--- title: "13 Expectations Love Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Expectations Love quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Expectations Love sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/anonymous-1_love_people-say-disney-movies-gave-us-unreali_882283.jpg" --- > [People say Disney movies gave us unrealistic expectations about love. That's partially true but Disney taught us so many things about love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/people-say-disney-movies-gave-us-unrealistic-expectations-about-love/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/anonymous-1_love_people-say-disney-movies-gave-us-unreali_882283.jpg) > [Love comes softly, it cannot be forced...cannot bear the weight of our expectations. Love always comes in the surrender - in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/love-comes-softly-it-cannot-be-forced-cannot-bear-the-weight-of-our/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/ann-voskamp-729_bears_love-comes-softly-it-cannot-be-forced-ca_2619800.png) > [“Love's expressions are boundless, Expectations are ... nothing but Love!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-suba-natarajan/love-s-expressions-are-boundless-expectations-are-nothing-but-love/) [Angela Suba Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-suba-natarajan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf7/angela-suba-natarajan-58782_love_love-s-expressions-are-boundless-expecta_1399500.jpg) > [I don't want to say that our expectations of love are too high; it's just that if we're to meet them, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alain-de-botton/i-don-t-want-to-say-that-our-expectations-of-love-are-too-high-it-s/) [Alain de Botton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alain-de-botton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/alain-de-botton-221_become_i-don-t-want-to-say-that-our-expectation_2057083.jpg) > [The problem with idealizing love is that it causes us to develop unrealistic expectations about what love actually is and what it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-manson/the-problem-with-idealizing-love-is-that-it-causes-us-to-develop/) [Mark Manson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-manson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bc/mark-manson-537_expectations_the-problem-with-idealizing-love-is-that_692477.jpg) > [It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-lehane/it-s-hard-to-close-the-door-on-optimistic-expectations-when-you-love/) [Dennis Lehane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-lehane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/dennis-lehane-1503_doors_it-s-hard-to-close-the-door-on-optimisti_2209247.jpg) > [You not only broke my heart, you broke my expectations of how love is suppose to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-rowe/you-not-only-broke-my-heart-you-broke-my-expectations-of-how-love-is/) [Rashida Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-rowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/rashida-rowe-428_being-hurt-by-someon_you-not-only-broke-my-heart-you-broke-my_2384747.jpg) > [After you free yourself from the incredible expectations of love through the media from the time you were so high, you realise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hector-elizondo/after-you-free-yourself-from-the-incredible-expectations-of-love/) [Hector Elizondo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hector-elizondo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f3/hector-elizondo-21372_expectations_after-you-free-yourself-from-the-incredi_781787.png) > [We cannot love a person with an all accepting, transcending and encompassing love without being hurt somewhat, without being disappointed, without being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-soriano/we-cannot-love-a-person-with-an-all-accepting-transcending-and/) [Jocelyn Soriano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jocelyn-soriano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f83/jocelyn-soriano-13670_broken_we-cannot-love-a-person-with-an-all-acce_2005973.jpg) > [“Don't give me your admiration, give me your love. Admiration passes, love endures. Also admiration comes with expectations. Love accepts some flaws.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chetan-bhagat/don-t-give-me-your-admiration-give-me-your-love-admiration-passes/) [Chetan Bhagat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chetan-bhagat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/030/chetan-bhagat-5187_admiration_don-t-give-me-your-admiration-give-me-yo_1992066.png) > [When you love, love with with all your heart; don't have any expectations. You love because that's the only way you know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-zahara/when-you-love-love-with-with-all-your-heart-don-t-have-any/) [Rita Zahara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-zahara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e4/rita-zahara-11306_expectations_when-you-love-love-with-with-all-your-he_2771858.png) > [“Love is a choice. That's why love it's one of gods commandments. People love because they trust. People trust because of faith.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-ruiz/love-is-a-choice-that-s-why-love-it-s-one-of-gods-commandments-people/) [Abraham Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-ruiz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/abraham-ruiz-46184_expectations_love-is-a-choice-that-s-why-love-it-s-on_1453905.jpg) > [When I was a kid I used to think being in love was something magical, something special. But when I fell for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-morgan/when-i-was-a-kid-i-used-to-think-being-in-love-was-something-magical/) [Harriet Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-morgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/harriet-morgan-9185_being-hurt-by-someon_when-i-was-a-kid-i-used-to-think-being-i_1191994.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/expectations-love/#itemlist", "name": "Expectations Love Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People say Disney movies gave us unrealistic expectations about love. 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"url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hector-elizondo/after-you-free-yourself-from-the-incredible-expectations-of-love/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f3/hector-elizondo-21372_expectations_after-you-free-yourself-from-the-incredi_781787.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f3/hector-elizondo-21372_expectations_after-you-free-yourself-from-the-incredi_781787.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f3/hector-elizondo-21372_expectations_after-you-free-yourself-from-the-incredi_781787.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“After you free yourself from the incredible expectations of love through the media from the time you were so…” — Hector Elizondo", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We cannot love a person with an all accepting, transcending and encompassing love without being hurt somewhat, without being disappointed, without being failed of our expectations. We cannot love without being broken, yet we cannot continue in love without being stronger than our brokenness", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jocelyn Soriano" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-soriano/we-cannot-love-a-person-with-an-all-accepting-transcending-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f83/jocelyn-soriano-13670_broken_we-cannot-love-a-person-with-an-all-acce_2005973.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f83/jocelyn-soriano-13670_broken_we-cannot-love-a-person-with-an-all-acce_2005973.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f83/jocelyn-soriano-13670_broken_we-cannot-love-a-person-with-an-all-acce_2005973.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We cannot love a person with an all accepting, transcending and encompassing love without being hurt…” — Jocelyn Soriano", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Don't give me your admiration, give me your love. Admiration passes, love endures. Also admiration comes with expectations. Love accepts some flaws.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chetan Bhagat" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chetan-bhagat/don-t-give-me-your-admiration-give-me-your-love-admiration-passes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/030/chetan-bhagat-5187_admiration_don-t-give-me-your-admiration-give-me-yo_1992066.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/030/chetan-bhagat-5187_admiration_don-t-give-me-your-admiration-give-me-yo_1992066.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/030/chetan-bhagat-5187_admiration_don-t-give-me-your-admiration-give-me-yo_1992066.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Don't give me your admiration, give me your love. Admiration passes, love endures. Also admiration comes…” — Chetan Bhagat", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you love, love with with all your heart; don't have any expectations. You love because that's the only way you know how. It justifies your life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rita Zahara" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-zahara/when-you-love-love-with-with-all-your-heart-don-t-have-any/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e4/rita-zahara-11306_expectations_when-you-love-love-with-with-all-your-he_2771858.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e4/rita-zahara-11306_expectations_when-you-love-love-with-with-all-your-he_2771858.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e4/rita-zahara-11306_expectations_when-you-love-love-with-with-all-your-he_2771858.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you love, love with with all your heart; don't have any expectations. You love because that's the only…” — Rita Zahara", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Love is a choice. That's why love it's one of gods commandments. People love because they trust. People trust because of faith. Love does have expectations. What we expect by love is eternity. We expect eternity because love is a choice, and you can choose to have it forever. The expectation of having love is a purpose to live, and a purpose to die. With out expectations, why would you love. The natural gift of love it's a purpose to live and happiness. That's why love it's worth dying for. 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