My husbands having a mid-life crisis as a 23 y/o

Well my husband of 2 years told me a few months ago he wants to move from California to a different state because he feels like he’s still in the military solely based off of location. He’s been wanting to live in a state where he can live in a cabin in the woods and go hunting, fishing, and chop wood all day while living off of his VA. I told him if he gave me a state we could consider moving but I need a plan because I have a stable job and a solid support system here. He basically told me a week ago that he was to be separated and wants to live his life without responsibilities and wants to just do what he wants to do. It broke my heart because I’ve given him everything and never asked anything of him. He said he doesn’t like being told no and I asked him when I’ve told him no and he said “when I wanted a motorcycle” then I asked him what responsibilities and he said “emotional and financial” which is funny because I pay for my own things and my happiness doesn’t rely on him. He said he feels like he needs to be free and so his own thing and said he’s lost and has no idea what he’s doing. He called his dad and his dad’s moving him to Florida to live with him and over there he thinks his dads going to take care of him so he can save his money to go live in the woods eventually. It’s so sad but I think he’s having a crisis. He even quit his job impulsively. He’s made some crazy decisions in the past week as well. So today his dad’s picking him up to go live with him across the country away from Me. He told me we’re going to have limited to no contact for awhile and didn’t give me a deadline for when our separation is going to last. I feel like the marines was where he really got depressed and he’s lost himself in his depression. He has a lot of mental health issues as well that he’s not wanting to get help for. I know he’s not cheating so it’s hard to accept this because our marriage is perfect. It’s just him and his head. Has anyone else ever had their husband go through a crisis once they got out?

Posted Mar 10, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC

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