I think so. I take the perspective of having a co-worker I can't stand in my call center (there are 14 of us)...you don't have to like each other, or even try to speak to each other outside of what is required of the job. It's a lot of time you spend with this person, but they aren't your life. I consider it character building. Also, we have journals and blogs and forums that are wonderful ways to vent it out, like here!

Definitely. And I'd much rather be respected than "loved."

Yes.

My grandfather third wife is a year younger then my mother (I know gross). Her and my grandfather had an affair for 7 years. I was introduced to her by my grandfather before everything came out, I thought she was a customer at my grandfathers store (I was 8). I became friends with her, then the affair came out in the open and she tried to use me as a pond against my grandfather's second wife who had been my grandmother since I was born. I hate my grandfathers new wife with a passion. What she did and how she went about it made me loose all respect and trust that I had for her. However I am respectful and make small talk with her because she is my grandfather wife and they seem happy. Sometimes it is hard, especially when she makes back handed comments about my grandmother to me but I just smile and repeat to her the words "I would appreciate if we would not speak about her, lets just keep the focus on the people that are present." I have been saying this for years.

To me, I try to act in a certain manner regardless of how I feel about a person. I respect ME-so I try hard to conduct myself in a manner in which I can feel good about.