{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"ep 138 \/ Great Expectations: When Needs Turn Into Demands in Relationships","description":"Where do our expectations in relationships actually come from\u2014and when do they start working against us? In this revealing episode of Relationship Dish, Pam and Iona unpack the difference between healthy needs and unrealistic expectations\u2014and how unmet (or even met) childhood experiences can quietly shape both. They explore how what we didn\u2019t receive growing up can turn into deep longings\u2014or even angry demands\u2014in our adult relationships. Pam shares how mismatched expectations around time, energy, and reciprocity have led her to pull back from friendships, while Iona reflects on how differing needs for connection and space showed up early in their own relationship\u2014and how naming those needs created something surprisingly healing between them. Together, they dive into expectations around affection, communication, and roles in partnership, and why every relationship needs its own \u201crules of engagement\u201d to thrive. Because the goal isn\u2019t to have no expectations\u2014it\u2019s to have the right ones, clearly expressed and rooted in reality. ","author_name":"Relationship Dish","author_url":"http:\/\/relationshipdish.com\/","html":"