āIf you canāt change the circumstances, change your perspective.ā ~Unknown
Sometimes it feels as if you are completely in control of your life, but when it comes to relationships there’s always the other person.
In a relationship, you can’t be the puppeteer. People have their own emotions, behaviors, actions, beliefs, scars, wounds, fears, dreams, and perspectives. They are their own person.
How often have you wanted a relationship to be something that it was not?
How many times have you said a certain word or phrase in order to spark a specific reaction?
How much do you expect from this person? Do they fail you each and every time?
In healthy relationships there are certain expectations, like being treated well or being respected. Yet sometimes we find ourselves in relationships that donāt mirror what we anticipate to happen. We may feel hurt or used.
We cannot expect other people to treat us as we would treat them. We cannot assume anything or force change upon someone who clearly demonstrates he or she is stuck in his or her own way.
With eyes full of clarity, I am capable of changing the relationships in my life by adjusting my point of view.
I call my father a sperm donor. He gave me life but never showed up in my life.
My friends at school never knew I had a father because they never saw him. He missed all of the concerts and sports games. For the majority of my life, we didnāt talk. He didnāt acknowledge meāno birthday calls. I had no idea where my dad lived. Some days I was not sure he was still alive.
In high school, my dad limped back into my life. I could stop by his apartment and visit him when I wanted to. If I called him, he would pick up the phone. Things were changing between us.
Blindingly bright, his true colors revealed themselves the night before my high school graduation when I called to make sure he was coming. He said he couldnāt attend because he had to drive a friend to the airport. Cabs exist. His friend could have used one. I was angry, sad, and most of all, hurt.
Rejection from my father has been the hardest thing for me to accept. It is not easy to grasp the idea that someone who once loved me, adored me, gave life to me could turn his back and walk away so easily.
I could no longer take the feelings of disappointment.
These feelings were a direct result of what I was expecting from him:
- Assuming he would respond to things as I would.
- Assuming he would care like I do.
- Assuming he thinks in a similar way as I do.
I was living in a fantasyland of my hopes, dreams, ideas, beliefs, expectations, and assumptions.
I was hurting myself most.
For the protection of my emotional body, I changed my perception from what I hoped would happen to being open to experience whatever actually happens.
This shift didnāt occur immediately, but by following the five steps listed below I was able to come to peace with the type of relationship I have with my father.
1. Be aware of reality.
Acknowledge the other personās behaviors. Look at patterns and how they regularly treat you. Remember the feelings you had in the past. Donāt be fooled into believing things are different from how they are.
2. Stop manipulating situations.
Many times we yearn for specific responses, like validation and approval. When we do not receive what we want, we may speak or behave in certain ways to try to elicit the desired reaction.
This type of behavior leaves us feeling empty when the other person does not react the way we hope they would. Remember, you cannot change anyone; it is up to them to change.
3. Let go.
Throw expectations and assumptions out the door. Release the hopes, wishes, and dreams that things will change by detaching from the ideas.
Get out of the fantasy world by not hooking into the thoughts of what could be. Keep your mind from running into the future. Remain open to all possibilities by staying in the present moment.
4. Focus on those who love you.
It will be easier to follow the third step if you remind yourself of those who are there for you. They continue to be there because they care about you. Focus on people who make you feel loved, connected, cared for, and worthy. Reach out to them and reconnect.
5. Learn to love yourself.
Provide yourself with what you are yearning for (compliments, compassion, or encouragement). Only you know what you truly need.
Realize each moment you are being the best you at that time. Build self-confidence and strive to eliminate any doubts you have about yourself. When you feel shaky or alone, look in your eyes in the mirror and say, āI love you.ā Nurture yourself. Feel the love you have inside of yourself.
Let go of your expectations of people and see how your relationships change. And if you donāt feel differently about it or if itās not benefiting you, you can always walk away. Your emotional state matters most. You cannot control other people, but you can make yourself happy.
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About Khrystle Rea
Khrystle Rea is a certified health + fitness coach who helps women kick anxiety to the curb naturally. She is all about creating a calm lifestyle with food, thoughts, and exercise. Learn more about her and what she does at www.khrystlerea.com.
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Khrystle, thank you for writing this post and sharing your painful story, which is no easy task.
