Many people enter relationships believing that fulfillment comes from having their expectations met. If their partner would just text more, show up differently, or express love in a specific way, then everything would feel better. On the surface, these expectations feel reasonable. But psychologically, expectations often function as unspoken contracts that were never mutually agreed upon. When those contracts are inevitably broken, disappointment follows. This is not because

Let’s get one thing clear: relationships don’t come with expectations, people bring expectations into relationships. What your partner...

When we interact with others, assumptions often sneak in automatically without even realizing it.