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Why do you hate me?

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Bryn Connor Square — Bryn Connor, Founder I Should Have Said

A guy who I hate asked me, “why do you hate me?” I do hate him, but I don’t want him to think that what he did got to me so much to make me hate him. What’s something funny/snappy I could say back?

Juliet
New York, USA

Hey Juliet, I am not sure if you were romantically involved with the guy who hurt you, but I can appreciate you don’t want him to know how you feel. Here are some general comebacks you can use that don’t give your feelings away.

I don’t hate you, I’m just simply not excited about your existence.
What other people think of you is none of your business.
If everywhere you go there’s a problem.. Guess what?
Please don’t interrupt me while I’m ignoring you.
You wouldn’t worry so much about what people thought of you, if you knew how seldom they did.
That’s a very nice opinion you have there. Too bad it’s wrong.
Sorry, you don’t meet my ridiculously low standards.
I don’t discriminate, I hate everyone.

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2 Responses

Ezme in 12 says:
February 9, 2016 at 7:30 pm
These are good! Really like 2 and 3.
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Amanda Ybarra says:
October 10, 2018 at 3:36 pm
I love those! They sparked my mind to think of
Cute that you think I care enough to hate you
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