The Relationship

We often enter relationships with a mental checklist of what the other person should be, but we rarely talk about the pressure of trying to meet those same expectations ourselves. After a month of silence, I am diving into my personal thoughts on the "Tax of Expectations"—the silent price we pay when we treat our partners like milestones instead of people. This episode is an honest look at the gap between the idealized versions of love we see online and the messy, unfinished reality of building a life with someone while you are still a work in progress.