03/06/2026
The feeling of being blindsided in marriage often comes from one simple truth:
Marriage didn’t show up the way you expected it to.
The challenge is that many of those expectations were never spoken, examined, or sometimes even consciously recognized.
We carry ideas about love, communication, intimacy, partnership, conflict, and happiness… and then reality arrives.
The greater the gap between expectation and reality, the greater the feeling of being blindsided.
What’s one expectation about relationships that reality challenged for you?
Tell us below.