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

She is now to him only Miss Creecy, the prospective wife of his nearest friend, the prospective mistress of the Bigge House, and not attractive, it would appear, in these new surroundings.

From Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 by Various

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

Mrs. Clifton married because she did not want to be an old maid, and Mr. Clifton because he knew his prospective wife had money, by means of which he could establish himself in business.

From Rufus and Rose Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready by Alger, Horatio

No communication of any kind takes place between him and his prospective wife.

From The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir by Garvan, John M.