Know Your Experience
What expectations are you placing on others, because people only do what they intend to do. And you don't exactly know another intentions; unless their words and actions has had a consistent pattern of falling into agreement and alignment with what has already been stated explicitly between you. If this isn't the case, then don't risk holding yourself into a pattern or a state of confusion, immobility, and stagnation any longer.
In order to get what you want you have to first consider the experience that you are currently having, second know the experience that you want to have, and then place yourself in a position to get it. Because sometimes your current expectations of your current situation/relationship, won't get you what you need, which may require you to do something to change your experience. Otherwise, risk holding yourself hostage to a situation/relationship that is unfulfilling and unsatisfying.
Lets look at it this way, you can expect a liar to be a liar but you can't force them to tell the truth. You can't expect someone to be a provider, if they are using other people as a means of survival. This is why it is so important to discern your experiences, because as a result of your experiences you'll realize that you can't make/mold someone into doing what you want them to do. (It has to already be in their nature to do it.) But you can work to change your experience-- to meet your needs, and expectations.
Work2Rise: Change your experience, and not your expectations.
Words4-ur.Wisdom: You place yourself in a position to get what you want by first knowing the experience you want to have.
---ALJ