The End of the World (apocalypse)

Not currently, no.

Perhaps in the future, a large war will break out between two rival nations, and the allies will seek to support one or the other.

However, in the modern day, despite what is advertised, tensions are lower than they have been in a long time. The four most aggressive countries at this time are the United States, Russia, China, and North Korea.

1 & 2. The United States and Russia are both in conflicts in the Middle East; however, seem to be cooperating with each other.

3. China is very cooperative (compared to the past) in dealing with the concerns with North Korea; however, have used more aggressive tactics in the Pacific and by the Bahamas and Cuba.

4. North Korea is, more-or-less, a loose cannon. No one is willing to cooperate with them, but no one is willing to confront them either. This tactic is simply aggravating them, thus they'll become more aggressive in the future. That being said, North Korea, at this time, is not a direct threat to the United States (in contrary of what is advertised), and does not have the capability of doing a significant amount of damage to the United States. However they are a direct threat, and they arecapable of doing significant damage to countries like China, South Korea, and Japan.

So, in totality, there may be a future confrontation in the Korean conflicts; however, this will not be a world-altering event as people seem to fear. The U.S, Russia, and China are fairly cooperative with each other at this time.

Perhaps, before such an unfortunate event occurs, our world leaders will understand the phrase,

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

(All advice is generic and incomplete of necessity. Apply as fits, and use your own brains.)

So either you no longer love her (burn-out) or you've found someone you REALLY love (let's call her N). If it's a burn-out, it's probably mutual. Tell her, and discuss if you can re-ignite. After 24 years you probably don't talk much and have forgotten that people and feelings can change.

Out of simple convinience, you'd usually stay in a marriage even if you (possibly temporary) don't think you REALLY love her. In fact, in 24 years it's bound to have happened lots of times.

Did the marriage become inconvinient to you? Why? If she's gotten ill and does no longer provide you with her usual services you owe her to stay by her side. Your lovelessness doesn't absolve you from your duties. In fact the whole point of marriage is to have some security that goes beyond mere feelings which can be rather fleeting.

If she stopped her usual services of her own will then it's propably a mutual burn-out.

If there's someone new (N): Depending on your depth of love to N you may first try to see whether you really don't love your wife. It's natural not to miss things that are constantly around till they're gone. Tell your wife how you met N, and how you've fallen in love. Depending on how much of a surprise this is to her, give her some minutes or days to digest. Let her comment, talk about it. Here's a standard suggestion (you may find a better solution): You have an official affair with N, your wife goes looking for a new partner. Important: you have to be separated all the time. No calls from you unless you want her back. Your wife and N could change places, or your wife takes a long holiday while N goes to you, or you go to N, etc. The message to give is sth like: "I'm leaving you for N. I may regret this in a few months, but I probably won't, so don't wait for me and go off to have some fun. Should I regret it and you still want me back then, we can reunite." You should also ask her friends to help her along.

Time to grow up! No matter how much two people love each other there will be times when each of you are less then enamored with the other. When we fall in love bells and whistles go off, then we start getting serious and some couples either live together or get married, start a family and that's when the magic starts to subside and only become you are both working to raise children and perhaps also the woman is working at a job outside the home as well and both partners are dead beat at the end of the day. It takes a lot of work to last in a marriage and no, it's not going to be a bowl of cherries all the time. Nothing in life is.

You need to go away for at least 4 days (with no one else) and start thinking a little clearly. The grass isn't always greener on the other side!

You play out in your mind how the divorce is going to be. You should be realistic. Then you decide if you are ready to be apart of the living again. If you are wanting to have a life where you can feel love and passion. How could you discover you didn't love someone all of a sudden after 24 years? Is this because you "discovered" another person and you think the grass is greener on the other side?

Do some SERIOUS soul searching and questioning yourself. If you know you want out and you are miserable, get your life back. Is someone FORCING you to stay or do you have a choice about your own life?

Many people leave the stability and companionship of a long-term marriage, for a short-term infatuation. After a year or two, they genuinely regret it. Consider carefully before you do anything rash. If you made it 24 years, this relationship has SOMETHING going for it. See a marriage counselor to sort things out.

