Bright, I'm sorry that your friends are moving to Europe, but you can still stay in touch w/them via Skype and email. Also, it would be a nice trip for you to take when you are ready to do so later on.
Now about what your friend heard. Many of them will send initiate divorce proceedings around holidays and days that have significant meaning to us. My xh had papers drawn up and because the Christmas holiday fell on a Saturday, I didn't receive the papers until the following Monday. I sometimes wonder if they choose the dates because they think it will hurt so badly that we will hate them for having the papers drawn up and delivered on those special dates. In my case, my xh wanted to finish out the year and start his "new" life at the beginning of the new year. Crazy making at its finest.
As Life Twists pointed out, December is a long way off and anything can happen. I know you are hurting, but you have to remember that this is his journey and you didn't break him and you can't fix him. It's truly not you or anything you did to create his crisis. Do not blame yourself for this. He's got a lot of issues to deal with...but by having a possible heads up, it will give you time to get your ducks in a row financially and at least have some ideas as to what you want to do, IF he should follow through on filing.
In the meantime, live your life to the fullest. Again, December is 3 months away and anything can happen before then.
Hang in there!
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
