In reality my expectations are pretty low and for the most part, co-workers in general have failed to meet them. My family (my living brothers and sisters) has done better I guess, but we really don't see each other all that much so it may be different if we did more together. I have much higher expectations for myself though and I don't always live up to them.

In the past, friends that I've had have totally failed to meet those expectations. That is why I don't actively try to start friendships with people. Honestly, my "best friend" in high school really set the stage for that for me after she