Applying the Happiness Equation:
H = R – E(R)
My E(R) = 6, I will not settle for it to be less than that or else, I will stop. In reality, I want E(R) of 8, but I know that that is not realistic now.
When you are with me and vying for my attention and saying all that good stuff, it makes it seem like it’s a 9. Then you turn around later and tells me that you did and this or that, and someone said something about you, and I am thinking why would you put yourself in that situation, my reality becomes -4, because mistrust and confusion has set in. Our overall reality becomes (9-4)/2 = 2.5.
H = 2.5 – 6 = -3.5.