The "hate" or rather anger, he threw at you, has its roots in his pain You didn't deserve it of course, it blew at your face, you're some sort of collateral casualty in that story Over the years, I got a lot of flack from people I tried to inform, for their own good, for our own good, and this includes close relatives And I wondered "why?" And I came to the conclusion that, all those people had hope, plans, for the future, and "you" come in and you tell them it's not going to happen, it's over it's fucked there's no future as it is, and it's going to be hell... If we do nothing about it... So "you" essentially come in and trample all of his hopes and dreams for a better future Expect anger and denial On top of that, when one acknowledges that there's indeed a serious problem... Something has to be done about the said problem then, and most just don't want to get there... ... So here's my suggestion; let it go, you know where this is going, soon or later you'll be proven right (at least that's what you believe and probably rightly so IMO, but that's just my opinion, what do I know for sure?). You don't bring the topic on the table anymore, no need to twist the knife any further it won't bring any good for you and your couple. And if you're right well there's a point at which it's going to be undeniable, even him will have to face it, and "come to terms" In the meantime, I'm certain you both are some sort of preppers, so prepare, it will certainly come handy in due time...