Hi! This Might Be A Bit Random But What Could Be Reasons Why Two People Hate Each Other? I Wanted To

hi! this might be a bit random but what could be reasons why two people hate each other? i wanted to go for something like gut feeling cause i don’t want too much angst but i’m scared it might come off as too shallow

Not random at all!

Reasons For Your Characters To Hate Each Other

Bad first impression: When A and B meet, A is in a bad mood. They’re snappier than usual and make a rude remark / completely ignore B. B decides then and there that they hate A, causing A to hate B back.

Bad reputation: B has been told time and time again that A is bad news (e.g A is mean, shallow, manipulative, stuck up, etc.). When they meet A, they decide not to give A a chance and presume the worst of them.

Association: A associates B with a bad person / a bad time in their life. For example, B is friends/related to A’s worst enemy or B had something to do with a bad experience that A had. B isn’t directly responsible for anything bad in A’s life, A just associated them with bad things and therefore dislikes them.

Conflicting ideas: Even if they’re on the same side, they may both have different ideas/opinions that they’re unwilling to give up.

Misunderstanding: Very simple. A believes that B wronged them in some way or that B is a bad person when, in reality, B did nothing wrong.

One of them has something that the other one wants: Jealousy is a vicious force, whether it’s for something physical, something emotional, or anything else. Your character might be jealous that the other one has a relationship, opportunities, acceptance, etc.

They simply don’t mesh: They feel like their personalities don’t work together. They may see the other as boring, stuck up, too loud, too quiet, stubborn or a million other things.

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They’re the only night shift workers at their job.

They’re college students who study in the shared kitchen at 3am because they’re insomniacs and that’s the only time that it’s quiet.

One of them is responsible for the other person not being able to take their car to school / work so they decide to carpool to make up for it.

One of them is an up and coming musician and the other is a producer who’s helping them make their first album.

One of them is the carer for the others elderly relative.

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They both go on coffee runs to the same place at the same time for their respective jobs.

They’re judges for a week(s) long competition.

They’re both lawyers for a couple going through a messy divorce.

A is responsible for B getting injured, so they take care of them until they get better.

They’re at a summer camp and both spend most of their time with the nurse due to their allergies.

A owns a motel that B frequently visits with their hookups.

A spends their summer in a foreign country to teach a B and their family A’s first language.

A plays the main character in B’s indie movie.

They both have neighbouring stalls at a local market.

They’re on the same sports team.

Their kids keep fighting each other in school, so A and B meet many times in the principals office.

A babysits B’s younger sibling(s).

A’s family constantly hires B to do odd jobs around their house.

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