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  • By: Laura Doyle
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Summary

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

©2001 Laura Doyle (P)2001 Simon & Schuster, Inc., All Rights Reserved, SOUND IDEAS Is an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

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" The Surrendered Wife is a practical and valuable tool for women wanting to regain intimacy in their relationships." (John Gray, author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus)

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Fantastic book

I think we could all do with giving up a little bit of control to lead happier and more fulfilling lives. This is essentially the essence of this story and I think the author explains it very well. As a former control addict and always looking for ways that I can surrender more and be better in my life and I definitely picked up a few fabulous tips from this book. perhaps her best tip is not retaliating in an argument but simply saying ouch Wenstone by the words of another. This leaves them to assess their words and leave them hanging in the air which has a far greater effect than retaliating in anger. Definitely recommended if you are married or intended to get married

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Great for getting back on track !

This audiobook is short, but I find the quick overview very useful. I like to be reminded of Laura's techniques occasionally, usually when I feel my relationship starting to drift sideways. I find this audiobook very grounding and it's like taking a refresher course in her techniques.

For those who are hearing Laura Doyle for the first time, the audio book of "first kill all the marriage counsellors" may be more suitable. She explains a lot more of the "why" these techniques work and the long term goal.

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Great but where are the rest of the chapter's!!!

Really like this book you have to be open minded when you read it though.I have already been implementing some of the things and im seeing changes.Just wish there was more chapters!!! So i have bought the hard copy book hoping there is more depth to it.

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life changing

this book saved my marriage! I can't recommend it enough. start with an open mind!

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My poor husband

A friend recommended this book as I had watched a film which had helped me recognise that I wasn’t allowing my husband to be a man. Having read this book I fall into every single category. It’s going to take time but I will work on this from today. I think I will need to listen again to this book every so often to help me reach my goal. Thank you so much for writing this in a clear , concise way that doesn’t degrade women but empowers us.

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Brainless bilge

In an odd way, this (rubbish) book was uplifting because I realised I was nothing like the nagging whiny woman in the book who treats her husband like "an irresponsible child" (her words).
She uses Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as an example of surrender - whilst apparently being (hilariously) oblivious to the fact that they hated each other.
She advises that you repeat "whatever you think" to anything your husband/partner says that you disagree with
- anyone with more than one brain cell (crying in the corner because it's all alone) will realise that (continually repeating this as though you were a well-turned-out, manicured parrot) this will become substitution for that well-known, on-your-head-be-it, here-there-be-monsters phrase: "fine".
Finally, anyone who uses the phrase "just as fish are the last to realise they are in the ocean..." deserves a one star review.

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Not for me

Felt like 1950s housewife almanac.
Let him manage the finances?
I am glad this all worked for the author & her relationship but not for me.

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I could swallow and was sold by the empowered wife but this one.. not at all

It shows this was written before the empowered wife. All the same messages but without enough explanation to help understanding of the male psyche. Seems extremely submissive, and is highly off putting. The empowered wife i did like a lot though. Even if it was difficult to swallow and took a couple of reads to come around. There are some good points in that book. Give this one a pass though

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Laura Doyle should get the Noble prize.

.. for extracting lost knowledge that women knew but there has been a cut off since the sixties. As a man I'm learning about things about myself that I always knew but couldn't put into relationship context.

ALL WOMEN NEED TO STUDY AND PRACTICE THIS WAY BEFORE MARRIAGE.

If it's not for you, well at least you can make an assessment of what you may want from knowing how things really are.

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very repetitive

some of the book hit home and made me look at my own actions in raising a man child I now don't like , and trust issues in handing him the purse strings, making life less stressful for me might work , but over all I found it very difficult to listen to

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