Few things I can tell you right off the bat.
Whether you like it or not women lose respect for you the second you commit to them. A lot of respect. It's in their nature. The only exception being is in polygamous Muslim and Mormon communities when their position as a second wife kind of makes them feel as though they haven't entrapped you; rather they are contributing themselves like an employee.
The question is how do you maintain a level of respect. That I can't answer. But I can tell you what you should never do. Or better yet you can simply watch the shwos and commercials on TV to get an idea of what exactly not to do.
Third thing is this. Your relationship with your kid is gonna be very important. Very important.
I'm in a community where the divorce rate is very low.. mostly due to religious or cultural reasons, but here are some common patterns I can tell ya.
Both parties see life as a means of evolving as human beings together.
Both parties are attractive to each other and I don't mean simply headign to the gym. Check out this Tedtalk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa0RUmGTCYY
Both parties don't spend all their time with each other; rather the man chills with his buddies and the chick gossips with her girlies at least on a weekly basis.
The guys who were fun life loving ex-players or religious alpha types do better than the nice guys. When it comes to husbandry. Almost Always.
Both parties usually have some kind of nighttime ritual where they settle disputes or any bad blood before heading off to catch ZZZ's.
When the chicks in her honeymoon phase you can do the vilest of acts and she'll giggle. When the chick loses her lust for you, even the kindest of acts is not enough.
Never use this as a marker of the validity of the acts in themselves. All I can offer bro. Hope all is well.
I've seen way too many good men just lose their spirit after the meatgrinder that is divorce cuts their will to live into pieces. Don't want this happening to anybody. Life is cruel enough as is.