Contents

     Prologue: The Breakdown before the Breakthrough

     Quiz: Can You Tell the Good Relationship Advice from the Bad Advice?

1    The Marriage Counselor Had No Clothes

2    Wives, Marriage Is Up to You

THE SIX INTIMACY SKILLS™

SKILL #1: Replenish Your Spirit with Self-Care

3    You Are Not a Smaller, Less-Hairy Man

4    The More You Know What You Want, the Better

5    Express Your Desires in a Way That Inspires

6    Happy Wives Phone a Friend

SKILL #2: Restore Respect

7    What Were You Thinking When You Said Yes to the Dress?

8    Your Husband Doesn’t Want Your Opinion

9    Why Wives Cause Most Divorces and What to Do Instead

10  Your Husband Is Smarter Than You Think

11  Pretend You Love Your Husband More Than Your Children

12  Dishonesty Is the Best Policy

SKILL #3: Relinquish Control of Your Man

13  Stay on Your Own Paper

14  Communication Is Overrated

15  Top 10 Ways to Control Your Husband (None of These Work)

16  Get Him to Do More by Doing Less

17  Your Husband Is Better with Money Than You Are

SKILL #4: Receive, Receive, Receive!

18  How to Get More Gifts, Compliments, and Help

SKILL #5: Reveal Your Heart with Vulnerability

19  What Made Your Man Fall for You (and Still Melts Him Every Time)

20  The Myth of Verbal Abuse

21  How to Get off the Fence and Be Happy about It

22  Why Sex Is Better When You’re Married (and What to Do If It’s Not)

SKILL #6: Refocus Your View with Gratitude

23  The Most Powerful Intimacy Skill of All

24  The Power of the Spouse-Fulfilling Prophecy

25  Ending World Divorce

 

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