I just want to add something.
According to some psychological items I have read, men tend to see & describe themselves according to the job they do. If they lose that job, then it can be as if the rug has been pulled from under them.
They may lose their sense of identity and all their confidence in who they are. They may then worry that their spouse will also lose confidence in who they are and what they can do. Hence the assumption that you can cope very well without him.
He needs to know that you don't want to cope without him; that you love and need him as much as ever; that you need his love and support, etc.
If he has had his confidence shattered, then he will need some tlc, and, aclyons, if you think about it, who else can he go to for tender loving care, other than you?
