I bet he meant "I never liked you, from the beginning I loved you" BUT NO ONE EVER TALKS CLEARLY WITH EACH OTHER IS JUST SO FRUSTRATING BUT I LOVE IT GIVE ME MORE
He admitted to himself that he told a lie and that it would be better for the other guy to hate him, so I doubt that's the case. Also if it was a misunderstanding like that, he would have been able to rectify it right away.
I bet he meant "I never liked you, from the beginning I loved you" BUT NO ONE EVER TALKS CLEARLY WITH EACH OTHER IS JUST SO FRUSTRATING BUT I LOVE IT GIVE ME MORE