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good advice here, i always agree with the statement how did you just find out after 24 years.

you didnt you just felt it after 24 years is more likely, and in your head you distort all the memories, 24 years is a long time, you cant possibly remember everything you felt at every time,

you will have loved her but its just that now you are having doubts, for whatever reason, and should stop telling yourself you didnt love her at all in all those years, im sure you have memories of doing things just because you loved her, and of course it all depends on your definition of love.

of course i don't know your situation and you could have been forced together and maybe never did love her.

but love happens in any and all situations and i doubt that in 24 years together you didnt feel love for her at all.

be a man and accept that yes it hurts now losing love, and losing the love of your life WILL hurt, but the pain just helps you in the end become the person your meant to be.don't run away from it.

and you have to be honest with her, don't for gods sake tell her you never loved her, if you have any feelings for her at all, that will kill her, no-one wants to hear that, no-one deserves to hear or feel that, and she will have many internal problems stemming from that and its not fair to do that to her, whether its true or not, that's YOUR issue to think about not hers!if she asks you just say its over now, you don't feel it now

(.of course there are some people who will dissagree and think honesty is best, but they may not realize, or care, that people are selfish and sometimes are honest, too honest, for someone elses good, simply because they want to ease some guilt or bad feelings of their own.

and that is NOT fair to do to someone because you feel it will help YOU, you know telling her that will NOT help her, you know it will make her feel horrible and question every year of the 24 years, she don't deserve it)

but be honest with the fact that you think its either time for a 'break', time apart, or time to end it. that is the honesty that matters that is what she needs to hear and know.

as always this is just my opinion and im no expert so you can do what you want with what i say, but you did come here for advice and that's mine

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We have been to-gether for 27yrs says he has been miserable for 20yrs,now bringing up granddaughter (since 9months old) now 9yrs, partner having affair over 5 yrs now (family friend 24yrs younger than him) he doesnt know what to do, says he loves her not me am at wits end what to do.im 64yrs hes 61yrs.

Yes. Some people do believe in the imminent end of the world, Judgement Day and the Second Coming of Jesus.

The earliest prophecy that we have in Christianity of the end of the world is in Mark chapter 13, which said 'this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.' This may have encouraged some to convert to Christianity rather than risk a fiery judgement within their own lifetimes. John's Gospel, written some decades later, made no such prediction, perhaps because it was apparent that Jesus' generation had passed without the Day of Judgement.

As the end of the first millennium of Christianity approached, there was a widespread belief that the year 1000 would herald Judgement Day and the Second Coming.

The nineteenth century was once again a time of intense speculation about the imminent Judgement Day. The founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith, held out the promise that the return of Christ would be within the first generation of believers.

Within the Jehovah's Witnesses, the years 1874, 1914, 1918, 1925 and 1975 were all earmarked, to a greater or lesser extent, as times for the Second Coming of Christ and the Day of Judgement. It has been estimated that after the failure of this prophecy in 1975, around 1 million members defected between that year and and 1981. To this day, Witnesses' belief in the imminence of the end of time as we know it prevents Witnesses from making advanced plans for the future.

Even within mainstream Christian Churches, some Christians see the Book of Revelation as prophesying a Day of Judgement, whether in this generation or far off in the future.

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Just name something, and there will be those who "believe" it.

Just pick something out of the air, and believe in it.

Some folks "believe" in the "Brotherhood of Man"... in which, given enough time [if mankind doesn't kill himself off, first] mankind will solve all of his problems, cure all diseases, stop all wars, and at long last live in peace and harmony with one another.

The term, "doomsday," is a concoction of man and isn't found in the Bible. Yet, there are those who "believe" it's coming... based on the way they see this crazy world is headed with all its bickering, warring nations... and the high-tech weapons of mass destruction with which they all seek to arm themselves. The "believers" in "doomsday" don't "believe" in the Brotherhood of Man.

But the word is out there -- so there are those who believe in "doomsday."

The "Day of Judgment" is found in the Bible, a Holy Spirit-inspired book, that Jesus calls "Truth" [John 17:17].

"Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the Day of Judgment, than for that city." (Matt.10:15)

The Bible refers to "Judgment Day" as the "Last Great Day." Picturing it as coming at the "end of God's plan," of which the majority of mankind seems to be unaware. It's pictured as a "squaring of things" in the world -- the long-awaited "justice" in the world, when the god of this world, Satan, is removed, along with all of his deception and spiritual blindness that he has held over the generations of man -- and the Truth of God will shine through to the hearts and minds of all men, for them to make their personal informed descision as to whether or not they will seek their Creator's mercy and forgiveness... and Eternal Life.

Jesus gives us a sample of how "Judgment Day" will go down, when He stood on the "Last Great Day" of the Feast of Tabernacles in the book of John:

"In the Last Day, that Great Day of the Feast[that pictures Judgment Day], Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink. He that believeth on Me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of Living Water. (But this spake He of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive: for the Holy Spirit was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)" (John 7:37-39)

This image of "Judgment Day" in the Bible that Jesus gives us may be different from how most people "believe" it will be. But plenty of people "believe" it's coming... however they picture it in their minds.

"Judgment Day" is in the Bible along with many other things in which people "believe."

"Doomsday" isn't in the Bible. But that doesn't matter... people "believe" in it, anyway. Just name anything at all... and it will give someone somewhere "something to believe in."