Story Of A Girl: A Fictional Narrative

We've been married 17 years, have raised 2 kids together, our youngest is 15. He told me a couple of weeks ago that he'd met a girl. They hadn't had sex and he'd cut off contact with her but couldn't get her out of his mind. Turns out she's that same age as our daughter-in-law and works as a stripper. He'd started going to strip clubs over the holidays without mentioning it to me. He's turning 39 in a few months so I assumed it was just midlife talking (ha "just"). He even agreed with me and did a lot of reading on the subject.
He couldn't make up his mind to give up the idea of building a life with this girl he hardly knew and had never even seen with her clothes on. Apparently the fact that he'd already built a life with me just wasn't on his radar. Dont get me wrong, he felt terribly guilty. He was going on …show more content…
EDIT: Sorry I can't respond to each of you please know I'm reading it all. He fainted in a public place and I got a text from him from the emergency room. I offered to come and he said he wanted me there. Turns out he was planning to leave, but now he wants to stay. We're going to put limits on what we talk about for awhile to let things cool down. We're going to a psychologist because she was recommended by a friend, takes our insurance, and we both want an experienced hand guiding our medications. about him: He's been a great guy, loving, patient, supportive. I think his drive to try to be the "perfect" husband is a large part of the problem. I think it's very unlikely that he's doing drugs. He's even been extra careful about his alcohol consumption. He admits his problems started around the time of my last post a year and a half ago. He's apologized for not seeking treatment for his depression at the time. about me: I don't work. I developed health problems more than a decade ago that precluded me working. I'm actually doing a lot better now, but my skills are way out of date. I'm planning on going to community college and get back to