Appreciate learning about your journey from resistance to acceptance.
I think #3 is key to your situation, my situation with my past and to all of us in every aspect of our lives. Letting go and living in the present moment. As Eckhart Tolle says, “the past cannot survive in your presence, it can only survive in your absence.” So the more present we are, the more in the moment we can life our life.
In the present, there is not past pain, hurt, suffering, unmet expectations or rejection. I’m glad you’re making the best of the situation with these life-changing tips and behaviors. Your ability to move on from something like this is inspiring – you remind me that I should be able to do this in all aspects of my life.
Thank you for taking the time to read the article! š
I agree with you on Eckhart Tolle’s saying, being present is crucial. The best thing about being present is that it is something we can learn to do and the more we practice it the better we become at living in the present moment.
Best of luck with all that is going on in your life. You have the ability to create whatever life you want š just got to make it happen!
This entry made me cry. There are so many truths in it.
I am honored that you were so touched by this piece! Thank you for taking the time to read it.
What a whole, loveable, sensible person I would have become if I had read that article 60 years ago when I was 20! Oh dear friends, read and take note….and live well x
Thank you for taking the time to read and comment!!
Your welcome š
May, I was thinking the same thing but wishing it was last weekend that I read it! I did reference the above article in my blog tonight and looked back on how I could have used those 5 steps last week when it seemed my world was crashing down on me. Going forward, hopefully not too much crashing down on me, at least when it comes to this topic. Thank you Khrystle!
Absolutely needed this today! Such a lovely piece of writing to assist in my meditation for the new year.
Happy New Year! All the best with your meditation.
I’m going through this right now with my Mom; though it has been only a few months since it has surfaced. I have some of the same feelings you describe. I feel peace when I walk away, but a part of my spirit can’t shut her out. I am taking it as it comes and focusing my energy on my dreams and my children for now. There is a shadow over my life as I sort it all out.
I was great at accepting my Dad and all his flaws when he was still alive, because he accepted ME! It makes all the difference. I have grown as a person since losing him, and I feel better able to remain peaceful inside despite the disapproval my Mom continues to show.
Best to you and remember that you are enough just as you are.
You are enough just as you are as well :)! I am sorry to hear about the loss of your father and the struggles with your mother. Best of luck to you as you sort it out.
Remember to take nothing personally (one of the 4 agreements from Don Miguel Ruiz’s book – “The Four Agreements”).
I hope you can figure out the perfect balance of how much your mother is included in your life. Listen to your gut. It will guide you.
Thanks…Great article. I just experienced a relationship recently, where my eyes were wide open to the reality of what was going on. As I remained grounded, realistic, and honest….the other person approached it with expectations of what they wanted. Ultimately, they weren’t happy because things weren’t going how they believed it should in their mind and they weren’t hearing what they wanted to hear. Sadly, instead of letting things flow as they might, they wanted to force things into the plan they had in their mind. My awareness let me know that I was simply someone they were plugging in to a preconceived idea of how things should be. I felt unknown. When I did share of myself, my feelings, my hopes and dreams…they didn’t want to hear it (it didn’t fit theirs).
I’m very grateful for the awareness of this and the clarity it has given me and a little sad, this relationship didn’t even have a chance to get off the ground (just 4 wks)
Thanks again….blessings,
Next dont share to soon. Keep them guessing! I learnt the hard way
“I felt unknown.” Wow. That’s an amazing insight, and a helpful concept when looking at relationships. Thank you for that!
Thank you for reading!
It sounds like that person didn’t deserve your time, especially because it seems like they were closed to really learning you.
Luckily there are plenty of fish in the sea!
You just never know when you will meet the perfect person, but at least you didn’t spend too much time with someone who may not deserve you.
You deserve the best!
Thanks for sharing. As many others, this story resonated with me and personified my own relationship with those I’ve loved.
Thanks for taking the time to read and comment! It’s wonderful knowing you also have experienced something similar to me – it’s always comforting realizing I’m not alone with all of this and neither are you!
This is wonderful. So much of this resonates with where I’m at in life right now. Thanks!.
Wishing you all the best with what’s going on in your life! It will all work out in the most perfect way.
Thanks for reading!
