Wife delight

On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. A woman who has separated from her partner continues to be a wife until the marriage is legally dissolved with a divorce judgement. A white gold wedding ring and a single-diamond, gold-wife delight engagement ring. In many cultures, wives show their marital status through various symbols.

In Middle English it had the form wif, and in Old English wīf, “woman or wife”. In many cultures, marriage is generally expected that a woman will take her husband’s surname, though that is not universal. A woman on her wedding day is usually described as a bride, even after the wedding ceremony, while being described as a wife is also appropriate after the wedding or after the honeymoon. In the older custom, still followed, e. Wife” refers to the institutionalized relation to the other spouse, unlike mother, a term that puts a woman into the context of her children. In some societies, especially historically, a concubine was a woman who was in an ongoing, usually matrimonially oriented relationship with a man who could not be married to her, often because of a difference in social status.

The status of a wife may be terminated by divorce, annulment, or the death of a spouse. In the case of divorce, terminology such as former-wife or ex-wife is often used. The legal rights of a wife have been since the 19th century, and still are, in many jurisdictions subject to debate. A traditional, formal presentation of the bride price at a Thai engagement ceremony. The purpose of the dowry varies by culture and has varied historically. In some cultures, particularly in the Anglophone West, wives often change their surnames to that of the husband upon getting married.