prospective wife

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There was nothing fun, however, about watching a man's career and reputation unravel before a nation's eyes, especially in the steadfast presence of his father, his children and his prospective wife.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under these circumstances, we must refuse all personal responsibility, leaving the assumption of the responsibility to the prospective wife.

From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.

The mistake the prospective wife makes is in obstinately closing her eyes to the fact that married life has any trials which are not far outbalanced by its pleasures.

From The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) by Harland, Marion

I 've always heard that it's the proper thing to be polite to the sisters, cousins, and aunts of one's prospective wife.

From The Siege of the Seven Suitors by Nicholson, Meredith

Latterly as the prospective wife of a rich man she had assumed certain airs of her putative social position, and thought she could "manage" easily a common sort of person like this Snowden man.

From One Woman's Life by Herrick, Robert