💔 When Marriage Feels Harder Than Expected…

You’re not alone—and your marriage isn’t broken.

"Expectation Trap" is a faith-filled, practical, and heart-healing workbook for couples who feel weighed down by unmet expectations, silent frustrations, or emotional distance. With over 200 engaging activities and worksheets, this is more than a book—it’s a transformational journey back to connection, joy, and grace.

✨ Is This You? ✨

  • “I thought marriage would feel easier…”

  • “We don’t argue much—but we’re not really close anymore.”

  • “I love my spouse, but I feel unseen and unheard.”

  • “We keep missing each other emotionally.”

If these thoughts sound familiar, you’re not failing in your marriage—you’re facing the Expectation Trap. And there’s a way forward.

Introducing "Expectation Trap: When Marriage Feels Harder Than Expected"

With thoughtful guidance and over 200 workbook prompts, journaling exercises, and activities, this workbook helps you and your spouse:

🧠 Get Honest About Your Expectations
Discover how unspoken assumptions shape your reactions and create distance.

💬 Communicate with Grace & Clarity
Learn practical tools for expressing needs, rebuilding trust, and resolving tension.

💗 Reignite Emotional and Physical Intimacy
Explore realistic, grace-filled ways to grow closer—body, heart, and spirit.

🙏 Recenter Your Marriage on Christ
Invite God into your struggles and see how He uses every season to refine, not ruin.

🛠️ Strengthen Your Daily Life as a Team
Navigate parenting, household responsibilities, and finances as united partners.

👫 Who Is This For? 👫

This workbook is perfect for Christian couples who:

  • Are newly married and surprised by how hard it feels

  • Are in a difficult season and want to reconnect

  • Have tried traditional marriage books and need more hands-on help

  • Want a Christ-centered approach to communication, conflict, and connection

  • Believe in the covenant of marriage but are tired of carrying the weight alone

What Readers Are Saying

"This workbook gave us language for what we were silently struggling with. Every activity helped us feel seen, heard, and hopeful again." –Sarah

"It helped us realize we weren’t broken—just burdened by expectations we didn’t even know we had." –Aisha

"I finally felt like someone understood the real, raw side of marriage. And pointed us back to God in the most loving way." –Samantha

📦 What You’ll Get 📦

  • The full Expectation Trap ebook + 6 workbooks (instant digital download)

  • Over 200 faith-driven activities and worksheets

  • Printable conversation guides, journal prompts, and scripture-based reflections

🙏 There’s Hope. Even Here.

You don’t have to keep wondering, “Is this all there is?”
You don’t have to keep trying to fix it alone.
You don’t have to carry the weight of disappointment in silence.

Let this workbook be your guide out of the trap and into the marriage God designed for you.

Ready to Break Free from the Expectation Trap?

Start the journey toward grace, joy, and connection.

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The Marriage Expectation Trap

ebook & 200+ worksheets

$20