A perfect, ideal or suitable female companion, especially a wife.
Mister Right
A perfect, ideal or suitable male companion, especially a husband.
apron string
A symbol of the domestic ties binding a male to a female (as a husband…
miss the memo
To be unaware of the current state of affairs.
miss the forest for the trees
Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.
miss the wood for the trees
miss the woods for the trees