I caved!! Gosh darn it!! He had just thanked me for fighting for us, said we still had a lot of work to do etc. And I asked! I asked him "SO, you are not leaving?" And said "No, and you do not have to live in fear."
This is actually a great step forward. You should be thrilled by it. Now you let him know, ok buddy, we're in this together, committed 100%. I love you. You love me. Everything else is just noise. Noise that we can quiet if we work together.
Go to counseling. Spend time together. Focus on each other's positives. Acknowledge the negatives (we all have them) but don't dwell on them.
Rejoice, you're actually in a pretty good place right now. Don't pick at it.
