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At 30, Laura Doyle, like millions of women, was miserable in her marriage, but she couldn't put her finger on the cause. 'I was lonely and I was exhausted from trying to do everything myself. When I learned to stop controlling and criticising my husband and practised receiving graciously, something magical happened. The union I had always dreamed of appeared. The man who had wooed me was back,' writes Doyle. In THE SURRENDERED WIFE, Laura Doyle presents a radical and controversial approach to relationships: women can enjoy great sex, harmony and the intimacy they crave when they stop controlling their partner. Surrendering, she says, is the simplest principle for a great marriage and thousands of women swear by it. Covering both the emotional and practical aspects of marriage, it teaches women valuable lessons including how to respect the man they married, how to resist the temptation to bicker and how to trust their man. But most importantly, it shows how you can fall in love with your man all over again. With marriages and relationships fast becoming the first casualty of modern life, THE SURRENDERED WIFE could be the key to 'happy ever after'. Review: Awesome book👌👌 - Must read who are married or about to marry❤️❤️ Review: Amazing!!! - Thanks Laura for this amazing book This book is helpful for the women around the world... Most religious books do mention some of these techniques and norms to be followed. But you have explained it so well with examples which urges every loving wife to follow and be a surrendered wife thereby winning true self,man and family.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,642 Reviews |
R**Z
Awesome book👌👌
Must read who are married or about to marry❤️❤️
L**U
Amazing!!!
Thanks Laura for this amazing book This book is helpful for the women around the world... Most religious books do mention some of these techniques and norms to be followed. But you have explained it so well with examples which urges every loving wife to follow and be a surrendered wife thereby winning true self,man and family.
A**R
Great book
It’s great and gripping read, for those who accept the core issues and want a peaceful solution. Best of luck!
S**Y
Thanks to the Deen show from where I got the name of this book.When I read it first I thought a Muslim has written this book coz lots of material picked up from hadiths(saying of prophet Mohammad saw).
Will recommend this book to Muslim women. Thanks Laura for writing this book,it could really help... 5 stars for you..
L**A
Must read for every married woman.
So many practical tips. Such an awesome book. I would recommend it to every woman
K**Y
Sometimes you need help and your husband is who he is.
I wrote a review but now I have to edit it. Firstly I really admire Laura. The title of her book is risky. A bit misleading because it suggests to the untrained eye, subservience. There have been 1 star accusations of training to be a 'gold digger' (perish the thought that a woman could possibly use a man - men wouldn't never do that with sex or money with women right? Unheard of!) I digress. This is really the kind of hard to swallow advice you might get from a beloved traditionally long married Aunty. Here we are living in the modern world with the world at our feet. Why are our husbands so very hard to get along with? Well because we have inherited such huge generational changes in terms of the opportunities and role of women in the world (especially first world countries) but for me? Not much has changed. The unwritten script men follow is by and large the same as it has always been. Ours have had constant re-writes. Laura's book is about restoring respect for ones partner not implementing subservience. She definitely is not about trickery either. Sometimes social media encourages us to say it like it is or to fight with our husbands. "I'm not taking that!" "He is NOT going to tell me what to do". This kind of thing but it's the way we say it that if our husbands spoke to us the same way we'd be mightily offended. Plus there is the notion we are entitled to take our controlling ways out on our other halves. She doesn't suggest you work through this book together. Phew! Most husbands would laugh or run a mile. Or the changes would seem contrived. We can only change ourselves. It's also about taking care of ones self and releasing the guilt of that. You can swallow this book any way you like but read it carefully. She is stating what's works. She says stay away from abusive relationships. this is unworkable. But husbands who can act like rude donkeys or are acting in a way that you butt heads metaphorically can be salvaged. It's about holding your tongue when there is no need to control. When it really isn't your Business. It's about peace in your home. Having confidence in yourself again. Knowing your limits of influence over another grown educated adult. It's about reducing conflict for the sake of your children and as far as I know Laura doesn't have children but it doesn't make her any less qualified. But we all know having children is a massive game changer. The one thing I disagree with is to surrender financial responsibilities to your husband. If you want to do shared finances ok. If your husband is initially controlling in this aspect then bear this in mind but every woman needs her own financial back up. A flee fund as it's called! Work towards at least 6 months rent. A figure to make you feel secure. Your husband could not leave you anything or if you are married to a traditional man from a different culture then there could be a host of female family dependents eager to kick you and your children to the kerb the minute anything happened to him. With no guilt. Keeo some money tucked away. But apart from that. Read this supposedly light toned book DEEPLY because it will make your head spin. Your friends will not respect you for it and there is a good chance you will be sneered at. But they won't know why your marriage is starting to work again and they are stubbornly stuck in misery. Thank you Laura.
J**.
Amazing book! A life safer for my relationship
My partner and I went through several breakups in the past years. When things were good, which they were 98% of the time, they were really good. But when we argued it was so damaging with no way out but to end our misery. Yet I also knew that believing the next relationship would solve the problems I had now, wasn’t the answer, I would always bring myself to the next one, and for sure would have the same problems. I felt it was his fault because he has a strong character and an anger issue. Now I see how I contributed to all of this. Reading the book was like reading my own mind. I understood the inner conflicts I had, of wanting to be independent, feminist, everything should be equal, yet also desiring that he take the lead. I was afraid to lose myself, my self-worth, my independence and my voice. In the book she explains very clearly what to do, how to do it and the results from it. I spoke to my partner about it all, and he agreed with basically everything. Now I am implementing the new ways, Nd just after a few days he said he noticed a difference, that I respected him more, didn’t fight back to be right, and gave him more space. I have no doubt this will solve our problems, as it was a power struggle. I am so so grateful for having found this book and now recommend it to other women. Forever grateful!
L**E
not what I expected- much better!
Honestly I wasn’t sure what to expect with this book- but I devoured it in 2 sittings lol Have begun to implement many of the suggested approaches and am already feeling enormously better. Also terrified at times, but trusting the process. I think it’s true that the Feminine needs invite the Masculine into His fullness and to step into its mature relationship with itself, through its relationship to the Feminine. This isn’t about turning back to the 50s… it’s about stepping it up into the 2020s
C**N
da leggere
un libro acuto e intelligente che ho letto in pochi giorni. offre interessanti spunti di riflessione. ho potuto notare sinceramente dei miglioramenti nella mia relazione utilizzando i consigli espressi nel libro, per questo lo consiglio ad altre donne.
L**X
Same as empowered wife book
Was a little disappointed as this book is very similar to her empowered wife book. So if you’ve read that one then you don’t need this one - I think empowered wife is more new and written “better” but they’re both good. However you definitely don’t need both as it’s same content. She’s a fantastic women and author and really enjoy her work though!!
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