Beautiful article! I just recently ended a romantic relationship with a best friend because I wanted to be treated better but nothing changed. Soon I realized that it is just how he is, and I could either accept it and continue feeling abandoned, or walk away. Acceptance of who the person is and not trying to change them is so important, then and only then do you realize if you really want this particular person so closly tied in your life. We are going to continue being friends. but he just wasn’t relationship material. That is a hard fact to accept!!
Again, loved the article Khrystle, thank you : – )
Thank you for reading!
I agree!! Accepting someone for who they are is crucial in relationships. I really learned a lot about relationships in a book called “The Mastery of Love” by Don Miguel Ruiz. I’m glad to hear you are going to be friends with him still. You deserve the best – never settle!
Ditto Star… In short, I’m embarking upon the same result after having spent the past two years hoping she would change when I now know she never will and it was wrong and selfish of me to expect it from her. The right thing to do is to realize she’s just fine being who she is, she’s just not the one for me. She’s an awesome person, but so am I and learning that has been the takeaway. Thanks for sharing and thanks Khrystle for your wise post. šā¤ļø
Thanks so much for sharing your story, your journey through your experience and the lessons you’ve gained from it.
So good to see the teacher and guide you’ve become.
Thank-you.
Thank you for reading!! š
Thank you for sharing your story. I now have “change your expectations” on a sticky note on my desk.
Thank you for taking the times to read!
I can’t help but grin about your sticky note – I do the same thing at my desk.
Thank you so much for this article… The timing is impeccable. After breaking up with my college boyfriend five years ago, we’ve slowly been rebuilding a friendship from across the country. I’m moving home in a few months and I want to get back together, but he says he just wants to be friends. Everything about the way he’s treated me over the last few years of correspondence says “casual friendship” but I’ve been stubbornly delusional and unable to grasp the truth. Only after he made no effort to see me while I was home over the holidays did I finally realize that I’ve been living in fantasyland about the possibility of getting back together anytime soon. Your advice is very much appreciated.
So glad this advice resonated with you. His lack of effort must not have felt good; I’m sorry he is missing out on you! It is great that you are so aware of the situation š awareness is key because it allows you to change.
Thank you, it’s very poignant. I’ve been working through some of my own rejection issues, and this is a beautifully written piece of advice. Rather than analyzing the ego, and the head games we all play, you gave us a great perspective!
Thank you for reading!
Eckhart Tolle has a wonderful book about the ego called “A New Earth.”
The mind is an amazing thing – talks me in and out of the same argument/issue. I can’t always trust the conclusion! Thank goodness for my gut.
Thank you for this. Really hurting right now by treatment by friends and family over a crowdfunding project. I accept if they don’t want to donate, but what I experienced was down right meanness and cruelty. Very shaken by their words. But I am letting it go–and praying that they don’t take out their pain on other people.
Oh no! I am so sorry to hear they were just mean and cruel. š
You are a big person by letting it go and not holding their words against them. Fingers crossed they don’t take their pain out on others! Wishing you the best with your crowdfunding project!
Thank you very much. The project wasn’t funded, but I’m still going strong on my book, Singing in Silence. Just healed myself from a brain injury from workplace bullying, and I will just keep going forward towards the good in life.
Needed this today! How did you know?! š
A little birdie told me :)!
Thanks for reading!
Thank you thank you, Khrystle! Whole article is really pertinent to my world and mindset right now. Especially number 2. This is a very ingrained destructive pattern with me: “make” people show/demonstrate/prove their feelings in ways that I want them to, or refuse to acknowledge their feelings mean anything at all (side note, I have borderline personality disorder, and this behaviour is sorta the hallmark of it. Not that a diagnosis = a whole person, obviously, but worth noting). Anyway, it is a deeply flawed system because, as you say, when you expect others to behave how you want them to (in other words, when you essentially manipulate them to react a certain way), you will feel empty when they don’t act that way. But that’s nothing compared to how empty you will feel when, after all your cajoling, they do finally act that way. All love, validation, support, etc. from others will start to seem untrustworthy because you’re so used to manipulating reactions, how do you know what is “real” and what is your false creation? Vicious, sad cycle I need to step out of by taking my own hand, not someone else’s…
Thank you for reading!
