Oh, give it a rest with the crocheted narratives!

Yet another ‘trad wife’ influencer is endlessly praising the joys of submitting to her husband. I can’t help but think these homesteading enthusiasts are spinning tales as artificial as their yarn.

Meet Madison Prewett. Madi, now 29, first caught the public’s eye as the runner-up (or should we say, the first to lose) on the tumultuous 2020 season of The Bachelor.

Peter Weber, the somewhat clueless airline pilot and Bachelor of that season, seemed to have his own set of issues when he ended his engagement with winner Hannah Ann Sluss, only to briefly reunite with Madi before calling it quits after just two days.

After all that reality TV drama, Madi, like many fleeting reality stars, appeared to be bitten by the fame bug. The only remedy for her newfound fame itch seemed to be seeking even more attention.

So instead of flashing her flesh in the Bachelor hot tub, she’s now slinging the idea that giving up one’s identity and humbly living for a husband is, like, the best thing ever!

‘I learned a lot about being a submissive wife, it was a challenge for me at first,’ Prewett said on her podcast, Stay True. ‘Now… I love talking about submission.’

A handmaiden says what?

The Christian influencer rose to fame as a contestant on Peter Weber’s season of The Bachelor 

‘For anybody listening, like the man is the leader,’ added husband Grant Troutt, also 29.

Intriguing, no? Like he’s so articulate and submissable.  

Turns out, Madi’s road to self-serfdom, while couched in religious fervor, has been long and kinky.

This summer Prewett revealed – on her podcast, of course – that she’s been free from an adolescent porn and masturbation addiction for a decade now.

‘No matter how much I loved Jesus, I could not shake that sin. I could not break free from porn and masturbation. And I would beat myself up and I would be bound by shame,’ she said.

Woah, that’s no joke. I give Prewett credit for overcoming addiction and being open about it. But she seems to be trading one extreme for another and dragging impressionable young people along for the ride.

And let’s be honest, most people are tuning into Stay True, patiently sitting through the sourdough starter tips, waiting for more details on the dirty ticks that make Madi tock.

Madi, I suspect, knows that too. We’re all more fascinated by darkness than enlightenment. So, buckle up for this one.

Troutt, a pastor, proposed to Prewett in 2022 after a year of dating. And these sweet love birds entered into a three-month engagement, no doubt with an eye on social media posts and product endorsements. How romantic!

Prewett has been married to Troutt since 2022

Enter, Madison Prewett. Madi, 29, came to fame as the runner-up (aka, first loser) of the wildly chaotic 2020 season of The Bachelor

The couple announced to their followers they were abstaining from sex, as it was the only true way to launch a lifetime commitment. How better to demonstrate that than to deny oneself carnal pleasures for a little longer than it takes to train for a 5K?

Madi also employed ‘accountability partners’ that helped keep her pure as a bar of Ivory during her truncated betrothal.

I can only imagine this friend-squad was just a bunch of faux-prudes, who really wanted to lustfully gush over depraved fantasies about what they’d do with Glenn Powell if they accidentally walked in on him in a fancy airline lounge shower. (Oops? I’ve said too much)

The fairytale engagement ended in a fairytale wedding in front of 400 guests at the Troutt’s family estate in Dallas. Oh… did I forget to mention that Grant’s daddy is a BILLIONAIRE.

That’s where this purity charade starts to show its filthy side. This isn’t real life!

If being a submissive wife were so fantastic, why not enjoy the marital compact quietly instead of trying to convince everyone how deeply satisfying it is?

No, Madi’s mission isn’t about spreading the gospel of submissiveness. It’s narcissism.

This is not about setting a good example for women who have been led astray by the empty promises of feminism; it’s about chasing attention with heavily filtered, unrealistically curated videos that appeal to other rich people and dangle dreams in front of the masses.

No, Madi’s mission isn’t about spreading the gospel of submissiveness. It’s narcissism

Sorry Madi, at your core – in my opinion – you seem to be a shallow charlatan.

Being a stay-at-home mom is a virtuous, enviable and wonderful pursuit. But the sacrificial extremes you’re pushing is a bell you can’t unring. In the real world, it’s not a great idea to abandon your sovereignty to a man who may turn out to be a garden variety dud.

But marriage doesn’t have to be all or nothing. There is a way of navigating life with balance and sacrifice. A woman’s life doesn’t have to be a choice between childless toil on the corporate treadmill or move to a farm in Utah and make your own bubblegum. We can still be devoted to our kids and cook for our husbands while being intellectually curious and, dare I say, independent.

Now, my moderate message may not be as exciting as Madi’s Naughty Girl-tuned-Little House on the Prairie, but it’s doable.

There’s something about Madi’s story that is more sad than trad. If she ever makes a U-turn on this road, hopefully she’ll do it in private.