Dating: Unrealistic expectations

by Rob Clark

Our thoughts, ambitions and accomplishments define who we are but more often than not, our desires are derived from years of social and media conditioning. I, myself, have fallen victim to unrealistic expectati...read more

by Denise Murphy

Unrealistic expectations when dating depend on your definition of realistic. Dating for instance after a divorce. Are you emotionally ready for the dating scene? Are you going to compare everyone you date to your ex-spo...read more

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by cyndihaltom52

How is it that a person dating can come to having unrealistic expectations? What is a date? The only expectations we should have is a good time, and enjoying the person we are with. Dating is a getting to know game and ...read more

by Dakota Devlin

The reality in dating is that most people - men and women - have unrealistic expectations because they pre-create a fantasy of what that "perfect" person should be like. Some of this is caused by media hype, some by movie...read more

by JZ Murdock

Obnoxiously Picky or Simply Discriminating: Dating with Saninty OK now, let's be real. If you want a relationship, you need a set of aesthetics or values that you absolutely want and/or absolutely don't want. Then you n...read more

by HeyNita

A woman sits across the table from a man who literally moved the entire table just so she could sit in her seat. It was an extraordinary act of a man who wanted to be rated #1 in chivalry. Just look at him. MMMMMM-HMMMMM. ...read more

by Hayley Brierley-Roberts

As little girls we grow up dreaming of having the perfect fairytale. We imagine the man we'll someday marry, how we'll meet, how he'll kiss, how he'll propose. We have the complete love story planned out in our imagination...read more

by Kimmy Millet

Should we Lower The Bar on Love? High expectations, we all have em'.Not to say that it's a bad thing, just that it's possible to set yourself up for failure by expecting perfection. C'mon, no one is perfect!(disappoin...read more

by Rodney Nooitmeer

Unrealistic expectations are not really that unrealistic. Maybe it is better to state in stead of unrealistic expectations, unexpected realizations. To start sometimes you chat/ talk with a girl on the phone. She has a n...read more

by Elaine Sihera

Q. Why can't a lady see the "real" man before they get too involved in the relationship or before she marries? Is she looking through rose-colored glasses or do both parties change? Why so much divorces after being so "in ...read more

by Angelique Reder

In today's world of desired perfection Unrealistic Expectations is an inevitable result. Men want women that look like dolls that their sisters played with, or women on television. Women want a good bread winner with gre...read more

by Michael T. Ingram

Life is not like the movies, or television, and if you watch a lot of either, you need to be careful about letting those unrealistic expectations spill over into your personal life. Is there someone special out there fo...read more

by Cheyanne Rankmore

He starts by mental abuse and then moves onto physical abuse. He begins by getting her trust and finding her weakness. He then begins his promises that he knows will not be kept.He than takes away her self confidence, like...read more

by Christine Shea

When it comes down to dating what really is an unrealistic expectation? Does it really matter if you have expectations with you partner/spouse or your relationship overall? In many relationships we have this constant que...read more

by Nicole Dunn

some people still believe that their "princess" or "prince charming" is out there. let them find them on their own. yeah i thought i met mine and we got married had a kid together now we are divorced. then i met Aaron my ...read more

by Somer Brown

I firmly believe that it is absolutely impossible not to have unrealistic expectations, especially for women. From the time we were little girls, we've been transfixed on the image of "Prince Charming". Disney has told us ...read more

by Yvette Davidson

The problem with dating today is that no one has expectations. Guys want to date a woman who is "knock down" gouregous and women want a man to be so "fineeeeeee" that other women hate "her" all night. It's ridiculous! Be...read more

by Lin Hill

Today's dating is far different than the dating of Disney World's time. Young people today know enough not to expect their prospective partner to be Mr. gallant prince charming or Miss fairy tale princess. In a world of ...read more

by Carol Lovejoy

We all search for the illusive butterfly of happiness. We know our soul mate awaits us if we only knew where they were hiding. We all have unrealistic expectations when it comes to life, yet especially when it comes...read more

by pacificislander

Getting to know someone isn't just about asking "what do you do for fun?" It takes a lot of thinking and soul searching, and if you don't think so then you have a problem. A person is a complicated thing and we all come ...read more