Oops, above I meant "doubts he had about our M", not ending it. Typo.
Oh, and I will mention at least one of the things that I can recall that apparently made a difference (because it's late and I need sleep) -- I validated his unhappiness and all his reasons. But added that even though I was also unhappy with our M as well, that I came to realize that I had not always acted with love or integrity, and that I could not honestly say that I had done everything in my power to save our M. And that I didn't want to look back in 5, 10, 20 years and have regrets, and always wonder if it could have been saved. He said that got to him eventually and he realized I was right.
