Expectations Community

Uh oh

So, since I live an hr away from my bf, I'm supposed to drive to him every other weekend. This weekend is mine and it might rain. Currently I have one wiper that is supposed to be 2 wipers and he wasnt worried about my safety when we both know the one he left me doesnt work properly. His 1st… (edited) read more

🖤🎧 EZ MIL & Eminem — MADARA (feat. Neil Kaplan & Hideyoshi)

Some songs don't just reach your ears. They find their way into the hidden corners of your imagination and awaken worlds you never knew you needed to explore. I'm a woman who experiences the world through music. I don't simply listen to sounds; I feel their textures, their tension, their… read more

🖤🎧 POLYPHIA — WITH EYES TO SEE | THE ART OF CONTROLLED CHAOS 🌀✨

What happens when you stop listening just to hear the music — and start listening to understand what it makes you feel? 🫀 Some music catches your attention. Some music stays in your head. And then there is music that makes you want to look closer, listen deeper, and question what you thought you… read more

Prologue: The Promise at the Gate

(prologue longer than this just limit on here) Helios woke before the sun, the room cloaked in darkness. He lingered in bed, listening. Usually, at this hour, he'd hear the familiar scrape of his father's whetstone, his boots crossing the floor to the water basin, and his mother's gentle humming… read more

Is love ever really unconditional these days?

We all want unconditional love, don’t we? Someone who loves us just as we are, without expecting us to be anything else. But then we get into a relationship, and suddenly there are all these expectations. I want you to love me, understand me, make me happy, be there when I need you… And as long as… read more

A good memory...

Do you think good memories can kill? It might not kill someone instantly, but it would be torture. Suffering from memories, suffering from expectations, and suffering from the knowledge that these good memories will never happen again. But perhaps good memories can also be a source of strength.… read more

An Understanding of Myself

It's strange being the person who makes everyone else feel alive while quietly trying to figure out how to feel alive yourself. I'm usually the fun, jovial, easygoing person—the one who makes people laugh and keeps the energy going. And the funny thing is, that side of me is real. But when I'm… read more

An Understanding of Myself

It's strange being the person who makes everyone else feel alive while quietly trying to figure out how to feel alive yourself. I'm usually the fun, jovial, easygoing person—the one who makes people laugh and keeps the energy going. And the funny thing is, that side of me is real. But when I'm… read more

Best page of being single,

I’m losing my hope bcoz of my expectations. so I let someone easily comes to my life and let him ruin my heart. Now don’t let your expectations more than your hope or let someone making you as an options 🫶🏻🫶🏻

We Have More Information Than Ever. Why Don't We Understand More? We live in an age where almost any piece of information is only a few seconds away.

We can study entire disciplines without entering a university, learn from people we will never meet, and access more knowledge than any previous generation could have imagined. Yet access to information does not automatically produce understanding. We read without integrating. We learn without… read more

Tug of war

How do you genuinely honor your family’s expectations and cultural collectivism while building a life centered around individual freedom and personal boundaries in America?

It's suffocating, TMI :)

My mom is an amazing person who did her absolute best to raise us, and I'm deeply grateful. But is it wrong that I can't genuinely love her anymore? Her words and expectations hurt me. Nothing I do is ever enough. I abandoned myself, my life, and my needs just to ease her burden. I never asked for… read more

OPEN FOR DEBATE: Love is easy to promise.. but can two strangers actually build a life together?

Two people can have genuine intentions and feel a strong connection.. but that doesn't automatically make them compatible Different backgrounds, values, lifestyles, expectations, and distance can complicate even the most promising connection So, be honest: Can two strangers realistically build a… read more

Beneath the Surface Tension 🌊✨

There is a delicate boundary between keeping it together and letting everything flow. My piece explores that exact tension—where structured, precise features meet the unpredictable, fluid nature of watercolor. For me, the vibrant, striking eye makeup acts as a mask of color, representing the… read more

What actually determines whether two people are compatible enough to build a life together? Attraction can bring two people together.. but what determines whether they can actually build a life together?

Good mood 🤍

Cute outfit, good mood, no expectations. 🌷

I hear you, Dragon….

Other peoples expectations exhaust me too sometimes.

Letting go of expectations is the most silent parting 🍂

What is the expectation?

