The Surrendered Wife, Laura Doyle
The Surrendered Wife, Laura Doyle
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The Surrendered Wife
A Practical Guide To Finding Intimacy, Passion and Peace

Author: Laura Doyle

Narrator: Laura Doyle

Abridged: 1 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2001


Synopsis

A New York Times bestseller, this controversial guide to improving your marriage has transformed thousands of relationships, bringing women romance, harmony, and the intimacy they crave.

Like millions of women, Laura Doyle wanted her marriage to be better. But when she tried to get her husband to be more romantic, helpful, and ambitious, he withdrew—and she was lonely and exhausted from controlling everything. Desperate to be in love with her man again, she decided to stop telling him what to do and how to do it. When Doyle surrendered control, something magical happened. The union she had always dreamed of appeared. The man who had wooed her was back.

The underlying principle of The Surrendered Wife is simple: The control women wield at work and with children must be left at the front door of any marriage. Laura Doyle’s model for matrimony shows women how they can both express their needs and have them met while also respecting their husband’s choices. When they do, they revitalize intimacy.

Compassionate and practical, The Surrendered Wife is a step-by-step guide that teaches women how to:

· Give up unnecessary control and responsibility
· Resist the temptation to criticize, belittle, or dismiss their husbands
· Trust their husbands in every aspect of marriage—from sexual to financial
· And more.

The Surrendered Wife will show you how to transform a lonely marriage into a passionate union.

About Laura Doyle

Laura Doyle is the author of the controversial bestsellers The Surrendered Wife and The Surrendered Single. A popular speaker on relationship issues, she teaches workshops based on her books. She lives in Costa Mesa, California, with her husband.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on July 04, 2009

The title of this book is horrible (as is the cover art). Who would want to be a "surrendered wife?" When a friend at work first told me about this book that she claimed had dramatically changed her marriage, I was skeptical. "Ryan and I already have a great marriage," I thought. "We're really happy......more

Goodreads review by Sarahlynn on May 06, 2011

When I decided to tackle this project, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. It happened so simply. I was clicking around on the web and stumbled upon a link to the author's website. "I remember when that book came out," I thought. "It sounded absolutely crazy and got tons of negative attenti......more

Goodreads review by L** on July 22, 2012

I gave this 2 stars because it gives us food for thought on the stability of traditional gender roles and family relations. To a lot of people, the male-led household, in which the female has little voice or influence, is an antiquated relic or limited to fundamentalist religious groups. But Doyle's......more

Goodreads review by Liz on September 17, 2009

Maybe a subtitle would help: Be His Wife, Not His Mommy. The book isn't about wives being doormats. It's about having a marriage without ANY doormats. He doesn't have to be the doormat, either. Mutual respect from one adult to another. Very worthwhile and practical.......more

Goodreads review by Connie on January 29, 2008

I wouldn't have liked or agreed with "The Surrendered Wife" twenty years ago but I do now. After three failed marraiges (mostly because I married guys I had nothing in common with) I finally married my best friend and I've observed that he loves it when I do the things the author suggests, while the......more