200+ Love-Hate Relationship Quotes

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A love-and-hate relationship is when your partner is both your strength and weakness. If you are looking for love-hate quotes, we have got you covered. This collection captures the intricacies of love-hate dynamics and the emotional whirlwind of such relationships. In a love-hate connection, your partner will make you feel loved and mad at the same time. This constant change in behavior can be emotionally draining. In such a relationship, you feel grateful to have found your partner, and at the next moment, you might think they are not good enough for you. We bring you some relatable quotes that will help you deal with the situation amicably in this post. You may even share some of them with your significant other to express what you feel.

200+ Love–Hate Relationship Quotes

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2. “You can love and hate your family with equal measure, but the power of the bond you have to have with them; you can’t really ever walk away.” —Julie Plec
3. “Love and hate have a magical transforming power. They are the great soul changers. We grow through their exercise into the likeness of what we contemplate.” —George William Russell
4. “I loved her. I still love her, though I curse her in my sleep, so nearly one is love and hate, the two most powerful and diverse emotions that control man, nations, life.” —Edgar Rice Burroughs
5. “My heart and my affection is taken by someone I can’t call my own. So, I decided to have my heart and affection back and say goodbye.”
6. “I hate you because I love you, and you let me down.”
7. “You hold my hand for a while, but you hold my heart forever.”
8. “Being friends after a breakup is like having iced tea and hot coffee together.”
9. “They say opposites attract. We are so attracted that we generate sparks.”
10. “Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” ― Martin Luther King, Jr
11. “You don’t deserve my image in your head. You don’t deserve my memories in your chest.” ― Jamie Weise
12. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
13. “You should never trust a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Because the only thing the wolf will ever want to do is break you.” ― Rachel E. Carter
14. “No one can hate you more than someone who used to love you.” ― Rick Riordan
15. “There was only one way such a story could end stake and a match.” ― Shelby Mahurin
16. “The end of love looks like the beginning of war.” ― Bangambiki Habyarimana
17. “Now he was nothing to her, just a lesson in time, a wicked boy-man, incapable of wealth or prestige.” ― Jamie Weise
18. “I hate and love. And why, perhaps you’ll ask. I don’t know: but I feel, and I’m tormented.” ― Catullus
19. “Sometimes I wish I were passionate about something real. Something I knew I could succeed in. Right now all my dreams are a little far-fetched.” ― Kasie West
20. “In order to get people to love you, you’ve got to get some people to hate you.” ― Robert Braathe
21. “They may not know each other to say it, but it was never hidden. How much ever they hated each other, fate ties them together.” ― Parul Wadhwa
22. “I’d rather have you hating me than not have you at all.” ― Nenia Campbell
23. “Love is contagious. Hate is much more!” ― John Joclebs Bassey

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25. “I still repeat the nasty things you said in my head.”
26. “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.” —Joan Powers
27. “Why can’t you tell me that you love me? You may end up making me hate you someday.”
28. “I never knew what love was until I met you, then when distance pulled us apart, I found out what true love is.”
29. “Neither do I care about you, nor do I care that it kills you deep down. This is not animosity or enmity but indifference.”
30. “I have loved you all my life; it has just taken me this long to find you.”
31. “I hate it when your mind is telling you to stop loving someone, but your heart can’t let go.”
32. “Just when I think that it is impossible to love you any more, you prove me wrong.”
33. “Be careful how far you push me away. I may end up liking it there.”
34. “Trust gets you killed, love gets you hurt, and being real gets you hated. All worth it.”
35. “The first time you touched me, I knew I was born to be yours.”
36. “I need you like a heart needs a beat.”
37. “Dreams do come true because when I met you, my dreams came true. I am living my dream, and you are the reason for it.”
38. “I fell in love the way you fall asleep, slowly and then all at once.”
39. “It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald
40. “I never had a moment’s doubt. I love you. I believe in you completely. You are my dearest one. My reason for life.”
41. “We’re like magnets with opposite poles – drawn together in love, repelled by our differences, yet unable to stay apart.”
42. “Our relationship is a constant tug-of-war between love and frustration.”

