I always prayed for a "Boaz". Boaz was such a romantic!!! What an amazing man whom any girl would fall for, regardless of age. The fact that he showed his character to be so compassionate and loving, is so romantic. I also like the book of Solomon. That, too, is sooo romantic. A man holding back a passionate woman because he respected her. He treats her like a precious creation of God and not some object of fleshly desires. I think men can glean so much from both of those books to sweep any girl off her feet.
My husband told me that he watched me for a long time from the second story in the church balcony as he prayed that God would give me to him as a wife. I found this out on our honeymoon. When I asked him why he would want me, he replied that he saw my demonstration of love for God above. It was funny because I had told God that I didn't want to get my heart broken in dating so I planeed my route of escape, to get away from any young men who had the doors watched for the young girls. I was in a midrun past him when I heard the voice of God yell, "Stop!!". I had never heard God audibly before. However, I froze in a midrun. God then told me to let him ask me out and that he was the one. My husband told me on our honeymoon that he told God it was his last attempt to ask me out (I avoided all the young men). I guess I say all of this to encourage you to pursue God and he will lead you to a wonderful wife just like he found for Isaac, Rebecca.
As a wife of sixteen years, I encourage you to focus on being a Boaz. I encourage you to seek God for your wife as Abraham did for Isaac. God has a wonderful woman for you. Seek him first. Marriage is not about marrying someone to meet your needs. It is about marrying someone who wants to sacrifice their lives to give to another one in a selfless way. Marriage is not without work and sacrifice. Don't get any ideas from Hollywood. True love is found by dying to ones self (the sinful flesh). I am trying to do this every day. I hate my flesh. I desire to serve God in a way that is pleasing to him. That means I must serve God first and my husband second. However, the bible (NT) says that a man is to be willing to die for his wife (his flesh, self serving ways and attitudes) as Jesus Christ died for the church.