live happily ever after

Idioms  

1. Spend the rest of one's life in happiness, as in In her romantic novels the hero and heroine end up marrying and then live happily ever after. This hyperbolic phrase ends many fairy tales. [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

They identify exactly what it is that you want in life and give it to you tenfold — love, attention, affection, promises and gifts — passwords, even — as a way to show how committed they are to this relationship, and, as you will know from the Netflix show you mentioned, the dream of a life where you will both live happily ever after.

From MarketWatch

They identify exactly what it is that you want in life and give it to you tenfold — love, attention, affection, promises and gifts — passwords, even — as a way to show how committed they are to this relationship, and, as you will know from the Netflix show you mentioned, the dream of a life where you will both live happily ever after.

From MarketWatch

"There's a perception that once a child's adopted, they'll live happily ever after, and there is no platform to complain or to even have your voice," Mina says.

From BBC

The figure they can sell their U.S. house at a big profit, rent abroad and live happily ever after.

From MarketWatch

If she can collect the dowry from Charlie, she and Stanley can sail to Australia to escape the police and live happily ever after Down Under.

From Los Angeles Times