Do I hate my girlfriend?

Dear Lupinion,
Lately I've noticed that although I really enjoy my girlfriend when we're together, if I look at her pictures and haven't spent a lot of time with her, I begin to feel funny, like I could totally hate her if we weren't dating. But the minute I see her again, that hate disappears and it's all hearts and flowers again. What does this mean, lupinion?
Anonymous

Dear Anonymous,

I can relate to you because sometimes, when good things happen to people I love, but my life is hard and unfair, I get really mad and annoyed with them.

The truth is, people are mostly unbearable. Sometimes, when they’re around, their minimally acceptable qualities can momentarily make us feel like they’re somewhat tolerable. Sometimes we might even feel a tinge of remorse for having wished them ill. Then, their ability to make us feel guilty about something or other can dwarf their irritating qualities. However, distance erases in-person attributes and only their intrinsic essence of existential insufferability remains.

Nothing you can do, it’s normal.