 "Dear Future Husband" was inspired by Meghan Trainor's love for harmonies and a joke she made with her father, where she would say "that her future husband is out there somewhere, 'chilling.Trainor reminisced on her past romantic relationships, where she was mishandled, and with the track, she wanted to make a statement that women should be treated better by their boyfriends.In an interview with "Seventeen", Trainor said, "It's like, I'm awesome, why would you not want to marry me and date me?"