History HappilyMarried / Literature

** Aivars and Sinead Terekhov, from the ''Saganami Island'' sub-series -- though she rarely appears onscreen, she is often in Aivars' thoughts and regularly gives him strength to do what he must despite being light-years away.

** Admiral Croft and his wife Sophia from ''Literature/{{Persuasion}}'' absolutely adore each other. They cannot bear to be separated and spend most of their time being together. Mrs Croft is one tough lady who used to sail with her husband on his ships, and she's a sensible and independent woman; the Admiral has a unique sense of humour, which saves them from falling into Sickening Sweethearts.

* [[Literature/Discworld}} Commander Sam Vimes and Lady Sybil (neé Ramkin)]] married relatively late in life (at least in their 40's), but grew to love each other very much, and have a child together. It helps that Vimes is a cop that believes that most people deserve a second chance (unless you're irredeemable, or an "I'm automatically better that you" Aristocrat), and Sybil is an old-money Aristocrat that acts as if almost everyone she meets is a "jolly good chap" that just happens to be a friend she hasn't met yet. They also privately believe that the other's job/hobby is a ''bit'' too dangerous -- being a cop (Vimes), or taking care of explosive swamp dragons (Sybil) -- but wouldn't '''dream''' of serious asking their spouse to stop.

* [[Literature/Discorld Commander Sam Vimes and Lady Sybil (neé Ramkin)]] married relatively late in life (at least in their 40's), but grew to love each other very much, and have a child together. It helps that Vimes is a cop that believes that most people deserve a second chance (unless you're irredeemable, or an "I'm automatically better that you" Aristocrat), and Sybil is an old-money Aristocrat that acts as if almost everyone she meets is a "jolly good chap" that just happens to be a friend she hasn't met yet. They also privately believe that the other's job/hobby is a ''bit'' too dangerous -- being a cop (Vimes), or taking care of explosive swamp dragons (Sybil) -- but wouldn't '''dream''' of serious asking their spouse to stop.

* [[Literature/Discorld Commander Sam Vimes and Lady Sybil (neé Ramkin)]] married relatively late in life (at least in their 40's), but grew to love each other very much, and have a child together. It helps that Vimes is a cop that believes that most people deserve a second chance (unless you're irredeemable, or an "I'm automatically better that you" Aristocrat), and Sybil is an old-money Aristocrat that acts as if almost everyone she meets is a "jolly good chap" that just happens to be a friend she hasn't met yet. They also privately believe that the other's job/hobby is a ''bit'' too dangerous -- being a cop (Vimes), or taking care of explosive swamp dragons (Sybil) -- but wouldn't '''dream'' of serious asking their spouse to stop.

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* In Creator/SandyMitchell's ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' novel ''[[Literature/DarkHeresy Scourge the Heretic]]'', Lord and Lady Tonis. They give each other a look that makes Horst [[GreenEyedMonster quite envious]] of them. Of course, this is ''Warhammer400000''; this was just before they [[spoiler: [[DrivenToSuicide jump to their deaths together]]; Horst ''still'' envies them.]]

%%* Nearly every married couple in the ''Mitford'' series. They're just [[{{WAFF}} those kind]] [[BarsetShire of books]].

* Nuala Anne [=McGrail=] and her loving "spear-carrier" husband Dermot Michael Coyne from Andrew M. Greeley's novels. The first three, "Irish Gold", "Irish Lace" and "Irish Whiskey" covered their courtship, and there were a couple of moments where the relationship was threatened(usually by one or the other's sense of unworthiness), but from "Irish Mist" on, it's been pretty much smooth sailing, despite assorted conventional pitfalls ([[spoiler:Homeland Security tried to have the Irish-born Nuala deported for no good reason, their third child was born premature, etc.]]). Not to mention that Nuala's a bit [[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling fey]], leading to her and Dermot investigating crimes both in the past and the present. [[spoiler:In "Irish Gold" the story involves uncovering who killed IRA founder Michael Collins.]]

* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' All couples seem to be very happy: Carlisle/Esme, Rosalie/Emmet, Alice/Jasper, Sam/Emily, Renee/Phil. The CanonPairing: Bella/Edward had shown to be very happy the few months they were married in the books and where not in danger of dying. After the conclusion, a return to this is a given. It's also implied that Charlie and Sue are going to become this.

** The sequel,''Literature/LegacyOfTheDragokin'', is also complicated:

* ''Literature/TheKingdomAndTheCrown'' has David ben Joseph and his wife Deborah, their eldest son Ephraim and his wife Rachel, and later their other son Simeon who marries Miriam, and his best friend Yehuda who marries Livia.
* The ''Literature/SouthernSistersMysteries'' have three couples like this: Patricia Anne and Fred have been married 40 years by the time the books start, and eventually two other couples get married and become this: Haley and Philip, and Henry and Debbie.

* The Branwells from ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices'', more or less.

