Many women go from bf to bf, dreaming that one day they will marry. They suffer silently, they are wondering what is wrong with them, and they are wondering why they are being left from one bf to the next. They dream of a relationship where their partner will stick to them no matter what. They want an UPGRADE from a bf to a husband!
Reversely: I know someone that has a husband that is loving her so much, he is sticking to her (alone), and he is waiting for her return. He is (and will remain) her husband no matter what she does. He will forgive her because she is her family. Despite all of this: she decided to DOWNGRADE from a husband to a bf.