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At first I assumed hate was the opposite of love. But it isn't. The opposite of love is indifference.

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Helen Fisher
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 31
Anthropologist
Scientist
Manhattan borough
New York City
Helen Fisher
Helen E Fisher
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