(personal views)
love
/lʌv/
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noun
noun: love; plural noun: loves
an intense feeling of deep affection.
"babies fill parents with feelings of love"
synonyms: deep affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, intimacy, attachment, endearment; More
devotion, adoration, doting, idolization, worship;
passion, ardour, desire, lust, yearning, infatuation, adulation, besottedness
Love is an emotion that develops in response to a desirable trait or action. It may feel good but it's a sign that you're being and living more according to others wishes than your own (i.e making people feel important). It also implies a certain degree of submission and conforming.
Hatred in contrast is an emotion that develops when someone is not being or doing according to one's wishes. Fat girls hate skinny girls for being more attractive. It implies a certain degree of freedom for the hated but also a reasonable amount of powerlessness by the part of the hater.
But hatred also can bring another advantage. It can Stockholm people into liking you or at least telling themselves that and developing a traumatic bond type of thing where they defer to you through sheer fear and respect for your position above them. To me that is the truest form of "love".
Discuss.