Template: Setting Expectations

# How to Use

This table is a 2x2 grid that is meant to share expectations between two people (labeled Alice and Bob), "What I expect of you", and "What you can expect from me":

Take turns filling up each of the quadrants, ideally without seeing each others' answers to avoid influencing your responses.

Once you've finished adding expectations, compare them and go over them:

* Do you disagree with any of the expectations? * Are you surprised to see anything there?

Once you agree, this is a starting point for the relationship. Expectations will arise that weren't evident or necessary, or they will change over time.

It's good to revisit this every so often.

# The Table

| Who writes in this row | Expectations about Alice | Expectations about Bob | |------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------| | Alice | What Bob can expect of Alice | What Alice expects of Bob | | Bob | What Bob expects of Alice | What Alice can expect of Bob |