One of the most simple ideas that I learned in therapy is once you do one thing differently, the entire cycle stops. The best part is you can decide when in the cycle you want to be different. By first being aware of entering the cycle you can choose do you want to go to step 2 of the cycle or do you want to do something different. It may take some time to practice being aware of the cycle and deciding when to do something different. I don’t always notice that I am repeating a cycle until I am half way in it and then I have to decide do I want to make it different or do what I always do.
It’s all about learning you. :)!
What if that person you can’t change is your spouse, the parent of your children and the provider of the family? How do you just walk away when they keep on hurting you and they won’t change? As much as I like your way of thinking it’s really not that easy.
This question is most inspiring to me. It is so easy for people to say walk away or take them out of your life. That to me is giving up on them. I am not at all talking about an abusive situation. I am talking about unconditional love and faith in that person you truly want in your life. This world isn’t easy and it is true we get so disappointed from how we think it should be in our own minds. I guess I choose to have hope and trust in the person even if it breaks my heart I still keep faith.
Walking away is not always the answer, but changing yourself is possible. You can change how you perceive that person. You can learn to provide yourself with the love you crave. You can really look into what is hurting you and why is it hurting you. Explore yourself and what buttons are being pushed. You are reacting and feeling a particular way because of something in you. The other person is there helping you learn your lesson. I think if you can really figure out what is going on and change your point of view, then maybe the hurt won’t sting so much. In the end it is up to you to decide if you want to feel hurt and how long you decide to feel hurt. You can always change your emotions and your feelings by being with them, letting them flow until you get to the other side and are able to release them. It is up to you.
This is a wonderful post Khrystle. I think many of us can relate to feeling let down by someone. I know I’ve had to work on focusing on the people who do care and letting go of the expectations I have of people, although this has got easier over the past few years. Thanks again for sharing your story in this great post.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post! Focusing on those that care really does make a difference! So awesome you have experienced that while also letting go of expectations. š
Oh my
God! I read this article and I had to
step away from it before I was able to write down my thoughts of response to
it. Khrystle Rea, I feel your past pain
and rejoice in your ability to share it in such an enlightening way. Khrystle, your age maybe young; although, the
wisdom that you so openly shared is the knowledge obtained generally by an
elderly person. To be able to step out
of your own discomfort and confront your emotions through a brilliant light is
a pure gift. I read the responses of all
others and your gift of wisdom obtained as well as your gift with the ability
to share has touched, comforted, and redirecting many paths in their
journey. This article is enlightening,
encouraging and inspiring. I acknowledge
you for the courage to share it. That is
how and when and how the child within is healed. You have discovered that you
are a pillar of strength and that you must matter to you first. Thank you for sharing an incredible “real”
story. Blessings…
Thank you for reading this post and responding!
Your responses are beautiful – I really appreciate you taking the time to share your opinion.
Wishing you all the best in this new year!
Thanks so much for this post! This is something I continue to grapple with when it’s concerning someone who is special to me, but I always need to keep in my mind that whatever they do is about them — not me.
Thanks again.
Agreed!! Take nothing personally. Good luck with continuing learning your lessons.
Thank you for reading and commenting!
Thank you!
Thank you for reading!!
After reading this there is so much I have learned. We all have ways of dealing with trauma and abuse, and looking outside of ourselves, in helping others is great but its not a way to get back to where we came from or get back what we lost. I need to learn to get comfortable in my new skin, that the old me is gone and this one is just as good. Sad to think but by the time I am able to reconnect with myself and stop seeing my life as if it were a bad movie playing over again, my journey here will have ended. A waste? Maybe for me but not for those who I have helped and the lives I have saved. Would love to read more….
So glad you have learned something from the post.
On my blog keepingitequal.com I will be writing about other emotional topics and lessons I struggle with. Tiny Buddha always has inspiring articles as well!
I hope you will start playing a better movie over and over again. Each moment is a new moment especially when living in the present.
Amazing you have saved lives and helped others – some people cannot say they have done that in their life time. That to me is incredible work.
