Poll - A personal question about love and hate

snips&snails

Do you have someone in your life that you hate?

Reading posts about the fine, fine line between love and hate today and wondering how many peeps have someone they actively (or passively) hate in their life.

Tambcat

no

Karma1969

I don't hate anyone.  There are quite a few people I don't like.

5280

I don't think so. Maybe one person comes close.

UnderwaterRhymes

There are people who piss me off on the regular and I wouldn't choose to hang out with them super often, but I don't think I know anyone personally that I actively hate.

Bluesmoothy

There is no one in my life that I really hate. I don't hold grudges very long. There are plenty of people in my life that I dislike, but for the most part I just ignore them. It takes a lot of energy and emotion to hate someone.

sakelp

I used to hate my boss. But then I quit my old job.

I still hate her, but she's not technically "in my life" anymore 

wanderlust2006

Yes, I have excellent reasons to.

Otterama

Yes, but she's dead now. I'm not sad about it.

scottydont

I have a few people in my life that I'm not too keen on at times, but that's life.  It takes a lot for me to hate people.  That's a poisonous feeling.

I sometimes find that anger can follow being let down/criticized by people that you actually want to like you as much as you like them, for whatever reason.  But, I don't consider that hate, just defensiveness/self-protection.

Jermysgirl

Yes.

MelindaFelinda

I hate most people.  

CheshireGrin

I don't think so. And if I have to think this hard about it, then I'd say most likely not.

Cleo29

No, I have people I truly dislike deeply, but not hate. Honestly, what a waste of energy and emotion. 

LucyHoneychrrch

No.  It takes too much energy. 

Kit30

Yes.

huber22

There are a few people that, if they were hit by a train, I would send balloons and flowers to the conductor.

But, in the end, I don't really hate anyone, so much as wish they were out of my life permanently.

Fields*of*Gold

If by hate you mean you are totally devoid of any feeling of love, compassion, kindness....

no.

There are a few people I could say I hate, but as (relative) family members I still feel love for them, so that doesn't count.

Frkls

the closest i get is dsd's mom.  im not actually sure if i really hate her...but its close

EastCoastBride

Cleo29:

No, I have people I truly dislike deeply, but not hate. Honestly, what a waste of energy and emotion. 

This is where I fall.  Hate is such a strong word when  you really think about it.  The one person I'm probably closest to "hating" - it's more of a deep dislike and I think he's a f-d up, very un-nice person.  I'm not sad he isn't in my life anymore.  But I dont' want to waste my energy "hating" him.

c_joy

There was, so I removed him from my life.

completelyundefinable

yes

CrackHabit

The hate has simmered down. I'm not sure if I could call it that.

But my ex-boyf.

He almost murdered me.

I would be happy if I found out he died.

laptopprancer

I don't think so, no.

 

MontereyBride

No, I learned a really long time ago that the energy it takes to hate someone could be better used in other areas of my life. 

misoangry

Hate is very strong.

I'm not sure.

There are definitely people I really dislike, though.

antherfosh

yes. I hate he for what she has done to her child. 

nicoleabrock

I dont know that I could get to the place of hate in my heart.

But there are people that I wish were not a part of my life.

AbbeyS2011

I really dislike my exH, but I do not hate him. 

Pumpkin30

No. I don't really hate people. I do dislike some people, but if I think I hate them I know there's probably something wrong with me.

Mrs.JulesH-S

Greatly despise yes, hate no.  If there is someone that I dislike enough to feel that stongly, I erase them from my life.  No point in letting them have any power over my emotions.