When "I Don't Know" Breaks a Marriage: Understanding Weaponized Incompetence, Restoring Trust, and Saving Your Marriage

By Latina C Campbell

Most marriages don't end because of betrayal or lack of love. They end because one partner feels alone for too long.

In When "I Don't Know" Breaks a Marriage, Dr. Latina Campbell exposes a silent pattern that slowly destroys intimacy and partnership-weaponized incompetence. Often unintentional, this behavior happens when men repeatedly claim confusion, lack of skill, or emotional distance, leaving wives to carry the mental, emotional, and relational load alone. With clear language, real-life examples, biblical insight, and practical tools, this book helps men understand:

How everyday habits make wives feel unsupported and unsafeWhy "just tell me what to do" creates emotional exhaustionHow emotional avoidance and passivity push wives toward withdrawalWhat true partnership looks like in action, not intention

You'll also find conversation starters, reflection points, and step-by-step solutions men can use immediately to rebuild trust, restore safety, and strengthen their marriage.

This is not a book about blame.

It's a guide to awareness, accountability, and hope-written to help men show up differently before love turns into distance and marriage turns into regret.

About the Author

Dr. Latina Campbell is a faith-centered author, educator, and mental health advocate dedicated to strengthening marriages, families, and emotional well-being. She writes with compassion, clarity, and practical wisdom, helping couples recognize the patterns that quietly erode connection and replace them with habits that build safety and trust.

Drawing from her experience in counseling, coaching, ministry, and mental health education, Dr. Campbell bridges faith and psychology to offer solutions that are simple, actionable, and life changing. Her work focuses on emotional responsibility, healthy communication, and restoring partnership within marriage. Dr. Campbell believes marriages are healed not by intention alone, but by consistent, meaningful action-and her mission is to help couples transform awareness into lasting change.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 196649131X
• ISBN13: 9781966491316
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Story Corner Publishing & Consulting, Inc.
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"