I think that there is love in pwBPD. The hard part is knowing when they really mean something vs when they are letting their emotions get the better of them.
The love is/was real.
The hate is/was real.
It's what they feel at the time that colors their whole reality, and so past events are "rationalized" using current emotions: I never found you attractive, He's (a new partner after a breakup, a recycled ex, you) perfect and I will forever love him.
My bpdex tried to belittle me by telling me I was not attractive, that I wasn't man enough. I knew that wasn't true, so it never really got to me, but she kept looking. She found I don't like cheating/cheaters, so she often tried to get to me by talking about a flirty guy at work or something similar.
It can literally drive you insane trying to understand why your partner will attack you so viciously then claim to love you 2 minutes later
Not really. I think of it as overshooting: They can't stand you right now, they need distance, so they push too hard. Now they realize you're about to be gone, they fear being alone, so they try to win you back hard, "I love you so much".
I am dealing with my ex girlfriend telling me that she does not find me attractive and never found me attractive.
It's easier to read it as "she doesn't find me attractive
right now", she's not in the mood for romance, and rationalizes she never was.
The reason I say this is I have seen my gfBPD open up every now and again.
What happens around the time she "usually" opens up? what do/did you talk about when it happened?