Hi LG - Your thread caught my eye as I am also an attorney (commercial litigation). I am afraid that I am pretty new to DBing, too, so I don't have any fabulous advice. It does sound like your H is very confused and probably depressed. It is good that he wants to do counseling -- some individual counseling might be helpful for him, too. I also think that you need to remind yourself that there is no need to make any big decision now (re cut-and-run v. commit to the M) -- just see how things go for a while instead of worrying right now about "what if" scenarios. I know it's hard to keep your mind from racing, though. Hang in there!