
26/06/2025
The damages of relationship expectations
Expectations in relationships and marriages today has made a lot of persons loose out on good persons and powerful relationships that were meant to be ..let's dive in👇👇👇
What Are Relationship Expectations? At its core, an expectation is a belief that someone will act in a certain way or fulfill a specific role in your life. In relationships, these expectations often reflect the love, support, and understanding we hope to receive and when these expectations aren't being received as we hope them to be,it breeds serious issues or damages that may lead to a cheating or divorce...
These days,some person would approach an individual for a relationship, and before the relationship takes its course, You've already pictured how the relationship with this person would look like,maybe due to the looks of that person,their level of experience or educational backgrounds or achievements you'll start idealising this person in certain ways you expect them to behave without even getting to know this person in question...
As humans we've got flaws but expectations will make it look like this person ought to be so so perfect without any flaws that we don't even see ours,that's were problems sets in..each mistake made by Ur partner,ul see yourself saying "I don't expect this from you,I thought you were this,I thought you were that,I expected you to behave this way or that way".Once you notice yourself saying this to Ur partner,pls just stop...yes pause ⏸️...and ask yourself, am I perfect?am I without faults?will my partner say these words to me if I made same mistakes?how does he or she feel when I say this?do they have things too to complain about me?or are they just tolerating me for the marriage or relationship to strive?
We do these things without even knowing the emotional trauma or havoc we cause this person we call partner, expecting him or her to behave in a certain way that should suit us. It hurts cos they've got feelings too, it's damaging their self-esteem slowly,it's damaging them emotionally and they gradually they withdraw from you and this in return breeds resentment,silent treatments and before you know it,there is a BIG RIFT between both hearts....which can bring about cheating because one or each partner will start depending on someone else for emotional support or validation and before one knows it,the relationship goes beyond repair...and the most dreaded incident DIVORCE OR SEPARATION occurs..
Instead of expecting your partner to behave in a certain or certain ways as you've idealised in Ur head.
Do these instead
🌹Accept them the way they came to you.
🌹Have honest and open conversations.
🌹Spend quality time together.
🌹Show affection and appreciation.
🌹Show empathy.
🌹Show friendship
🌹Built trust
🌹Communicate your sexual needs and satisfaction..
And ul see that Ur partner might be that ANGEL or PRINCE CHARMING you prayed to have...
©Vella