My only enemies are men who make flirtatious remarks at my younger sister. I have a simple system.
1. "That's not what she said last night" or equivalent comment- punch in the upper arm
2. "I'd like to bang that" or equivalent comment- punch in the gut
3. Inappropriate touching- punch to the face, 2 in the gut
4. Dating her- a stern talk in the back alley, hauled up by their shirt, with my fist threateningly close to their face; also, cleaning my guns whenever he comes over or brings her home; mildly inappropriate touching (hugging, kissing) is allowed, but discouraged and interrupted when possible
I am an overprotective elder brother to the extreme, and have kept up this system, even when my good freinds make snark comments. I actually owe a guy a beer at this moment due to me going overboard on a comment (it was a 1, but I treated it as a 2). As far as I'm concerned, she can have a life when she's married
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So yea, those are my only real enemies. If people hated me, I'd feel like I was doing something wrong. In the words of someone else: I'm third. First God, then others, then me. The only time I can accept being hated is when I'm being hated for helping someone else. Perhaps I just care too much about what other people think, or perhaps I just want everyone to get along.