Starter Wife Edit Meaning

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A man's first wife that (usually) marries out of love and helps him achieve wealth, power, etc., but is then promptly discarded upon reaching said goal for a younger more attractive woman. Can sometimes result in the starter wife getting half.

As soon as he made his first million, Donald left his starter wife for a young Slavic model named Melania, which cost him half.

See divorce, alimony