https://lifegoalsmag.com/expectations-standards-relationship/ Becoming your best self Tue, 05 Nov 2019 04:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 https://lifegoalsmag.com/expectations-standards-relationship/#comment-189 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 23:59:00 +0000 http://lifegoalsmag.com/?p=513#comment-189 Wow, so timely. I have been mulling this over myself this week. I have some pretty high standards for my life; I like a lot of freedom to travel, write, create, take a walk. But I also like my partner to ADORE me. Like “let’s hold hands and lay on the porch and listen to records and I’ll feed you strawberries,” adore me. I’ve learned (after being in a relationship for four years with a man who loves me but rarely feeds me strawberries that I can get that adoration from my friends, but more importantly from myself. When I expect my partner to make me feel extra-special, it’s usual because I’ve been treating myself poorly; working too hard, not making time for my girl friends or getting outside.

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