43. “We just became strangers who knew each other really well.”
44. “I am no longer going to waste time thinking about that wasted time with you.”
45. “I love you, but I hate the way you push me aside sometimes.”
46. “Sometimes, I feel like giving you a high five, but it is worth it?”
47. “You broke my heart; I tried living with it. And then you broke my trust. That, my dear, is not acceptable.”
48. “Sometimes, when I try to get rid of those romantic love feelings, I realize I have to just get rid of you instead.”
49. “I thought you meant what you promised. But guess what? I was wrong. The heartache you’ve given me is my punishment for falling for the wrong person.”
50. “Everything that I understand, I understand because I love you. It’s not infatuation but true love.”
51. “Please don’t change a thing; I am in love with the pieces that complete you.”
52. “Have a nice life. I am done being part of it.”
53. “If you love someone who doesn’t love you back, you are seriously wasting your time.”
54. “One day, you will realize the value of my love. And that day, please don’t come back.”
55. “I broke my heart by falling in love with you.”
56. “When someone truly loves you, they make an effort, not an excuse.”
57. “Your love for me was just another promise you couldn’t keep. Now the love has manifested into repulsion and loathing.”
58. “One day, you will see what you have lost. One day, I will see what I have gained.”
59. “Loving you was easy. Falling out was easier. You just made everything so convenient.”
60. “After all that you did with my love, it feels good to be bad.”
61. “I loved you so much that there was no room for hate. Now that you have broken my heart so bad, I have truck-loads of aversion and scorn for you.”
62. “Love and hate cannot be avoided. You cannot feel one without the other too.”
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64. “It is your choice whether or not you are going to let what you feel make you miserable or contented.”
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66. “You either feel wonderful about where you are in life, or you try to risk everything you have.”

Quick tip

The love-hate relationship can result from some underlying issues that are not being dealt with. So, sit down with your partner and have an open conversation to identify and resolve the issues. If you cannot resolve the issues on your own, you may seek the assistance of a relationship counselor.

67. “The problem with hating someone is that it only leaves you scars that are too ugly to look at.”
68. “Love cannot stifle, nor can it dictate. Either of those circumstances will turn a tender feeling into something ugly.” ―Cynthia Wicklund
69. “When you love and hate a person at the same time, you need to decide which matters far more.”
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71. “The truth is that people get hurt all the time; it is only a matter of finding someone worth it all.”
72. “If someone hates you, secretly they are admiring you. They deserve your love and not your hate.” ―Debasish Mridha
73. “Pain will subside for the physical, but those that have bruised your soul apparently never will.”

74. “Honestly, I think it will be much better if people just learn to forgive their enemies and not hold any grudge or resentment.”
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76. “At times, you just have to let your anger pass before you ever speak a word, be calm, dear.”
77. “The best hiding place was love. Thus the conversion from pristine sadism to fabricated hatred, to fraudulent love.” ―Toni Morrison

Quick tip

A love-hate relationship can be a frustrating experience for both partners and often points to compatibility issues. If the relationship is taking a toll on your mental health, prioritize yourself and consider ending it once and for all.

78. “If you learn to love and hate, then choose to whom each of these two emotions will be directed towards.”
79. “Darling, as far as I know, there is nothing good that hatred has ever done to mankind, ever.”
80. “Never should you let anyone make you suffer for what you feel because that is solely yours.”
81. “Never should you let anyone make you suffer for the sentiment you feel because that is solely yours.”
82. “Learn to give and let go, and you will find yourself being happy most of the time in your life. Your devotion can be directed to yourself. ”
83. “There is nothing more magical than the feelings you have for the person you love.”
84. “Inside every person’s heart is a will to destroy things, a will to just let it all go down to ashes.”
85. “Should you ever find yourself in doubt about what you feel, I suggest you trust your instincts.”
86. “The best thing to do about your feelings is to try to understand where they are coming from.”
87. “A person in the right mind would not love and hate at the same time. You can choose only one.”

88. “A person in their right mind would not love and dislike at the same time. You can choose only one.”
89. “It truly is sad when the person who promised you friendship and love forever suddenly forgets who you even are.”
90. “There is but sadness in hating someone who you have been long dreaming of every night.”
91. “Stop it with the confusion; the truth is that love and hate will always go with each other, dear.”
92. “I love you, even when I hate you.”
93. “If I delete your number, basically, I have deleted you from my life.”
94. “All those times I was in love with you, I realized we were making a house of cards. A little gust of wind, and now, it is gone.”
95. “I am an affectionate person full of warmth, but I don’t have to prove it to you anymore.”
96. “I loved spending time with you, but honestly, I don’t have any time for you anymore.”
97. “Thank you, but your opinion doesn’t matter anymore. I don’t feel the same attachment for you. You no longer hold a special place in my heart.”
98. “My love seems to have evolved. It has evolved into eternal contempt towards you.”
99. “You borrowed my love, my yearning but you did not have the permission to play with it.”
100. “Yes, I am smiling, but your love is not the reason anymore.”
101. “I hate when you don’t try to reconcile in love.”
102. “I miss the tenderness in your touch. I miss how close we were. But I don’t regret it.
103. “So you blame me for everything? Well, my love was always a reflection of yours.”
104. “The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.” ―Helen Keller
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106. “In the syllabus of romance, the giving of love is an education in itself.”
107. “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” ―Maya Angelou
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109. “The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.” ―Marilyn Monroe
110. “In the entire world, there is no heart for me like yours. In the entire world, there is no love for you like mine.”
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112. “Some love stories aren’t epic novels. Some are short stories. But that doesn’t make them any less filled with love.”
113. “With the whole world crumbling, we pick this time to fall in love.”
114. “Do I love you? My god, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.” ―William Goldman

