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live happily ever after

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  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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“The Scarlet Flower” ends with a young couple moving past a dark curse to live happily ever after.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"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 • Dec. 12, 2025

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

From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025

The idea was to make quick money, pay Ribeiro and Filho over $3 million, save the failing company and live happily ever after.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

I'd been imagining him walking through the door with his suitcase in hand so that we all could live happily ever after.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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