Expectations

I sometimes wonder whether they are a good thing or a bad thing. To have hopes in something to turn out the way you wish, not by pure control but by it taking responsibility for themselves as much as you would for yourself I guess. I am disappointed that sometimes I am taken advantage of, mostly because my expectations of people are often too high, or that they do not set themselves the same standards as I would myself, therefore making it very difficult to understand. Sometimes I wish, without me being angry, without me making a scene, or without me withering away you would understand the importance of friendship, and the importance of asking for help to a friend. Maybe I should not be saddened by the fact that when I do reach out, you aren't often there in the way I would be there for you. Am I to blame for that?