Every relationship operates on a complex foundation of expectations – the unwritten rules and assumptions about how partners should behave, what they should prioritize, and how they should express ...

Whether entering a new relationship or dating for the first time after being in a gaslighting relationship, you may wonder what realistic standards are. Is it okay to expect your partner to adopt some ...

Love may bring two people together, but autonomy is what allows them to truly thrive within a relationship. Relationships thrive on mutual respect and individual freedom. Yet, many women find ...

The invisible weight of what society thinks a perfect relationship should look like is slowly crushing the joy out of real love stories happening behind closed doors. Modern couples find themselves ...

Expectations get a bad rap in the dating world, but the reality is that most people come into a relationship with some kind of preconceived idea about how they’ll be treated. (Uh, that’s called having ...

We all hold expectations for our relationships—you have expectations, for example, about how long your relationship will last, how well your partner will treat you, how well they’ll treat your family ...

Relationships come with a lot of unspoken rules that society tells us we need to follow. But here’s the truth: many of these so-called expectations are outdated, unrealistic, or just plain wrong for ...