Understanding Functional Hopelessness in Relationships

Other people are frustrating. However, it's often the case that our frustration stems from their unwillingness or inability to live up to our own unconsciously projected values. What if other people never live up to the potential we see in them? As we relinquish the hope that others will be anything other than who they are, we may be able to move in the direction of authentic relating based on acceptance and respect -- or move on from those who will never change.