* Literature/ConanTheBarbarian had a justified reputation of a great womanizer, and once he became King of Aquilonia proceeded to establish a regular harem - staffed solely by willing partners, of whom there was no lack. All this changed in TheHourOfTheDragon when he was defeated by an evil wizard, dethroned and imprisoned in a dungeon. When the situation seemed hopeless, suddenly a slave girl named Zenobia came up and saved him at great risk to herself. Why? Well, it turned out that she had been in love with him for years, having fallen in LoveAtFirstSight when she saw riding at the head of his knights years earlier. Conan promises to come back for her. At the end of the book, having triumphantly regained his throne, Conan declares: "Zenobia was a slave in Nemedia - I will make her the Queen of Aquilonia!". That is the last which is seen of Conan in the Creator/RobertEHoward Canon. In the sequel ''TheReturnOfConan'', written by others, it is noted that before setting out to fetch Zenobia, Conan dismissed his entire harem - taking care to find for all the girls husbands of at least "other protectors". Then he goes ahead with marrying Zenobia. At the Royal Ball of Aquilonia, courtiers can't help noticing that the King and Queen are obviously in love and can hardly keep their hands off each other. And "those who know Conan best are a little bit surprised to see the King, in middle age, turn monogamous and even uxorious"...

* In ''Franchise/SherlockHolmes'' stories, Dr. Watson's relationship with his wife Mary, taken at face value; AlternateCharacterInterpretation pegs the relationship as a HappyMarriageCharade.
%%* Almost all protagonists in David Edding's works. [[spoiler:Even those who take pride in bachelorhood, (Silk, Bevier, etc.).]] Except for Ulath and Kalten, because Ehlana could not order any poor girl to marry them. [[spoiler:But even Kalten gets married.]]

* Papa and Mama Bear of ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'', which makes sense since the authors of the books were happily married to each other.
* ''Literature/TheMistsOfAvalon'' has Morgause and King Lot. Interesting because they aren't in love at all. Theirs was a political marriage when Morgause was 14 and Lot was around 30, and they regularly cheat on each other (although both of them know about the other's affairs). But they are still very close and when Lot dies towards the end of the book, Morgause spends a lot of time mourning for her 'husband and best friend'. It's actually the best marriage in the book, which is curious because of Morgause's being evil.
* Claire and Jamie Fraser in the ''Literature/{{Outlander}}'' series, despite 200 years and a hell of a lot of conflict.

** It's noted that Bree and Hwin "got married, but not to each other" and are presumably happy.

* Jonathan and Mina Harker from ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'', especially once that whole vampire business is taken care of and [[spoiler: they get their BabiesEverAfter ending]]

* In the ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' series, Anne and Gilbert are happily married from book five on, and they have seven children (six living). And to think, it all started with a [[LoveAtFirstPunch slate smashed over Gilbert's head]].

*** Rana and Fin have jointly ruled Baalaria for ten years and supported each other all the while. There's this sweet little pillow-talk style scene when they're re-introduced. Also, whenever Fin, a formerly TheDragon for an Eviloverlord, wants to convince someone that he's not evil, he points to his loving wife. Third, they're a nice {{foil}} for Daniar/Kalak, who are having marital trouble at the time.
*** [[spoiler: Kthonia became the first mara to marry because she found a man she couldn't torture to death because he was TooKinkyToTorture. [[LoveRedeems This mellowed her out so much]] that when her evil daughter tried to convince her to join in for an EvilPlan of {{Gendercide}}, Kthonia was not interested. She even tried to talk her out of it.]]
* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain''
** King Rhuddlum and Queen Teleria of the isle of Mona have a good relationship in ''The Castle of Llyr'', as do Llonio and his wife in ''Taran Wanderer''.
** The extra book ''The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain'' indicate that Eilonwy's ill-fated parents were quite happy together.
** [[spoiler:Taran and Eilonwy are happily married at the very end of the series]].

* ''Literature/SongAtDawn'': Averted. No one in this story is in love with their spouse. The only exception would be John who claims to have loved his late wife [[spoiler: which is why his marriage to Estela is in name only. He married her as a favor to their mutual patron, Emerganda. He didn't even consumate the union.]] The Court of Love goes further and decrees that marriage is nothing more than 'bodily duties' and one should never confuse a 'spouse' with a 'lover'.

** Also ''Literature/FarmerGilesofHam'', Giles and Agatha bicker a bit, but it is obvious that they care about one another.

** Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom were likely this [[spoiler: until they were driven insane by the Cruciatus Curse]]
** Mr. and Mrs. Granger appear to be this, even though we don't see much of them.

%% * In the ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'', Han and Leia are very happily married. Then the ''Literature/NewJediOrder'' happened. (Granted, there were good reasons for the unpleasantness and they got better.) Also, Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade... [[spoiler:Until Jacen killed her]].
%% * The Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse has quite a few of these: Corran and Mirax Horn, Wedge and Iella Antilles, Tycho and Winter Celchu, Lando and Tendra Calrissian, [[GayOption Goran Beviin and Medrit Vasur]].

** Alanna and George in Tamora Pierce's Literature/TortallUniverse novels count, although their daughter seems to view them as SickeninglySweethearts in ''Trickster's Choice''.

* In ''{{Mistborn}}'', Vin and Elend are a happily married BattleCouple who are realistically shown to love each other while still getting on each other's nerves every once in a while, all while taking on a GodOfEvil.

%%* ''LittleWomen'' and its sequels: