People expect feelings to fluctuate overtime, but expect choices to be constant!

"Indeed, Van Boven and Kane (2005) suggest that it is the difference between the two that accounts for the differing reactions. They argue that people expect feelings to fluctuate overtime, but expect choices to be constant. As they put it:

“It would not seem off to people if their best friend wakes up cheerful, gets bored during morning classes, grumpy after a lunchtime argument, embarrassed while giving a presentation, and proud after receiving an A on an exam”

but

“It would seem odd to people if their best friend chose to dance in front of an audience in the morning, refused to dance at lunchtime, and was again ready to show his moves after dinner.”"