Hanging in there with hope

[tkdmme]

Yes it would just push him farther away. Speaking from my experience, anything you do to put any pressure on him at all will only result in him shutting down even more.
I haven't read your situation yet but it seems that all of us are in a similar predicament.
I did all the wrong things and it pushed my wife right out the door. At this point it doesn't matter who is right and who is wrong. It only matters that you do the right things now.