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/^t/Expectations are nothing more than hope that something will happen, sometimes based on the knowledge of reality, more often on our imagination. It is this imagination which causes so many distortions between expectations and the real life. Imagination is very often a substitute for the things and situations which are not likely to happen in our life. It is a very subjective notion, perceived by every one of us in a different way. That is why the application of it should be limited in some way while planning our future. Sometimes we should be more down-to-earth. Otherwise we might be surprised finding that the hotel is too far, the film not very interesting, and our marriage is fraught with problems.