do you think it's possible to make yourself like someone?

Answer 1

No. No-one can control their emotional response to people, or anything for that matter. You can try to deal with it, but ultimately, how we feel is how we feel; we are all victims to our emotions

Answer 2

Do you mean find them attractive or just like them? I think its possible to like some qualities in people once to get to know them, just like you can start disliking someone once you get to know them.
If you mean fancying them then I also think thats possible because it happened to me, but in the long run you still need to look at that person and say yes I like the way they look. If you can't do that then no its not possible! The spark of attraction definately needs to be there to some extent though.

Answer 3

No, either you like someone or you don't. To try to change the way you feel by a willful act no longer involves emotions, which is what is behind attraction. You may grow to like someone, but that involves a lot more than wanting to like them; in fact, to concentrate on liking them probably has the adverse affect, and you are more apt to notice their faults, or things you don't like about them.

Answer 4

To "make" yourself like someone ? You mean, like against all odds ? You dislike this person but you are going to endure and persevere and force yourself to actually LIKE them ? And are you talking about just liking them or are you using the word "like" in the schoolyard vernacular (as in "did you know that Susie likes Johnny ?")

Bottom line, you can't force emotion. You can't make someone love you and you can't - by sheer force of will - convert a feeling of any level into something else. So, on the straight answer, no, you can't "make" yourself like someone.

However. (Yes, yes, there is always a "but"....) However, you CAN allow feelings to grow. You can remain open to a friendship to develop. If you actually disliked someone but were in a position where you were forced to be in contact with them, you might be able to learn to tolerate them and....after awhile,....you might grow to understand them a little more and even respect them. You may never actually LIKE them, but you might find you no longer actively dislike them.

If you are talking about romance rather than friendship, then it's more complicated. You can't hurry love ("no, you just have to wait!") It comes when it comes ...if it comes at all. People are in SUCH a hurry to fall in love. ("I met Johnny on the Internet and we've been talking for about a week now and I KNOW he is my SOULMATE!!!!") Poor Susie. Rumor has it she likes Johnny and now the playground expects she will be marrying soon...

And people's emotions develop at different speeds. The guy is attracted to the girl and so he asks her out. Johnny likes Susie and he asks her for a date. They go out. Susie finds Johnny acceptable company, but isn't exactly head-over-heels for him. Johnny, who liked her before, is now smitten with Susie and wants to give her his class ring. Susie goes out with Johnny a few more times and pretty much realizes that Johnny is about to ask her to "go steady" and - while she likes him - she isn't "mad" about him. (She'd rather be dating Moondoggie over there, but he is with Annette Funnicello.) So what is Susie supposed to do ? She can't MAKE herself like Johnny the way he likes her, so should she continue to date him ?

Tough question. Some people say "no" - that she should let him go. Some say "yes" - it's not hurting anyone. Well, who can tell on the facts so far ? Is she leading him on ? Does she go to "Make Out Point" and let him have a little taste of her ? When he asks her to "go steady" does she say yes or does she tell him she likes him but not that much ? It depends. AND what if she has found that - as they date - she likes him more and more ? What if he is kind and considerate and funny and dependable and gentle ? And as time goes on, she really begins to appreciate Johnny for what he is and even for the fact that he isn't Moondoggie ?

So the answer can only be found in the person whose feelings are the lesser of the two. If he or she is absolutely sure that no feelings will develop - that s/he is "just not in" to the other person, then they should not prolong the agony. If, on the other hand, there is a reasonable chance that feelings will grow, then give them a chance. If they don't, then you can break it off then.

Answer 5

Nope. Even after 8 pints I'd still rather be on the nightbus alone than going home with someone I didn't like and respect.

Answer 6

No. u can try but u just end up confused and wondering why you are bothering because there is a reason why u dont like someone and unless they change the thing u dont like then u'll never like them!

Answer 7

Yes. Just have a look on the positive side in their personality. You will find many things make you like them.

Answer 8

The possibility varies between individuals. If you speak to many married couples, it's never a 'love-at-first-sight' scenario. They grow to like, then love each other. And sad to say, more women confess to 'cultivating' a love for their suitors rather than the other way round. Some women can afford to be picky and reject men whom they don't feel for while other women eventually grow to like their men.

Answer 9

I think that it is possible to tolerate a person even if you do not like the person. Just try not to let this person irritate you.

Answer 10

I think if you wore similar clothes you coulde at least look alike. You could also try copying the way they walk? Wearing a wig is a good call too. Why? Are you into identity theft?

Answer 11

Yes