@AmericanChampion @thefinn It doesn't have to be a blunt statement. Just a "hey, let's talk at some point", and at that talk, just note that they've drifted apart from focusing at all on fulfilling each other's emotional needs for the sake of always focusing on their family's needs. Note that no one did anything wrong, but it's important to raise the needs of the couple from its current 0% devotion to something above 0%.

This entire situation doesn't need to be a big deal or a marriage ender. It just requires some communication and effort. If there is any knock on this guy, it's that he's apparently jumped straight into thinking it's hopeless, and the only solution is to end the marriage. That's a self-fulfilling prophecy, if he allows it to be ("women are awful and will leave a Tom Brady because he wanted to play one more season of football" counterpoint notwithstanding).

Maybe his wife is, in fact, awful, and the situation is hopeless. He won't find out unless he actually talks to her. If she doesn't give a shit and blows it off, that's an indication that yes, the situation is not salvageable. They are far away from that point because literally nothing has been said between them.