[[This Scripture has context, for which the application is behavior of men and women when the members of a local church are assembled for religious functions. Christian women do not owe obeisance to men in general in the secular environment, IMHO.]]
Exactly
and the only man that deserves a Christian wife is a Christian man
The verse in often taken out of context as an ownership verse where it is not , he is her covering because he is suppose to protect her .
Eph_5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Col_3:18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
Col_3:19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
I try to be really careful about using the word “deserve” with respect to a sinful human (such as all are, except the sinless Son of God who chose to become a human for our sakes). We deserve God’s eternal frown. Happily, Jesus deserved something far better on our behalf.
Maybe we could say that is “suitable in God’s sight” — and serious bible students will say that a Christian single should always seek a Christian spouse — and yet there are situations where one of a pair of unbelievers comes to belief after the marriage occurs. In such a case, the believer is certainly not ordered to leave the marriage.