I think the expectations of Love became marred when Madison avenue absconded with it for applications to laundry detergent and deodorant.
I think people in many things, including Love, have high expectations and look for perfection which indeed is a recipe for unhappiness. Even 'happiness' in modern terms is a sort of recipe FOR unhappiness.
I don't know I think if one can live somewhere between romantic and realist on the foundation of pragmatism, they might just find a sort of balance.
Hello there @donnadavisart :)
Great comment! I think high expectations might also stem from lack of understanding. For example, Dr Bjarne Holmes from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, conducted a laborious, but very interesting research on the role Hollywood romantic movies play in influencing peoples relationship's expectation. The results are incredible. People are so naive!
And of course, as you observed, this permeates other aspects of people's lives too, including the incessant pursuit for happiness!
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