Upon hearing her husband speak pejoratively of another man's wife as "looking like a wife," attorney Donna Bunch Coaxum set off on a journey to discover what "looking like a wife" means, how it happens, and how to avoid the pitfall of becoming the sort of wife who could be described in this manner. DEAR WIVES, YOUR HUSBANDS WANT A GIRLFRIEND TOO is the result of Coaxum's study, a compilation of input garnered through interviews, surveys, and anonymous letters from men who were either married or divorced. She wanted to know if men felt a disparity between the woman they had proposed to and the wife she eventually became. If something had gone awry, what was it? Can marriages be saved and energized by a shift in perspective? Is there some key, within a woman's power, to continue infusing the long-term relationship with the vitality it had during the courtship phase? While her study started as an effort to find answers for herself, Coaxum was compelled to share her findings with other women. She discovered a formula she calls the "Market Ready Sister," a conscious and intentional recipe for women involved in, going into, coming out of, or looking for matrimony. She encourages women to think, not only of how to get it, but also how to keep it strong, and how to keep themselves "Market Ready" -- on top of their game. Married or not, the woman who develops the "girlfriend" mindset and tools has the benefit of knowing that, no matter her present relationship circumstance, she is up to the challenge of the M.R.S., a "Market Ready Sister" or "Market Ready Soul mate."