You've probably heard the statement "there's a fine line between love and hatred." This implies that the line between loving and hating someone might be a little more hazy than many would want to acknowledge. Love-hate relationships attract a lot of attention. The media tends to portray them as either all love or all hate, which makes them look very black and white. In reality, relationships are a bit more gray than that. One definition of love is "a strong affectionate feeling for someone or something." Another is "the state of being in love." Now, these two definitions seem fairly straightforward, but they don't tell the whole story. Sure, you can have a strong affection for someone or something and still not like them all that much. You can also be in love with someone or something and still feel some degree of hatred toward them at times. Love and hate are both strong emotions that can dominate your life in a bad way or a good way. If you're in a love-hate relationship, then you probably know how intense these feelings can be. It's normal to feel confused about these feelings sometimes; after all, it's hard to understand why you would love one person and hate another completely different person. However, trying to rationalize this away by saying that you're only human and make mistakes from time to time isn't going to fix anything.