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What is the opposite of Love?
Some say hate.
Some say indifference.
Some say fear.

Love vs. Hate. Both are intense emotions but are different sides of the same coin. I don’t think they are true opposites.

Love vs. Indifference. This sounds more like true opposites. Love is an intense emotion that includes caring and concern. Where as indifference is an emotion (or lack of emotion) where you don’t care what happens to the other person. I have seen this in people about to divorce. They have given up on the other person and on the relationship. There is no emotion anymore. There might have been hate earlier because the person was intense on either getting their way in the relationship or trying to get the other person to see things as they saw them and not being successful. Even with hate there is hope but with indifference there is no hope, it is like depression, not worth fighting for anymore.

Love vs. Fear. In my meditation I discovered the opposite of fear is not love but security, safety. What is fear? Fear is future based. “I may die from this”, “I don’t know what tomorrow will bring”, “I don’t know what to expect for next year”, “I am afraid for my child”; all are future based. Love is in the moment. Feeling secure and safe pushes fear out. Confidence, security and feeling safe all push fear aside.

Therefore I believe the opposite of Love is indifference and the opposite of Fear is Confidence in your own safety. What are your thoughts?