Marriage-Expectations-Quiz

Marriage-Expectations-Quiz

Could my marriage-expectations be part of some marriage-problems?

Just how serious are your marriage-expectations and marriage-problems?
Find out with this Marriage-Expectations-Quiz!

Relationship Problems Tips also offers you some great marriage-problems tips to help you get clear on your marriage issues.

Marriage-expectations are very normal and healthy. However, when your experiences of your marriage do not match your marriage-expectations, the situation gets unhealthy.
Conflicts and marriage-problems may occur.

So it is helpful to get clear on your marriage-expectations.
And how they relate to your actual experience of your marriage.

Find out with the Marriage-Expectations-Quiz quickly!
To know where you stand . . .

Introduction

This quiz was designed as Marriage-Expectations-Quiz specific for the spousal / marital relationship problems.

The Marriage-Expectations-Quiz is very powerful and effective in showing you what you expect from your marriage and how your actual experience of the marriage is at this moment.

It is best to answer the questions honestly and quickly without thinking too long and deep about your answers.
Do not think about what would be socially accepted answers, or how the Marriage-Expectations-Quiz was designed.

This quiz was made to simply let you find out fast where you stand.
There are of course no wrong nor right answers.

The right answer is the one which now feels most true to you.
You do not have to share the results with your spouse or anybody else if you don't feel like sharing!

And remember, no matter how serious the results of this Marriage-Expectations-Quiz seem, there are many ways to grow and improve your marriage!

Answering the questions of the Marriage-Expectations-Quiz honestly and quickly will give you a clear snapshot of your marriage-expectations.
You will know where you stand quickly!

Marriage-Expectations-Quiz Part A Instructions

• To start: focus on your expectations of your marriage and the relationship with your spouse for a minute
• Next: answer the following 21 questions with a “YES” or a “NO”
• You may want to write down how many times you answer “YES” or a “NO”
• Count the total number of “YESes” and “NOs” for Part A
• Determine your marriage-expectations level in the below the marriage-expectations-quiz Part A questions
• Keep total numbers for Part A and for Part B separate
• Next, move on to Part B of the Marriage-Expectations-Quiz.

Marriage-Expectations-Quiz - Part A

I expect to be happy in my marriage most of the time	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to be there for me when I need my spouse	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to be loyal to me for the rest of our marriage	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to be truthful to me for the rest of the marriage	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to accept me just the way I am and love me for that	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to acknowledge, validate and support me when I need this	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to take care of me emotionally	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to take care of me financially	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to take care of me physically (body-wise or household)	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to be close and intimate the way I need my spouse to be	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to have a similar sex drive	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to be a giving person towards me	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to listen to me and communicate well with me	Yes	No
I expect full commitment from my spouse to our marriage	Yes	No
I expect to be number one in my spouse’s life	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to stand behind me when I need it	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to tune into me and know and feel exactly what I need	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to compensate for my less strong sides, attitudes and habits	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to adore me and be proud to be married to me	Yes	No
I expect my spouse to fulfill my most important needs	Yes	No
I expect my marriage to be and stay magical, passionate and wonderful over the years	Yes	No

Marriage-Expectations-Quiz Scoring & Results of Part A

• For the Part A questions, each time you answered “YES” is zero points.
• Each time you answered “NO” give yourself 1 point.
• Add up all Part A scores.
• Determine your marriage-expectations level in the results section here:

Marriage-Expectations-Quiz Results Section of Part A

Your Part A score is 0 to 7 points:
You have many or high expectations of your marriage

Your Part A score is 8 to 14 points:
You have some expectations of your marriage

Your Part A score is 15 to 21 points:
You don’t have many or high expectations of your marriage

Marriage-Expectations-Quiz - Part B

How is my actual experience of my marriage now?

Marriage-Expectations-Quiz Part B Instructions

• To start Part B: focus on your marriage, the relationship with your spouse for a minute.
• Next: answer the following 21 questions with a “YES” or a “NO”
• You may want to write down how many times you answer “YES” or a “NO”
• Count the total number of “YESes” and “NOs” for Part B
• Add up all Part B scores
• Keep total numbers for Part A and for Part B separate
• Determine your actual marriage experience level in the section below the marriage-expectations-quiz Part B questions

I am happy in my marriage most of the time	Yes	No
My spouse is there for me when I need it	Yes	No
My spouse is loyal to me so far	Yes	No
My spouse is truthful to me so far	Yes	No
My spouse accepts me the way I am and loves me for that	Yes	No
My spouse acknowledges, validates and supports me when I need this	Yes	No
My spouse takes good care of me emotionally	Yes	No
My spouse takes good care of me financially	Yes	No
My spouse takes good care of me physically (body-wise or household)	Yes	No
My spouse is close and intimate the way I need my spouse to be	Yes	No
My spouse and I have similar sex drives most of the time	Yes	No
My spouse is a very giving person towards me	Yes	No
My spouse listens to me and communicates well with me	Yes	No
I get full commitment from my spouse to our marriage	Yes	No
I am the number one in my spouse’s life	Yes	No
My spouse stands behind me when I need it	Yes	No
My spouse tunes into me and knows and feels exactly what I need most of the time	Yes	No
My spouse pretty much compensates for my less strong sides, attitudes and habits	Yes	No
My spouse adores me and is proud to be married to me	Yes	No
My spouse fulfills my most important needs	Yes	No
My marriage is magical, passionate and wonderful so far	Yes	No

Marriage-Expectations-Quiz Scoring & Results of Part B

Marriage-Expectations-Quiz Scoring of Part B

• For the Part B questions, each time you answered “YES” give yourself 1 point.
• Each time you answered “NO” is zero points.
• Add up all Part B scores.
• Keep total numbers for Part A and for Part B separate
• Determine your actual marriage experience level in the results section here:

Marriage-Expectations-Quiz Results Section of Part B

Your Part B score is 0 to 7 points:
Your actual experience of your marriage is probably not great

Your Part B score is 8 to 14 points:
Your actual experience of your marriage is OK

Your Part B score is 15 to 21 points:
Your actual experience of your marriage is great!

