Need advice from older men and women?

I need advice from men age 30-40. I am dating a man 13 years older than me. The situation has become very complicated as his father has stage 4 lung cancer. He and I had a fairy-tale romance. Something truly unbelievable. We knew quite soon that we wanted to spend our lives together. Things have been bad the past 2 months. Within the context of his dad having cancer- he and I have been fighting a lot. He has asked for space and I have been unable to give that to him out of fear. Terrible- I know. There is still a lot of love, but my question is-there is so much resentment built up, I have finally started giving him the space he needs. He is a mess right now and needs to simplify his life. Is it too late? Have I done too much damage to this? If I continue to give him space can we get that future back that we wanted? Men- help me! Help me think like a man with where he and I are at right NOW.





Need advice from older men and women?
You didn't listen to him when he told you directly what he needed. So what makes you think the two of you are meant for each other?Need advice from older men and women?
This is a hard question to answer because he asked for his space and you did the right thing by giving it to him. I had a period of no women when my mother had cancer but I could have used the companionship. After my mother died my father became terminally ill, but I met my wife and had my first son. I think this helped my father pass as he had no other grandsons from a son. This causes whole other question about passing on paternal rights(stupid-last name).