ABSTRACT
In most instances there is a gradual transition from one extreme to another, not a sudden replacement as in love, and most transitions are reversible. The primary instigators of hatred in love are rejection, lack of reciprocity and betrayal, which are taken as evidence that love is not returned in kind or degree. Emotions such as fear or envy that can replace affection are not in opposition to love. The encroachment by the beloved on the lover's core is conditional on trust, since the assimilation of the other is a potential threat. In the sense that hatred for the beloved is hatred for his or her values and beliefs that are installed in the lover's core, hatred can be interpreted as anger at those configural patterns in the self that the beloved represents. Imagery can represent a range of possibilities and conflicts denied to action that action must resolve.
