Quotes About Expectations

People think getting a new partner is like getting a new car.

I have no set ideals for a partner or a husband.

I think if we want to find happiness by finding a life partner, then it's a little selfish. You should be complete within yourself, so that when you're in a relationship, you can give out happiness rather than expect it.

I think a lot of times we're so told in our world that marriage is everything, and having a partner is everything. If you look at our movies and things, it's all directed around that love, and if you don't have that love, how sad you are.

The key is allowing your partner to be who they are and not having expectations that really have nothing to do with the person you married.

While women prefer to have a higher-earning partner, men generally prefer to be the higher-earning partner in a relationship.

When I finished law school, I had a 10-year plan. My plan was to go to a law firm, fall madly in love, have a baby by the time I was 30, make partner, and live happily ever after.

Women often live according to rules they get from magazines or media. For example, if I don't have kids by the age of 30, there must be something wrong with me. Goals are great to have, but having too many expectations won't work, and worse, it will alienate your partner.

If you don't find yourself attractive, how do you expect your partner to?

More often, I'm asked to play somebody's mother, somebody's partner, somebody's wife.

Not only is my husband the most encouraging partner, he is more demanding than me when it comes to films, wanting me to do better roles.

It's always my biggest insecurity - disappointing myself or my partner.

In our country, you need to be married to be eligible for many things, and to have a right on your partner's life.

People do struggle to meet a partner in the 21st Century with online dating and people not really being who they seem to be.

As leaders, it's our job to hold people accountable and to produce results for our partners, customers, and families.

Most of the time, we fantasise about our love lives and partners, but don't put in enough work enough to fulfil them.

I know a lot of couples take efforts to plan a special date. And the ones who don't, their partners really get disappointed.

Part of the problem in today's world is that many men are taught that they have to 'make it' before they should even consider committed to a healthy partnership.

At times it happens that if you start thinking about a big partnership then that will put you under pressure.

I resented that my career wasn't going the way that it was supposed to. And I was angry that I wasn't getting the parts that I wanted.

I am afraid I am a constant disappointment to my party. The fact of the matter is, the longer I am president the less of a party man I seem to become.

I feel like I get opportunities that most people my age don't get. But, like, I can't do what most 18-year-olds do. Like, I can't go out partying all the time: I have to work and get up early.

You're only as good as your last pass.

A lot of people head into courtship looking for fireworks. Don't pass up a chance by dumping someone after a first date because you don't feel the fireworks. The fireworks can happen at any time and be maintained.