This article is very true to me and I came to this at the right time. I’d say it’d be one of the changes I’m making for New Year’s. I’ve been hurt too many times expecting some people I’ve held very dear to me to respond back to me in the way I would respond… obviously it’s never going to happen. They are never going to care as much. In order to keep my emotional well being happy I’m afraid I’m going to have to walk away or let them go. Either that, or put a good distance between them. I’ve stuck around many times already but just ended up being disappointed. Sometimes you just figure out people’s true colors even though it takes a while to see it. Kind of sad.
Sad indeed, but you have come to amazing realizations!
Being aware is always the first step to changing anything. As long as you pay attention to your feelings and what you want to do, you will succeed.
Best of luck as you continue learning in this new year!
What if the other person does things which hurt you ? When everything has been wrong ? When you feel if you get even a little bit closer to the person and if you are hurt again you won’t be able to take it ? Should we stick to a relation and try to make ot perfect ? I am unable to let go becuse i feel like i should make her life better do every thing for her but i don’t see care from her side. I already suffer from anxiety and ocd.
Only she can make her life better and when she decides to do so. It is not your responsibility to change someone.
For me it came to a point where any time I spoke with my father I would be hurt and he never was really present in my life. I decided that my emotional state is more important than the fantasy world that I kept painting in my mind of who he may one day become.
I decided to accept him and love him for giving me life, but not interact with him.
You can always look to understand your hurt and what really bothers you and see the other person differently. This may heal the relationship because you have changed your point of view.
The decision is yours to make. And I ask you, if everything has been wrong and you are continuously hurt, why do you still continue the relationship? There must be something beneficial or a lesson to learn for you to continue it.
How do you love someone without interacting with them. How can the other person feel your love?
Congrats, Khrystle! What a beautiful post!! š
Thank you for reading!!
Such a timely post. Letting go of any expectations is really important because we cannot expect the other person to know what’s going on in our mind.
For example, Maybe we want the other person to text or call usā¦and we just wait and waitā¦ and guess person, that person didn’t pick up the phoneā¦well, why don’t we make the effort first instead?
Communication is key tooā¦ Good to talk things out instead of making assumptions.
Tq for this post!
Agreed!! Communication is crucial in relationships.
Thank you for taking the time to read :)!
Khrystle – thank you for this article. You’ve written in clear and kind language what it’s taken me a very long time to start understanding.
Glad you enjoyed the article! All the best in continuing your growth :)!
Really wish I had read this a week ago. My ex and I tried to be ‘friends with benefits’ in 2013 (after a whole year of no communicating in 2012) and though he was perfectly clear on his intentions, I had it in my mind that it would lead to something more. Early December, I ended our arrangement because I wanted something more and he clearly didn’t. A few weeks later, I discovered he had a girlfriend. I wasn’t sure if he was keeping it a secret while we were fwb, but I was so angry – I felt so deceived, not to mention heartbroken. We do have a history of him being dishonest which I was hoping would be different this time around, but after confronting him about his new gf, I realized he won’t change. If I had read this article before confronting him, I could’ve taken a much less ’emotionally explosive’ approach and we’d probably be on better terms right now, instead of in this awkward state. I know everyone is different and we’re all just doing the best we can at life. Also, everything happens for a reason. And that’s why I read this today instead of a week ago. Thank you.
Oh wow, lovemae, your situation exactly mirrors my last relationship. Like you, I wanted more but he didn’t for his own reasons, and yet somehow, he now has a new girlfriend which made me feel so hurt and angry. I also confronted him about it, but instead of feeling better, I felt worse because I was expecting a certain outcome from getting in touch with him again. Yes, it would have been nice to come across this article sooner so I wouldn’t have reacted so badly to hearing about his new relationship but you are spot on about everything happening for a reason. There’s a right time for everything and maybe I wouldn’t have been as receptive to the guidance in this article had I read it earlier.
I am almost certain the author has lots of people who treat her very badly in her life that she continually makes excuses for.
What a balm! Thank you for sharing your story, and for providing those excellent, excellent five steps for guidance.
Thanks for taking the time to read!
Feeling so sad and despondent about my relationship, I came here to find some solace. In these words I can see where I am going wrong and how I cannot expect her to give me what I need or want if it isn’t her way. Feeling let down, unsupported and used by her is down to me expecting and assuming that she can give me exactly what I give her. I am bookmarking this on my mobile to re-read in those moments when I doubt myself and wallow in hurt and resentment. Thank you.
