I definitely think it's a MLC over the past few months we have been discussing our future plans (in a very positive way which is why this is such a shock) and preparing for him leaving the Army next year (completed his full service), he turns 40 next year, just got a new sportier car, new clothes and hair dye for his grey!!
Oh wow. That's sounding like textbook MLC for sure. The advice for dealing with an MLCer can be quite different, not sure if you've explored the MLC forum much but it might help: