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[BlueManedHawk]

The way this would work is that if a dwarf were to have a positive/negative experience with something, their preferences for that thing would change.  Some examples:

• A dwarf who witnesses the close death of a friend by a bear would gain a detestitude of bears.
• A military dwarf assigned a bismuth-bronze weapon would slowly gain a preference for bismuth bronze.
• A dwarf that was forced to use a banana wood spear to beat an enemy would gain a preference or detestitude for banana wood, depending on their feelings on death.
• A dwarf whose lover has a preference for amber opal would slowly gain a preference for amber opal.

There's probably some other ways to incorporate this, too.

[Vattic]

A dwarf could simply lose a preference too rather than come to detest a thing.

Facets could play a roll in this:

• Higher HATE_PROPENSITY makes it more likely a dwarf comes to detest something.
• ANGER_PROPENSITY could be similar to HATE_PROPENSITY.
• CLOSEMINDED dwarves less likely to change.
• CURIOUS dwarves are more likely to be influenced by preferences of friends/lovers.
• TOLERANT could work like a milder CURIOUS
• SWAYED_BY_EMOTIONS is a rough parallel for empathy and could make it more likely to be influenced by preferences of friends/lovers.
• DISDAIN_ADVICE is a bit of a stretch, but could make someone more or less likely to try the things friends/lovers prefer and suggest.
• Stubborn dwarves with high PERSEVERANCE might be influenced less by friends/lovers.
• ENVY_PROPENSITY might lead a dwarf to prefer or detest something another dwarf has.
• DISCORD might lead a dwarf to dislike what others prefer.

Not really in line with your positive/negative experience, but simple exposure could change things. This would be similar to eating a new food, or getting too much of something you used to love.

[Quietust]

As of right now, Dwarves never hate "things" or even animals in general - they only hate Vermin, so adding general negative preferences would presumably need to happen first.

[BlueManedHawk]

A dwarf could simply lose a preference too rather than come to detest a thing.

Facets could play a roll in this:

• Higher HATE_PROPENSITY makes it more likely a dwarf comes to detest something.
• ANGER_PROPENSITY could be similar to HATE_PROPENSITY.
• CLOSEMINDED dwarves less likely to change.
• CURIOUS dwarves are more likely to be influenced by preferences of friends/lovers.
• TOLERANT could work like a milder CURIOUS
• SWAYED_BY_EMOTIONS is a rough parallel for empathy and could make it more likely to be influenced by preferences of friends/lovers.
• DISDAIN_ADVICE is a bit of a stretch, but could make someone more or less likely to try the things friends/lovers prefer and suggest.
• Stubborn dwarves with high PERSEVERANCE might be influenced less by friends/lovers.
• ENVY_PROPENSITY might lead a dwarf to prefer or detest something another dwarf has.
• DISCORD might lead a dwarf to dislike what others prefer.

Not really in line with your positive/negative experience, but simple exposure could change things. This would be similar to eating a new food, or getting too much of something you used to love.

I do like the idea of facets playing a role in this.

[Silverwing235]

• A dwarf who witnesses the close death of a friend by a bear would gain a detestitude of bears.

Just PTW - and BTW, word order, anyone?