115. “Remember, we’re madly in love, so it’s all right to kiss me any time you feel like it. Don’t refrain from showing your passion.”
116. “Love is when you meet someone who tells you something new about yourself.”
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118. “With you, I lose myself. Without you, I find myself wanting to become lost again. Is this what we call loyalty?”
119. “In your company, my heart wavers between enchantment and frustration.”
120. “Our affection is reminiscent of a rollercoaster journey, plunging into the depths of desire and reaching the peaks of irritation.”
121. “It’s a love-hate relationship that I’m strangely drawn to, and I relish the ambivalence.”
122. “Our emotional connection resembles a whirlwind dance, entwining passion and vexation.”
123. “Our love is a tempestuous whirlwind, leaving me both shaken and invigorated.”
124. “Your absence is puzzling – at times a relief, at others an irresistible pull I cannot resist.”
125. “You are the persistent challenge in my life, and I have oddly grown fond of it.”
126. “Loving you feels like taking chances, hoping not to get hurt.”
127. “You are the complex enigma I cannot help but attempt to decipher.”
128. “We are like two opposite poles, irresistibly drawn together in a magnetic emotional field.”
129. “My heart continues to hold affection for you, while my mind occasionally questions why.”
130. “In our relationship, moments of affection alternate with those of irritation.”
131. “I find it challenging to genuinely dislike you, despite my efforts.”
132. “You are the storm I have adapted to, learning to find comfort in its chaos.”
133. “You are the reason I maintain belief in the enchantment and peculiarity of love.”
134. “Loving you is an alluring habit I can’t break.”
135. “You are my fascinating paradox, a puzzle I am determined to solve.”
136. “Our affection alternates between warmth and vexation.”
137. “I hold you dear even during moments of vexation.”
138. “You are the captivating abyss I willingly embrace.”
139. “Our bond is a fusion of contrasting elements, a perpetual clash I can’t let go of.”
140. “My emotions oscillate between deep affection and pain.”
141. “Our love is an intense storm, leaving me both shaken and electrified.”
142. “I am captivated by your absence, an irresistible attraction I cannot escape.”
143. “You are the thorn in my side that I have oddly grown fond of.”
144. “Loving you is like walking a fine line, the allure of passion mixed with the fear of pain.”
145. “You are the intricate enigma I am resolute in understanding, even with missing pieces.”
146. “We are like opposite poles, drawn together in an emotionally charged field.”
147. “My heart remains loyal to you, even when my mind has doubts.”
148. “In our relationship, affection and irritation take turns in the spotlight.”
149. “I find it difficult to truly resent you, no matter how I strive.”
150. “You are the storm I have grown accustomed to, seeking solace in its embrace.”
151. “You are the reason I maintain faith in the enchantment and unpredictability of love.”
152. “Loving you is a captivating habit, an addiction I am unwilling to break.”
153. “You are my intriguing contradiction, a mystery I will continue to explore.”
154. “Our affection oscillates between tenderness and irritation, an ongoing balancing act.”
155. “I cherish you even during moments of temporary frustration.”
156. “You are the alluring abyss I willingly descend into, drawn by its charm.”
157. “Our connection is a fusion of contrasting elements, an enduring clash I can’t relinquish.”
158. “My emotions fluctuate between deep affection and heartache.”
159. “Our love is a powerful storm, leaving me both shattered and invigorated.”
160. “I am captivated by your absence, an attraction I cannot escape.”
161. “You are the thorn in my side that has become oddly endearing.”
162. “Loving you is like dancing on the edge, the thrill of passion mingling with the fear of pain.”
163. “You are the puzzle I am unwavering in solving, even with missing elements.”
164. “We are like opposing forces, drawn together in an emotionally charged field.”
165. “Our lack of forgiveness makes us hate, and our lack of compassion makes us hard-hearted. Pride in our hearts makes us resentful and keeps our memory in a constant whirlwind of passion and self-pity.” – Mother Angelica
166. “In our relationship, affection and irritation take turns, creating an unending cycle.”
167. “I struggle to genuinely dislike you, despite my best efforts.”
168. “You are the storm I’ve grown accustomed to, finding solace in its turbulence.”
169. “You are the reason I continue to believe in the allure and unpredictability of love.”
170. “Loving you is an irresistible habit, a compulsion I can’t break.”
171. “You are my captivating enigma, a mystery I am resolved to solve.”
