A friend sent me this SMS:

Expectation is a gift, not a curse
When people expect something from you, it means you have given them a reason to believe in you.

I disagree. More often than not, the expectations fall in 'Unrealistic' category. That's because when we expect something from someone we are thinking only about ourselves, and hardly about the other person. I wouldn't necessarily call Expectations 'a curse' but I wouldn't call them 'a gift' either.