We can't expect a single like or comment or award to be enough to convince someone to be a part of our lives, right? If I'm wrong, great! I'm honestly...honestly...happy for anyone who makes a friend or a partner, however it happens. However, expectations are the issue in my estimation. Posting… read more

Extra concert ticket

So, I have an extra ticket to a concert this Friday night in Salem, and figured I'd see if anyone wants to join me! 🎶 Good music, good company, and hopefully a few laughs along the way. 😂 No pressure or expectations, just looking for someone fun to spend the evening with. And hey, if we hit it… read more

Rewatching The Joy Luck Club Made Me Realize How Much Parents Leave Unsaid

I recently found myself thinking about the 1993 film The Joy Luck Club. The movie tells the stories of several Chinese American families. The mothers came to America carrying memories of their past, hoping their children would have better opportunities. Yet their daughters, raised in a different… read more

Dating for desperate

Just a loose thought, if we all at some point lonely why, it takes so long to even be able to talk to someone. I get people might vary with needs and expectations. For some reason using apps for dating (till you talk to someone) feels very isolating imo. :) cheers to all

Genuinely curious : How do some people here throw a whole tantrum, being rude, and hit unmatch on their matches, for not meeting their expectations during their talking stage—

—and then come back after a few weeks or months later, trying to send their friend request to the exact same person again like nothing happened?? I have many pending friend requests hanging, and some of those friend requests came from a very familiar face. Some people who got tantrum and told me… (edited) read more

A gentle reminder to live life on your own terms, not according to everyone else's expectations 🍀

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Never get too attached to anyone, unless they also feel the same towards you. Because one sided expectations can mentally destroy you. Some people become your whole world While you remain just a chapter in theirs So choose those who choose you

From Fragile to Antifragile

If the first stage was about separation, and the second about distraction and imposed frameworks, then the third stage reaches its final point: What happens to a person when their ability to respond is gradually replaced by automatic reaction? This is where Nassim Taleb's distinction between the… read more

Needs, expectations, resentment...

“Teacher, how can I learn to forgive?” “What’s the point of treating the symptoms? Learn not to take things personally.” To take offense is an action directed at oneself. In Ukrainian, the suffix -ся can indicate that an action is directed back at the person performing it. In other words, taking… read more

What do you think is the biggest problem with modern dating today? I

In my opinion, it's that people are online and have high expectations and standards, combined with the fact that they think they have plenty of other options on dating apps.

Ehhh

I miss the long dumb conversations that lead to nothing. Simple easy nothings. The zero expectations. The simple fun of picking anothers brain until nothing is left but the understanding of how the other human works. Life. Death. Dreams. Desires. Hatred. Love. Longings. I am not interested in the… read more

Is it my tism?

I dress like a red-light district veteran plus piercings, sneakers, and all. You don’t get taken seriously professionally when you’re sporting a glittery zebra-print manicure. Yet, I refuse to dress conventionally; it would kill my soul. The first time it happened, I was 26. I’d just landed a… read more

Sunset..

No rush. No expectations. No noise. Just Me.. the fading light, the quiet sky and a heart that has finally found a little stillness.

Misunderstanding

I thought it was just a fun short fling, my expectations were too high

6. The Scientist — What Would Tell Me the Model Is Working?

The final question concerns the relationship between my model and the results it produces. A structure may appear logical when I design it. That does not establish that it will work in practice. For this reason, I try to identify an observable signal that would help me evaluate the approach… read more

Marriage package

These days, marriage is often not about the person — it’s about the package. How much does he earn? Does he own a house? What car does he drive? How tall is he? How does he look? But what about character, manners, faith, intentions and loyalty? These things are often overlooked, and then we… read more

Valuable Lessons from Connections

Lessons I've Learned From Past Relationships When you take a step back and evaluate your past relationships as a whole, you often realize there were important lessons that shaped your personal habits, perspectives, and expectations. Here are some of the lessons I've learned through my past… read more

"I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious." "The best things in life are unexpected, because there were no expectations." (edited)

THE RETURN

She was never becoming someone else. She was learning how to return to herself. I was a girl before I understood what being a girl was supposed to mean. And somehow, the instructions arrived before I did. There were already rules waiting for me. How to sit. How to dress. How to speak. How much of… read more

Dating

Maybe I’ll never find love because everything is so transactional and woman only care about money status looks an age realizing if your poor and don’t have these materialistic things that your doomed if ever finding a partner it’s really sad that men are only valued by there wallet and social… read more