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Laura Riding

I feel an intense intimacy with those who have this loathing interest in me. Further than this, I know what they mean, I sympathize with them, I understand them. There should be a name (as poetic as love) for this relationship between loather and loathed

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The author expresses a deep connection with people who dislike her, feeling a close bond because she comprehends their feelings and perspectives. She suggests that the unique dynamic between someone who hates and the one who is hated deserves its own special term, similar to how love has a name.

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