I know how you feel. when my husband decided to go to our first mediation appointment and told the mediator that he was done and that he just wanted to get this over with as quick as possible I was crushed. But guess what...WE HAVEN'T BEEN BACK SINCE!! My husband isn't even close to committing to our marriage but I think that him actually making the first step towards divorce and realizing from the mediator that a "quick, painless" divorce was not really possible especially when children are involved made my husband have a second look.
So many times the WS looks as divorce as the easiest or least painful option and thats why they throw it out there so often. A divorce seems to be the door to no pain, easing their inner pain, etc. but when the reality of what a divorce really entails becomes clear it can be a tool for the WS to realize that they are gonna have to deal with their inner pain regardless of which direction they go...working on the marriage or divorcing.
I see your husband similar to mine. He is CONFUSED, HURTING, and just wants it all to stop. Don't worry, let him file...Reality will hopefully wake him up very soon!
Me: 28 H: 32 1st marriage 4 both 1 1/2 year married 2gether for 9 1S: 6months 1stepson: 2yo