Making Sense of Conflicting Feelings: Love & Hate

Love and Hate are seen as opposites that cannot coexist in relationships, but is this true? Can we both love and hate a person all at the same time? This topic aims to answer these and more questions consistently referring to research which has investigated these two emotions in romantic relationships and beyond. We shall look into what passionate love is characterised with. We will also delve into what hate is a composite of and what its purposes may be. Furthermore, we explore the type of things that cause hate in relationships and a few strategies of how to reduce hate in relationships.