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Expectations in Long-Term Relationships
A discussion of the impact of unrealistic expectations on long-term relationships.
# 121846
| 1,250 words
| 10 sources
| APA
| 2008
| 
Published
on Dec 01, 2008
in
Sociology
(Media and Society)
, Women Studies
(Marriage)
, Gender and Sexuality
(General)
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This paper examines how unrealistic expectations can negatively impact long-term relationships and how media such as television, movies, and novels can influence such expectations. Further, it discusses ways of making people aware of unrealistic expectations and remedying them.
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"Most people entering long-term relationships do so with certain secret expectations that can negatively affect the relationship. In a heterosexual relationship, the fact that the two people are of different genders complicates the situation because of the differing types of expectations that each person in the couple generally has. The woman tends to expect commitment while the man usually expects sex. A third expectation that either or both of them might have is compatibility-a commodity that can be interpreted differently by virtually every person on the..."Cite this Term Paper:
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Expectations in Long-Term Relationships (2008, December 01)
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"Expectations in Long-Term Relationships" 01 December 2008.
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