More often than not, people with expectations are less happy. Expectations could be for anything: how a person acts, how a story resolves, how a casserole will taste.
Expectations have a fundamental flaw. In general, your expectations will be met, or they will fail to be met. When things don't meet your expectations, you are disappointed, and when they do meet your expectations, you are only as happy as you expected to be.
Admittedly, things can go beyond your expectations, but it only happens if something is exceptionally good or if you have mediocre expectations. The former is rare in life, and the latter would have you walking around as a miserable sod.
I find the healthiest thing to do is avoid expectations. Take what you see at face value. Accept what is there and go on the journey for the experience that it is. Don't worry about what could be or what might be. Just pay attention, smell the roses, and enjoy the ride.
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