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What about (I know this isn't dating, but still) parents and their children?
I frequently hear friends of mine who are parenting teenagers say that they LOVE their children, but at the moment don't LIKE them at all.
Is that possible? Or is it that the feeling of love for them has been temporarily suspended, but they're confident that it will return? Or is love really unconditional, and if so, how do you demonstrate love to someone you dislike, and at the same time make it clear that you dislike them? Or is it just hope that if you continue to say you love them (whether true or not), things will get better and you will like them?

It's possible.

However I can't see such a relationship lasting a very long time. One of the few things I know about romantic relationships is that if a friendship of some kind doesn't exist underneath, the relationship WILL fail.

Actually, I beg to differ...

Some of the best relationships start out as love/hate relationships.

of course, the hate should wear off in the relatively early stages...