Do your Expectations & Actual Experiences Match?

Your expectations and your actual experiences do relate to each other.
Here is how:

Take your result from the Marriage-Expectations Quiz Part A (your expectations) and your result from the Marriage-Expectations Quiz Part B (your actual experience) and find out in the appropriate text below how your expectations and experience relate to each other.

You have many or high expectations of your marriage and:
• Your actual experience of your marriage is not great

While having many or high expectations of you marriage and not an actual great experience of your marriage, you are most probably very unhappy and dissatisfied with your marriage.
Your marriage is not at all what you expected it to be!
Because of your high expectations you probably have conflicts with your spouse and marriage-problems.

Another way of having many or high expectations of you marriage while your experience says otherwise, is to be in denial about what your marriage actually is.

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Ask yourself:
Is my marriage more of an idea that I have about marriage or do I fully experience what is going on in my marriage?

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Ask yourself:
Can I admit to myself that I am not happy with my marriage and marriage-problems?

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Can I just simply decide that I want to see my marriage as it is?
Maybe I can see my marriage in a different light now?

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
May be it is time for me to decide that I want to do something constructive about my marriage and marriage-problems?

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Give yourself permission to ask for professional help if you decide you want to work on your marriage expectations.
Looking at your marriage expectations can improve your marriage experience and bring your marriage to a higher level.

You have many or high expectations of your marriage and:
• Your actual experience of your marriage is OK

While having many or high expectations of you marriage and an actual OK experience of your marriage, you are most probably not 100% happy with your marriage.
Your marriage is below your expectations.
You may have some conflicts with your spouse and it may be a matter of time to get even more dissatisfied with your marriage and marriage-problems.

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Ask yourself:
Is my marriage more of an idea that I have about marriage or do I fully experience what is going on in my marriage?
Can I now start seeing my marriage exactly as it is and work with that?

You have many or high expectations of your marriage and:
• Your actual experience of your marriage is great!
Your marriage expectations and your actual experience of your marriage are matching.
Your marriage is all or very close to what you expected your marriage would be.

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Appreciate and celebrate having this wonderful marriage experience!
Express how great you feel about your marriage!
And celebrate it!

You have some expectations of your marriage and:
• Your actual experience of your marriage is not great
While having some expectations of you marriage and not an actual great experience of your marriage, you are most probably unhappy with your marriage.
Your marriage is below your expectations.
You may have some conflicts with your spouse and it may be a matter of time to get fully dissatisfied with your marriage and marriage-problems.

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Ask yourself:
Can I admit to myself that I am not happy with my marriage and marriage-problems?

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Can I just simply decide that I want to see my marriage in a different light now?

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Maybe it is time for me to decide that I want to do something constructive about my marriage and marriage-problems?

You have some expectations of your marriage and:
• Your actual experience of your marriage is OK
While having some expectations of you marriage and an actual OK experience of your marriage, you are most probably OK with your marriage.
Your marriage is according to your expectations.
Your expectations may not entirely match what you are actually experiencing, but your overall experience is OK.

You may have some conflicts with your spouse but can live with your marriage and some of the marriage-problems for now.

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Ask yourself:
Can I now start seeing my marriage exactly as it is and work with that?

You have some expectations of your marriage and:
• Your actual experience of your marriage is great
Your have some marriage expectations and your actual experience of your marriage is great!
Your marriage is actually beyond your expectations.

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Appreciate and celebrate having this wonderful marriage experience!
Express how good you feel about your marriage!
And celebrate it to the fullest!

You don’t have many or high expectations of your marriage and:
• Your actual experience of your marriage is not great
Your marriage is what you expected it to be and you are most probably unhappy with your marriage.
The actual situation of your marriage probably gives rise to conflicts, marriage-problems and unhappiness.

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Ask yourself:
May be it is time for me to decide that I want to do something constructive about my marriage and marriage-problems?

You don’t have many or high expectations of your marriage and:
• Your actual experience of your marriage is OK
Your marriage is slightly better than you expected it to be and you are most probably OK with your marriage.
The actual situation of your marriage may give rise to conflicts, marriage-problems and some unhappiness, but your overall experience of your marriage is OK.

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Ask yourself:
May be it is time for me to decide that I want to do something constructive about my marriage and marriage-problems?

You don’t have many or high expectations of your marriage and:
• Your actual experience of your marriage is great!
Your have little or no marriage expectations and your actual experience of your marriage is just great!
Your marriage is beyond all your expectations!

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Appreciate and celebrate having this wonderful marriage experience! Express how great and wonderful you feel about your marriage!Celebrate it to the fullest and inspire others with your marriage!

• Marriage-Problems Tip:
Ask yourself:
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