the long post.