I find it a very big word- so big that it becomes more important than your feelings and relationships. Your feelings have a dressing of expectations. If you can't fulfill them then you are less loved and less cared for. You become the ugly duckling. I have always found relationships very complicated. Love is just not enough. There has to be understanding, compatibility and of course, expectations are also involved. And there is no limit to people's expectations- you do more, they expect more. Like a football match, nobody is going to remember the goals that the goalkeeper saved but they will never forget the ones he missed.
But yes, its true, we are all just humans. Its a part of human nature to expect. If you love someone then you expect love, if you care for someone then you expect care in return. And there is no real harm in that also. Problem arises when your expectations become unrealistic- they become so high that others feel pressurized. It starts decaying a relationship. You feel suffocated. Just think, what if somebody is not able to come upto your expectations, what will you do? He can be anyone- your parent, your friend, your sibling or even your lover. Will you just break off all ties with him or will you sit back and realize?
Realization is very important. Some relationships break just because people don't realize. They don't realize that they can also be at fault. They don't realize the result of their actions.This worsens everything.
If you are expecting something from someone just be sure that you are having realistic expectations and you are not suffocating anyone's life. As they say, " Love is unconditional, but relationships are not."
