Whose husband has told her he doesn't want to spend the rest of his life with her?
This has come out of the blue.
They have had a very stressful year - him redundancy and new job, moved house, several bereavements, him a health crisis.
There really does not appear to be anything else - he says the death of friends and time in hospital have consolidated the feeling that he wants something different for his remaining years.
Mid 50s, 32 year marriage, all kids now left home or at uni.
She is devastated and I am finding it so difficult to know what to say and how to support after the initial response. She is also his carer currently as he has just come out of hospital.
We are friendly at work but have never met outside, so not friends as such. But they haven't told any of their friends or family - three of us at her work are the only people who know.
I don't want to keep asking how she is as that might be annoying, but do want to support.
Can anyone say what they found useful from colleagues or friends, or what they have said/done that was helpful? Thank you.