The Surrendered Wife: A Practical Guide for Finding Intimacy, Passion, and Peace with a Man

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WARNING: Contains "proverbs" from pagans (though Vincent McNabb, O.P., is quoted, ref:27.32); ref:22.44 thanks pro-abortion racist Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger!As described in [Hiebert 2013](https://isidore.co/calibre/#panel=book_details&book_id=8538) (ref:10.15), *The Surrendered Wife* , written by a self-described ex-shrew and feminist, is a popularization of the "wife submission texts" (ref:10.24):"[Eph 5:22](http://drbo.org/cgi-bin/d?b=drl&bk=56&ch=5&l=22-#x) ['Let women be subject to their husbands, as to the Lord']; [Col 3:18 ](http://drbo.org/cgi-bin/d?b=drl&bk=58&ch=3&l=18-#x)['Wives, be subject to your husbands, as it behoveth in the Lord.']; [Titus 2:5](http://drbo.org/cgi-bin/d?b=drl&bk=63&ch=2&l=5-#x)[ ](http://drbo.org/cgi-bin/d?b=drl&bk=58&ch=3&l=18-#x)['To be … obedient to their husbands']; [1 Pet 2:1-](http://drbo.org/cgi-bin/d?b=drl&bk=67&ch=2&l=1-#x)6 [submission to superiors]."* * *> This controversial approach to 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 ...