I don't think you need to 'like' a party specifically, we're talking about voting for them to take power, not joining them as a member. It's of more importance to consider which is going to be able to govern the country more effectively.
And in that, for me, the main distinction between the two, stripping away any of the "are they too Right/Left wing" stuff, is that the Tories are still stuck down a Brexit cul-de-sac in which they can't reverse from without internal party politics getting in the way - the backseat drivers of the ERG etc howling treachery at any attempt to roll back some of the damaging decisions that have been taken this past political generation. They aren't operating in reality and have only got plans to double down and make things even worse (see: Rwanda).
Labour are unencumbered by all that and so have got more leeway to make changes with the EU. Starmer may rule a lot of this stuff out now, but when sitting in No 10 with a stonking majority, it may be more appealing. And if it eases a lot of the economic pressure and gets people feeling like things are moving in the right direction again, he may not suffer much of an electoral hit for going back on what he'd said before.
Starmer's Labour aren't anywhere near my dream political party (and I'm not at all convinced by him personally), but I understand that in terms of where my vote has to go this year they're the only sensible choice (constituency allowing). But then I'm not afraid of voting for people who may win an election and take power, and then having to be responsible for my vote. Some people apparently can't handle that sort of charge.
