Sometimes you expect too much because you'd do that much for them

i learned this the hard way.

i used to get disappointed so easily. not because people were intentionally hurting me, but because i kept expecting them to care the way i care.

when i love someone or i'm close to them, i go all out. i remember the smallest details, i make time, i put in effort even when it's inconvenient. for the longest time, i thought that's just what people do for the people they value.

pero hindi pala.

people have different ways of caring, different limits, different priorities. not everyone will love loudly, give endlessly, or show up the way you would. and expecting them to be like you only sets you up for disappointment.

i'm still learning to stop measuring other people's love using my own standards.

but if i'm being completely honest... a small part of me still hopes they'd do the same for me.

so moral of the story: expect less, appreciate what people genuinely give, and never assume everyone loves the way you do.