On Modern Relationships, Expectations, & Agility

Whooboy. I've been asked about this one a bunch, and if it wasn't for the number of conversations I've had this month about relationships and expectations, I'd probably have kept putting it off indefinitely. This one is... extra rambling. 

So, here. On why modern relationships are progressively not about white picket fences, why communication is everything, and why I really don't have expectations of people anymore.