Live happily ever after/ afterwards

[Tom]

Hi

Could you please tell me the difference between?

1- Live happily ever after!
2- Live happily ever afterwards

Tom

[Mister Micawber]

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No difference except for the exclamation.
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[Yankee]

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"Live happily ever after" reminds me of the typical final sentence in a fairy tale:

"And they lived happily ever after." ;)
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