A pattern in which someone gives support, flexibility, access, affection, or opportunity while silently expecting a future return that was never clearly communicated.
The recipient believes they received a gift while the giver believes they issued a loan.
NATURAL USAGE
“You called it generosity, but it came with an Expectation Loan.”
BEHAVIORAL DISTINCTION
Expectation Loan describes giving something with an undisclosed expectation of repayment.
Candidate term. Proposed as a Human As Hell original; not trademark-cleared or legally verified, and not claimed as exclusive.