So...prostitution has a definition:
What's important to note here is that prostitution is an act that can occur
once or multiple times.
I will be throwing stones in my glass house as I go along here. Just saying this so no one else has to.
Definitions 1 and 3 do not require a criminal offense as a condition to satisfy the act.
That said a woman who is a trophy wife who marries a man because he is wealthy can arguably be considered a prostitute. A woman who marries a man in exchange for a home and security could also meet this definition.
Granted, she gets to call herself a wife but aside from only having one steady customer is her motivation any different from the women who sell themselves on the street?
She is trading on her body and sexual talents for personal gain. Money even.
I say this as what matters is what is in the woman's heart. As women we have to sort out our motivations and ensure that our actions and major life decisions are both right and done for the right reasons.
I will plead guilty that I fall short of my own measure. I'm trying to do better now but when I married Steve it was more about what I wanted from the relationship and situation than anything to do with what I wanted to do
for Steve.
I made the right decision for all the wrong reasons.
I guess this is why I often say that the title of concubine was much more fitting for me in the early years of my marriage. I grew over time to become a wife but at the start? I was a prostitute with one customer.