"One-sided" relationships, where you feel like you're over-giving, trying too hard, receiving breadcrumbs in return & never actually getting your needs met  - no matter how much you offer up - are ALL too common. 

That's because the true nature of giving & receiving is deeply misunderstood. 

Most of the time we give with an expectation, even when that expectation is silent or unconscious. Cultivating a practice of giving from the heart - the kind that isn't bound by the feeling of grasping for a result or attachment to very specific outcomes - takes practice, self-awareness & clear intentions.  Real generosity isn't conditional & doesn't come with any attachment whatsoever - it's like love, infinite & limitless.