I'm so sorry about the email. I don't really have any advice to give. I will say that I was in this same spot once. I tried saying no, I tried agreeing . . but my H is a lot like yours in that he views everything as black and white (now, he wasn't always like this). I wasn't there once so I was never there and I don't think his decision would have changed no matter what I would've done or said.
Me: 24 H: 26 2 SS: 7 & 5; D: 3 H filed D papers: 8/2/10 OW discovered: 08/10 D papers counter-filed: 10/2/10 There is no method to my madness