I'm the type of person who, when I care about someone, will do just about anything for them. I go out of my way to make the people who bring me the most happiness happy. I may not have a ton of money in my wallet, but when I see something that reminds me of the ones I love, I'll buy it. If you need me, I will make sure I'm by your side, even if it means during a 6 hour bus ride. But that's just me. Everyone expresses their affection towards others in different ways and we can't always expect people to do the same as us.

But, I'll be honest here, I still do have expectations for others. Apparently, they are very high expectations, but I honestly can't help it. And, unfortunately (for me), it always ends up with me getting hurt in some way or another, whether it is because of my expectations for friends, family, or love interests. It's frustrating! And I honestly don't think I ask for too much (most of the time). If I'm on time for you I expect you to give me the same respect. If I'm generous and loan you money without pressuring you to pay me back, I think it's kind of shitty to charge me $4.62. If I'm wiling to travel six hours for you, I at least expect you to text me back! I didn't think any of that was too unreasonable.

I think part of the problem is that people don't always know what I want from them. Some of it should honestly be common courtesy, but with other things I suppose I should be lenient. I can't hold people to expectations they don't know about. So without further ado, here's what I want. Dad, I just want you to stay true to your word and not go back on the things you've promised, if you can help it (and I know sometimes you can't). To my best friend, I just want you to get to my house on time for once. I also want you to get your ass to Pittsburgh and to talk to me basically nonstop and share with me when you are feeling sad or lonely or any other emotion ever because you are a perfect human being and you deserve nothing but the best. My love, I just want to know you love me too. I want you to tell me and show me. I want you to be open and honestly with me if I ever do anything that makes you unhappy or angry or annoyed so I can fix it. I want you to make time for me, to prove that I matter, because for a lot of my life I've felt like I didn't. I would also enjoy flowers for no reason, but hey, I won't hold you to that. To my brother, I just want you to act like you want to be around me sometimes (even though that basically goes against every fundamental sibling rule). More importantly, I want you to do better in school for me and to let me help you with sparking a fight, because you are capable of so much more than you think. To my roommates, I please just clean up your belongings and keep the kitchen clean. As for all my other friends, I'd really appreciate if you could text me first sometimes. And to literally anyone else I meet, I just want you to show me the same respect that I show you.

So, there you have it. That's what I want from you. That wasn't too bad, right? Honestly, if I have really high expectations for you then you should take it as a compliment because it probably means I care about you a whole lot and I just want to know you care about me too. I'm sorry if I set the bar too high, but I at least would like it if you tried.