Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 2
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Lots of bad assumptions in these letters...
[Read the article: How to become the perfect, "surrendered" wife]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I got a real kick out of reading the responses to this article. Laura Doyle is a friend of mine who I've known for some years, and I think most of the respondents here would be absolutely amazed by her personality and views. She's a very smart, driven, independent woman (who is probably a Salon reader herself, or would be if she spent more time online). Her husband is (as far as I've ever seen) very supportive of her success and every time I've been fortunate enough to spend time with them, they're the picture of a successful, healthy match. I don't know that a "Surrendered Wife" is what I'm looking for in my ideal spouse, but I do know that I'd be lucky to have a relationship as good as Laura and John's.
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Okay, I have to respond to this one...
[Read the article: How to become the perfect, "surrendered" wife]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If Doyle (or Katie O'Beirne. Or Sylvia Hewlitt. Or Diane Crittenden) believe a woman's whole life should be being a wifey/moo, why don't _they_ live it?
Who said that she doesn't? Deering, you make the assumption that because she's a smart, driven, independent woman, that's incompatible with the thesis of her book. As I understand it (and yes, I actually went to the site and read what she has to say), there is no such incompatibility. You apparently just assume that an independent, intelligent person can't possibly choose a course of action that includes prioritizing someone else's opinion over one's own.