Luce Loves

On Disappointment.

mascarah:

Is there anyone in your life that consistently just lets you down?

I’d like to think that as I’ve aged I’ve become pretty good at managing expectations (my own and others related to my actions, professionally and personally) yet there is this person in my life  who I always get my hopes up about….and he always lets me down. He comes through sporadically so somehow that keeps the optimism alive.  But then the cycle starts -hoping for the best….and keep ending up disappointed. I know there has to be a better balance between optimism and reality…Why do we do this to ourselves?

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1. liinder answered: I feel you completely. These people aren’t even the most amazing ones you’ve met, but you pull through for them when they don’t do the same..
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7. dhk answered: just always expect the absolute worst and be surprised if its any better.
8. onesong answered: If you find out the answer to this, please, please let me know. I am in the SAME boat. The periodic bouts of coming thru are the WORST.
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10. precariousowl answered: i can relate to this more than you know. we hope for change and for the better but reality sets in & we find out in the end it stays the same
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12. soupsoup answered: I have a very low tolerence for this, almost to a fault. I don’t give people the benefit of the doubt very often.
13. scenes-from-my-hood answered: a deep belief that people can change. it’s not a bad thing to believe.
14. mittenkristin answered: Not sure - I had so many of these people in my life for sooo long and am trying to work on managing what I expect from them and how I let
15. nb808 answered: because deep down we hope people can be better, and that they will change. sadly, most of the time they won’t change, so it’s best to move on
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