When you do something nice for someone do you always expect something in return?

When I do something nice, I do it because it is the right thing to do, especially as a Christian. I think we should all be nice to each other and not expect anything in return. I wouldn't like a friend, though, who takes all the time and not gives, but I don't expect anything in return. Usually, if someone does something nice for me, I try to return the favor out of friendship.

I'm not sure if I really know anyone who is like you described, but it would drive me nuts. Chances are, I would blow that friend off if that kept happening. I like to do things for myself and generally don't let other people help me unless I'm totally stuck.

Well no I do not expect anything from my friends because they never give you something in return but yes I do expect a lot of things from my parents.I have helped a lot of my freinds in different ways but never got anything in return so I don't expect anything. As for my parents I do expect a lot of things because they have been upto what I expect from them.

I think that is wrong, when I do something for someone I never expect anything in return. I do it because i want to. That would make me mad, I would just stop getting her help or taking anything from her.

If a person is that way then what he/she does is not nice, no matter how you look at it. That's not at all helping. That's already something like busines when you expect something in return. When I treat somebody nicely or help a person it is for the purpose of earning respect and nothing more. That is also one way on how to find out the true character of person who is treated nicely or given some help. It is the good relationship that matters. If a person is that way and offers help, I just thank him/her and say that everythings just about alright.

Actually we more or less expect something in return I think,at least the return make us happy.
I used to be like this,but now I start realizing this is not good,expecting return make you feel tired and unhappy it can even do harm to your relationship with sb,so now I no longer expect any return.
But if it's really importan to your mom maybe you should do it,after all your mom is really love you,you dont want this cause a strain in your relationship.

yeah sometimes...but I still think not to expect too much cause it may hurt you and make you feel down because of this failure.. but it is still good to be positive thinker.. when you did good you would be exchange a good one even not as what you expected.

Do we have the same mom?:) My mom's like yours and it's driving me crazy. One example, she help me organized my wedding, it was nothing stressful, believe me, and she expected me to buy what she's gonna wear from head to toe including hair and make up, it would've been ok but we were really tight on budget we only had 30 guests infact. I didn't expect her to buy me a gift for the wedding but she' like telling me that I've should give her something in return!!! I would want to give her something to show her appreciation, but I don't like it to be expected, because I swear to God I never expect anything from her. I'm the kind of person who would help someone genuinely and never ever expect anything in return. If someone I helped thinks I want somethin in return, I would take it as an insult.

To help someone else out and having them help you back is what keeps the world go round. There's no escaping it. If you always do nice things for others, they will eventually take advantage of that and you will become a pushover. If you keep doing that to others, then you're making them the pushover. In order to achieve a balance, it has to work both ways. I am also like that: I help people in hopes that they will do the same for me or would think about doing the same thing for me. It's not a selfish act and what's better is... it keeps the world balanced. What could be better?

I dont expect something in return if i did something nice to someone because i know what im doing and i do nice thing because i want somebody to be happy and its not for my own sake its for their own sake.I am happy if i did something nice at them and it makes me feel better, i am motivated to do good things and in that i tolerate myself doing good things to others.

no, i never expected anything in return when do something nice for someone. i do something nice because i want to, not because i might need to ask for favor in the future.

i give what i can give and do what i can do to help friends and family. if its my turn to to need some help, its up to them if they would help me or not, if they would repay the kindness that i have shown.

but there are times when you always do something really nice to friends, well, they just take and take and they dont give something in return. its just sad because friendship is not supposed to be one way, there's got to be give and take.