History Main / HappilyMarried

-->-- ''Series/{{Friends}}''

Against all the odds, in defiance of the laws of [[RuleOfDrama drama]], spitting in the face of the AwfulWeddedLife, there is...the Happily Married couple.

->'''Chandler:''' I'm married!
->'''Wendy:''' So? I'm married.
->'''Chandler:''' I'm ''happily'' married.
->'''Wendy:''' Oh. What's that like?

This is a couple, [[OfficialCouple Alpha]] or [[BetaCouple Beta]], who are in love and not {{wangst}}ing it up dysfunctionally all the time. They avoid PoorCommunicationKills, won't jump to conclusions, and treat each other with love and respect. In short, whatever troubles they have are minor and don't lead to the misanthropy of NoAccountingForTaste or TheMasochismTango.

Both inside and outside of Romance ParentalAbandonment, ShippingBedDeath and the CartwrightCurse tend to [[SortingAlgorithmOfMortality kill them off like flies.]] Aiding this is that most drama considers the above ''"boring!"'' (remember, RuleOfDrama) and will usually try to make things ''"interesting!"'' with "plot twists" that [[ToiletSeatDivorce threaten to split them up]], and otherwise fill their path with rocks to make them StarCrossedLovers. (Their safest bet is as the {{Foil}} to a more turbulent couple.)

When this overlaps with ArrangedMarriage, it's a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage. When this overlaps with the characters being ''unrepentant villains,'' it's UnholyMatrimony. When it turns out that [[StepfordSmiler they're not really as happy as they let on]], it's HappyMarriageCharade.

* [[HappilyMarried/AnimatedFilms Film -- Animated]]
* [[HappilyMarried/LiveActionFilms Film -- Live-Action]]

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* Wrestling/JimRoss has had some CovertPervert moments in his commentary career, but for the most, seems unfazed by the appearance of any women and would have rather liked his partners Wrestling/JerryLawler and Wrestling/PaulHeyman to keep their minds on their jobs. When questioned, his reasoning would of course be this trope.
** Likewise, Wrestling/MichaelCole, who is more than happy to let Lawler be a toned-down version of his puppy-crazy phase from the Attitude Era.
* Wrestler and commentator Allison Danger used to be a member of the exotico stable "The Christopher Street Connection", known for their complete lack of shame or restraint when pursuing the objects of their lust. But she calmed down later, citing marriage to rich Swiss banker Ares.
* Tyson Tomko gave this reason for rejecting the advances of Wrestling/KurtAngle's wife Karen, though Wrestling/{{Christian C|age}}oalition teammate and fellow married man Wrestling/AJStyles did eventually fall to [[TheVamp seduction attempts]], leading to the Angles [[TheBadGuyWins taking over the group]].[[/folder]]

Despite some fiction likening this to a DiscreditedTrope, a ''lot'' of people out there would call this TruthInTelevision, which is why we won't list all those examples. (Congrats to you!) Apparently the secret is to understand that you will end up arguing at some point and that does not mean you are no longer in love but [[EarnYourHappyEnding keep working at your marriage]], [[PoorCommunicationKills talk to each other]], do little things all the time, and never confuse falling in love and being in love; they feel different. There's absolutely no shame in ''simply getting along well'', if it works for the two of you.

Despite some fiction likening this to a DiscreditedTrope, a ''lot'' of people out there would call this TruthInTelevision, which is why we won't list all those examples. (Congrats to you!) Apparently the secret is to understand that you will end up arguing at some point and that does not mean you are no longer in love but [[EarnYourHappyEnding keep working at your marriage]], [[PoorCommunicationKills talk to each other]], do little things all the time, and never confuse falling in love and being in love; they feel different.

* Tyson Tomko gave this reason for rejecting the advances of Wrestling/KurtAngel's wife Karen, though Wrestling/{{Christian C|age}}oalition teammate and fellow married man Wrestling/AJStyles did eventually fall to [[TheVamp seduction attempts]], leading to the Angles [[TheBadGuyWins taking over the group]].[[/folder]]

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Both inside and outside of Romance ParentalAbandonment, ShippingBedDeath and the CartwrightCurse tend to [[SortingAlgorithmOfMortality kill them off like flies.]] It doesn't help that most drama considers the above ''"boring!"'' (remember, RuleOfDrama) and will usually try to make things ''"interesting!"'' with "plot twists" that [[ToiletSeatDivorce threaten to split them up]], and otherwise fill their path with rocks to make them StarCrossedLovers. (Their safest bet is probably as the {{Foil}} to a more turbulent couple.)

* HappilyMarried/Real Life

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Not to be confused with SickeninglySweethearts, which is basically puppy love. They ''can'' overlap, but it's rare. This trope usually gives viewers [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Crowning Moments of Heartwarming]] instead of [[TastesLikeDiabetes tasting like diabetes]], though the [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynicism of the viewers]] still has to be taken into account. If and when they have kids, they will often become GoodParents.

When this overlaps with ArrangedMarriage, it's a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage. When this overlaps with the characters being ''unrepentant villains,'' it's UnholyMatrimony. When it turns out that [[StepfordSmiler they're not really as happy as they let on]] it's HappyMarriageCharade.

* HappilyMarried/FilmAnimated
* HappilyMarried/FilmLiveAction

Both inside and outside of Romance ParentalAbandonment, ShippingBedDeath and the CartwrightCurse tend to [[SortingAlgorithmOfMortality kill them off like flies.]] It doesn't help that most drama considers the above ''"boring!"'' (remember, RuleOfDrama) and will usually try to make things ''"interesting!"'' with "plot twists" that [[ToiletSeatDivorce threaten to split them up]], and otherwise fill their path with rocks to make them StarCrossedLovers.

* HappilyMarried/RealLife