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Question: Can contempt be still a form of love when the!.!.!. love is gone!?
just because any type of feeling towards a person whom you once loved shows interest towards them!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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If I give you a kick in the head would that still be a form of love!?
ok!!! I will keep that in mind!!! LOL

No, contempt is not a form of love!. It is a form of!.!.!.contempt!.
That's a fact!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Contempt is and emotion, just as love is!. If you have contempt for someone, you still have A feeling towards them, rather than NO feeling!. Being completely ambivalent to a person- not caring in anyway, no contempt no love- would, in my opinion, be the best gauge of your feelings toward him/her!. Not meaning that you wish for bad things to happen to him/her, or that you would not feel bad if something bad did happen!. Just meaning their actions and life course no longer effect your life!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

No!. Contempt is a feeling that someone is unworthy and inferior, a lack of respect for that person!. Love is affection based on admiration, devotion, and benevolence!.

If you feel contempt for someone, I wouldn't characterize that as "showing interest" towards them -- you're showing antipathy!.

However, it is true that the opposite of love isn't hate, its indifference!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Should I hold you down while Alice kicks you again!?! Or would that be blaming you for this illusion!?
Just because you have any type of feeling for someone does not mean that the feeling is love -but you know that!
Don't worry -you are loving, you are loved & you don't have to go around trying to find even more love in places where it doesn't exist!.

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I think contempt is based on base sex differences, i!.e!. things that make a man a man and a woman a woman!. It is present in every relationship; but it can become destructive when hate overcomes love; at this point its like a job you just dont want to go to anymore: its over, move on!.

You really only need a small amount of love to go with any amount of contempt to really "stay together"; as most couples tolerate each other and staying married for many years!. It's just taking the good with the bad in a long term relationship!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Immature people like to arouse any feelings and emotions they can!. A spoiled child prefers to be spanked instead of to be ignored!. Having no feelings is cold, and many people can't bear for someone to eliminate all feelings toward them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com