Ten Relationship Expectations to Avoid
We are all prone to forming expectations, especially when we’re in a relationship. Sometimes, though, what we expect and what we get don’t line up. “We probably cannot exist without forming expectations of our partners, but it is when our expectation subconsciously becomes an inflexible (unrealistic/irrational) demand, when it clashes with reality, that we become distressed,” says Heidi Burmeister-Nel, a clinical …