Table of Contents
Introduction to the New Edition xi
Prologue: The Breakdown Before the Breakthrough xiii
Quiz: Can You Tell the Good Relationship Advice from the Bad Advice? xxi
1 Empowerment Wears a Disguise 1
2 Wives, Marriage Is Up to You 13
The Six Intimacy Skills™
Skill #1 Replenish Your Spirit with Self-Care 23
3 You Are Not a Smaller, Less Hairy Man 25
4 The More You Know What You Want, the Better 33
5 Express Your Desires in a Way That Inspires 43
6 Happy Wives Phone a Friend 53
Skill #2 Restore Respect 57
7 What Were You Thinking When You Said Yes to the Dress? 59
8 Your Husband Doesn't Want Your Opinion 69
9 Why Wives Cause Most Divorces and What to Do instead 77
10 Your Husband is Smarter Than You Think 85
11 Pretend You Love Your Husband More Than Your Children 93
12 Dishonesty Is the Best Policy 101
Skill #3 Relinquish Control of Your Man 115
13 Stay on Your Own Paper 117
14 Communication Is Overrated 125
15 Top 10 Ways to Control Your Husband (None of These Work) 135
16 Get Him to Do More by Doing Less 145
17 Your Husband Is Better with Money Than You Are 153
Skill #4 Receive, Receive, Receive! 173
18 How to Get More Gifts, Compliments, and Help 175
Skill #5 Reveal Your Heart with Vulnerability 195
19 What Made Your Man Fall for You (and Still Melts Him Every Time) 197
20 The Myth of Verbal Abuse 209
21 How to Get off the Fence and Be Happy About It 215
22 How to Get Your Husband Back 223
23 Why Sex Is Better When You're Married (and What to Do If It's Not) 233
Skill #6 Refocus Your View with Gratitude 243
24 The Most Powerful Intimacy Skill of All 245
25 The Power of the Spouse-Fulfilling Prophecy 251
26 The Connection Framework 263
27 Ending World Divorce 273
Acknowledgments 279