From internationally recognized relationship expert Laura Doyle, this updated and expanded edition of The Empowered Wife will help women revitalize their marriages--featuring real success stories and foolproof tips. When Laura Doyle was on the brink of divorce, she decided to talk to women who'd been happily married for more than a decade. Their advice stunned her. From it, she distilled woman-centric practices that ended her frustration and resentment, restoring the playfulness and passion in her own marriage. Doyle has shared her secrets with women around the globe, saving thousands of marriages with her fresh, revolutionary approach and Six Intimacy Skills. Practical and counterintuitive, her newly updated Connection Framework is about focusing on your own desires and transforming your own life--not bending over backward to change your husband. Incorporating these skills will empower you to: Attract his attention like a magnet when you relax more and do less Get back to your bliss when he seems distant Receive affection not because you told him to make more of an effort, but because he naturally seeks you out Feel more like yourself--and like yourself more If you've been trying to "fix" your relationship and it's not working, maybe the problem was never you or your husband--or even the two of you as a couple. Maybe the problem is that nobody ever taught you the skills you need to foster respect, tenderness, and consideration. With humor and heart, The Empowered Wife, Updated and Expanded Edition will show you how to improve your relationship in ways you hadn't thought possible. You'll join a worldwide community of hundreds of thousands of empowered wives who finally have the marriages they dreamed of when they said "I do."