Who people dislike or like has more to do with themselves than with you. People have a set belief system that they have learned to identify with. For example, I grew up being hated (yes hated) by the Indians because I was white and hated by the whites because I was ...
The secret is to stop trying to change them and change yourself. The only reason it hurts is because you suspect they may be right. Now how logical is that? When you TRULY know yourself what others say won't make a difference to you.
keep in mind that people are not logical, and that it is the experience (or lack of experience) that produces a perspective and thus a result (in this case a disconnect). If someone has no experience of being open and allowing for another, that is their loss. ...