Great post @thelovejunkie.
Though I'm not a lady, I must say this post resonated with my mind... with these great words from you.

What makes you a wife isn't the presence of a diamond-crusted ring on your finger but the presence of a meek and gentle character which is of great value to God first, and then to anyone else (1 Peter 3:4).

You don't become a wife when a man marries you, you become a wife when he finds you; the wedding ceremony only consolidates your position in his life.

Thanks for sharing.