My husband recently had a series of health and personal events that put him into a depression or at least a depressive state.  During that time he became very withdrawn and I noticed him starting to pull away from me -- no more "l love you", hugging, touching, etc. that used to be everyday occurences. 

He recently started to see a marriage counselor and has decided that we should separate for a while.  I am against the separation because 1) He is going to stay with his parents out-of-state and 2) I don't know how this is supposed to help our relationship.

Does anyone have any advice on how to handle this separation?  I don't know how to repair what is broken because I'm not sure how it got "broken" or what I did.  I don't like the idea that he'll be staying with his mother who will most definitely side with him on any issues he shares.  I also found out, by accident, that he is planning to open a separate credit card under his name and his parents' address so he can keep expenses separate.  Does this sound like a man that wants to reconcile?  What can I do to keep my marriage?  I feel like I've been a good, supportive wife and I'm crushed by this.

Out of curiosity, what's your relationship with his mother? Is she supporting the marriage? I left for a month because I couldn't take my husband's PTSD. My mom helped to put things in perspective, but then again, she was really supportive of us being together.