I loved this article! Just what I needed to hear right now, and great advice! I’m actually gonna have a few people I know read this because I think it will help them too! š
This resonates with me in a big way. I have a wonderful relationship but I am constantly disappointed with the reactions I ” expect”to get. I really need to leave my expectations alone and take people for who they are.
Thank you Khrystle. Just last week had a very confronting chat with my parents, especially my dad about the past. About how his behaviour had affected me and worries as a child that I should have been to confide in him instead of fear. Long story short he was laughing while I was clearly upset. I was so angry that I swore at him then put the phone down.
It’s been a week and I have to be honest with myself, all the while I was seeking validation and approval. Some form of justification for the way I felt and still carry on feeling. But as you mention in your article, I’m finally seeing that living in a fantasy land wishing that people will change or they will magically say just the right things to take away all the baggage I carry with me.
After all the baggage and expectations are mine and the reality being, if I can’t validate myself or approve if myself, no matter what anyone says won’t change a thing.
Thank you for the article, it resonates with me and am learning to implement the steps mentioned.
Thanks again. Xx
This is a great article, and a problem people don’t discuss much. It is verrrrry hard to get over expectations when they’re not met. Especially for those of us with very high expectations of ourselves and others (aka me š
Thanks 4 this great article.
This is good and loving advice, and it made me feel better to read it. Thank you.
What an excellent way to go through life. Just what I need right now. I’ll have to retrain my thoughts! Thank you for writing.
love x
Thank you so much for this. I specifically looked for articles on this topic tonight and this is exactly what I needed. I’m going to reference this again and again to help beat this feeling.
Loved it. I am 22 and I think this will help me in my life. Thank you so much
Thank you so much for the article. Being on Tiny buddha and reading very helpful articles like this has been helping me change the way that I think about things in my life. It’s been a slow process to make the changes I need in my life and also to change the negative way that I think, but hopefully I will get to that state of peace that I long to have. I know that this article focused more on a relationship with a parent but this also applies to romantic relationships. I’ve been so focused on finding the ideal relationship that I’ve settled into not so healthy ones out of the fear of being alone. Reading articles like these only reiterates to me that I can’t control how I want the relationship to turn out. No one is perfect and no relationship can be perfect. Expecting someone else to make you happy can only lead to your own unhappiness. So thank you again for the article. I will try to keep your points in mind and hopefully lead me to better relationships that develop in the future.
I’m so glad I stumbled upon this article, it is just what I needed to read. I know I need to let go of thinking that my abusive ex-boyfriend will change. It is so so hard for me to “give up” on him, but I know I need to be aware of reality and let go of the fantasy world. Thank you!
Thank you for contributing something so priceless and important to my life. I am going to read this every night before I close my eyes because I have been struggling with expectations forever that I have created in an attempt to be perfect and nothing less. I know there is nothing realistic about perfection. I think it’s time to start over with a much more kind and flexible approach to living life and loving myself. I am so greatful for the opportunity to change my thinking one moment to the next.
Thank you for reading this article! You are powerful and are capable of changing.
I will never understand why God Blesses so many people to have a love life with a family, but Not many of us. Go Figure.
This is the truth! This is really about the relationship we have with ourselves,
our expectations and our perceptions..I can see i’ve been causing some of my problems..
got to feel it to heal it!
This is really good. I have had this problem for quite sometime. I always expect people to act the same way that I do. This was very helpful. Thank you!!!!
Thankyou for this article. I was going through a difficult relationship with a guy giving me mixed signals n was on the verge of insanity, when your i came across your article n it has really helped me realise my worth and that i shidnt cling to what’s hurting my heart and soul. šā¤
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Great Article, so much needed for me! every point was so sensible. “Focus on those who love you” Rightly said, i miss to give importance to the ones who love me and run behind the ones i love which ends up in disasspointment,! Living life full of assumptions wil lead to nowhere and hightime i gotta realize that! š
I fully relat e to this but cant let go or shake my abandonment issues and now that im a grown adult none of my relationships are healthy I feel im lacking something mentally but cant pin point it or even start to fix it whatever it may be!!! š even worse seeing my daughters going through the same exact thing and knowing exactly how they feel and am completely helpless to mend the hurt and pain I see in them……..