Surrendered wife

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The Surrendered Wives movement is inspired by a book, The Surrendered Wife by Laura Doyle. Its supporters suggest that women should relinquish what Doyle deems to be inappropriate control of their husbands and focus on their own happiness in order to bring romance back to their relationship.

Its critics see Doyle as advocating that women should be submissive to their husbands. It is viewed with great disapproval by many in the feminist movement. The author of the core book of this movement maintains that she does not advocate submissiveness or the surrendering of one's self; she proposes the surrendering of control over others.

The "Surrendered Wives" movement is centered around five basic principles:

a wife relinquishes control of her husband's life
she respects his decisions for his life
she practises good self-care (that she does at least three things a day for her own enjoyment)
she also practices receiving compliments graciously
she practices expressing gratitude (thanking her husband for the things he does).

Continuing in an abusive, alcoholic, or adulterous relationship is not promoted or condoned.