My wife of 16 years just asked for a divorce, and I don't know what to do. My wife and kids are what get me up in the morning and what I fight through every day for. She has been my best friend for nearly two decades, and now that is gone.

The reasons for this are entirely my fault, and I do not blame her for asking this, and if I look at it honestly, this has been a long time coming. But I always fought for our marriage because I always thought she was worth fighting for.

I feel like a huge part of my life just died and am completely lost at this moment. Not only at the thought of losing her, also knowing I won't see my kids every day. She is not taking them from me or anything like that; we have already discussed that I will be able to see them anytime I want. But knowing I won't be able to just pop into my oldest son's room to goof around with him, or be the first face my daughter sees every morning, or read my youngest a bedtime story every night hurts so much.

How do I get through this? I don't know if I can.