"Nooo. I don't want to hear that answer."

Was the answer i received in response to admittance of how i felt upon her questioning. So i gave her the other.

With no idea it'll hurt & puzzle till today.

She'd asked to meet after class; i was quite excited at the 'development'. Probably something nice was my thought; my optimistic expectation.

So you see how with this example, why i greet optimism & expectation with great conscious reluctance.