172. “Our affection swings between tenderness and irritation, an enduring ebb and flow.”
173. “I cherish you even when I’m momentarily exasperated by your presence.”
174. “If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.” – Hermann Hesse
175. “Our connection is a fusion of contrasting elements, an enduring collision I cannot relinquish.”
176. “Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater.”- George Washington Carver
177. “I feel sorry for anybody that could let hate wrap them up. Ain’t no such thing as I can hate anybody and hope to see God’s face.” – Fannie Lou Hamer
178. “You reclaim your power by loving what you were once taught to hate.” – Bryant H. McGill
179. “Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.” – Richard M. Nixon
180. “Loving you is like dancing on the edge, the thrill of passion mingling with the fear of pain.”
181. “Hate wins when you choose not to make things.” – Dan Norris
182. “When we create hope and opportunity in the lives of others, we allow love, decency and promise to triumph over cowardice and hate.” – Kirsten Gillibrand
183. “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”- James Baldwin
184. “I don’t think you can ever be bitter about anything, because if you don’t allow your heart to stay open, then all you have is a filled heart of hate and bitterness, and you’re never able to love or like anybody.”- Debbie Reynolds
185. “Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!” – Bob Marley
186. “I struggle to genuinely dislike you, despite my best efforts.”
187. “You are the storm I have grown accustomed to, finding solace in its turbulence.”
188. “You are the reason I continue to believe in the allure and unpredictability of love.”
189. “Loving you is an irresistible habit, a compulsion I cannot break.”
190. “You are my strength and my weakness. Not sure how to weigh these two.”- Unknown
191. “I cherish you even when I am momentarily exasperated by your presence.”
192. “The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less.” – Eldridge Cleaver
193. “Hate looks just like everybody else until it smiles. Until it spins around and lies with lips and teeth carved into the semblance of something too passive to punch.” – Tahereh Mafi
194. “Hate is like a swordfish, working through water invisibly and then you see it coming with blood along its blade, but transparency disarms it.” – Pablo Neruda
195. “You’re a mess, I confess, I despise you in the best kind of way.”― Jamie Weise
196. “Did you ever stop to think that even if I am a monster, I might be your soulmate anyway?”― Julie Johnson, Erasing Faith
197. “Sometimes I want to kiss him and sometimes I want to ruin him, but most of the time, I want those actions to be one and the same.”― Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns
198. “TRUE LOVE MAKES US HAPPY. If love doesn’t make us happy, it’s not love; it’s something else. Love is a wonderful thing. It gives us the ability to offer joy and happiness, relieve suffering, and transcend all kinds of separation and barriers.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh, Fidelity: How to Create a Loving Relationship That Lasts
199. “Stronger than lover’s love is lover’s hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make.”— Euripides
200. “Most of all, I hate you because I think of you. Often. It’s disgusting, and I can’t stop.”― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince
201. “To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.” — Al-Ghazali
202. “It was nice to want you so badly it made me breathless yet at the same time hate myself.”― Sophie Kinsella, The Party Crasher
203. “Oh, am I glad to know that after all these years it still is hard trying to unlove someone; if there’s such a thing…”― Ahmed Mostafa
204. A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately when another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love, or hate. Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.”- Swami Sivananda
205. “Love?! When a piece of broken heart hits you.” ― Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land
206. “That’s the thing with you people. You think you could love someone one second and hate them the next. Well, you can’t.”― Diyar Harraz, One Minute to Midnight
207. “People think we had a love-hate relationship. Well, I did not love him, nor did I hate him. We had mutual respect for each other, even as we both planned each other’s murder.” — Werner Herzog

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A love-hate relationship is a mixture of intense emotions. Sometimes you might push your partner away due to certain behaviors, and other times you might feel the pull of deep love from them. Confused? Explore these quotes that perfectly describe the dynamics of such a relationship.

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