How is the target of hate supposed to feel?
The answer may be surprising - the target may be hopeful, optimistic, or even possibly flattered.
After all, the hate object in its confused, reversed, and opposite form is actually the only member of the family who hopes she is really reaching out but she’s in a position where she cannot achieve this.
The object of her hate is typically the only person with whom she can really communicate properly. He is the only who would really understand and she is doing everything possible to alienate her in her confused mind.
Poor person. Poor victim.
The victim of the hate can only hope that the person who is acting in opposites will be able to come to her senses by herself at a certain point or because of a welcome crisis and then will be able to return to normal behavior.
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