Relationships Require Communication, Right?

An expectation, for the most part, is non verbalized. It's a hope or a belief that you hold about how other people will show up for you. If it becomes verbalized, then the expectation is more just an expression of desire. Much rather know if some one doesn't want to have kids with me than wait around hoping that they do and eventually finding out that they don't because my expectation was that they would.