I don't think I could handle a therapist that I actively disliked. I wouldn't trust his or her opinion then. But I don't need or want to be in love with a therapist. My preference is not to get into transference stuff if I can help it. I do need for them to understand me, and preferably seem to like me as a client.

But I agree with others, if you think you are improving it might be worth going even though you dread it.