One lady who had been going through marital problems for last many years asked how she could create a best relationship. Her relationship was a mess but she really loved her husband and she really wanted to be with him. However, daily fights were making it impossible.
The answer is give your best then.
What if the answer person is not giving his/her best?
Continue giving your best if you really want the change.
Why should I not expect?
Often both sides are doing their best and they may fail to realize what the other person is doing. Some how we are trained to see what is not there rather than what is there. So we may expect something else than what the other person is doing.
Second thing is we have a habit of ignoring and then we accuse the other person of always/never and things like that. Which disheartens the person and makes him feel why should I put any efforts!
So how should we do?
See what all you can do
See what all the other person is doing
Relationships are not to get but to give. More you would give, more you would start getting.
