Green’s Dictionary of Slang

ever-loving n.

[apparently coined and primarily used by US writer Damon Runyon (1884–1946)]

one’s wife.

[US]D. Runyon ‘All Horse Players Die Broke’ in Runyon on Broadway (1954) 720: I heard that Willie the Worrier and his ever-loving make up again.
[US]W. Pegler George Spelvin Chats 44: George Spelvin, American and his ever-loving have been having the devil’s own time with old Hattie the potwalloper who has been working around their bower these last fifteen years.
[US]D. Runyon Runyon à la Carte 86: Many husbands must be willing to believe anything of their ever-lovings.
[US]W. Winchell ‘On Broadway’ 2 Mar. [synd. col.] Lorraine, his battlin’ ever-lovin’ is living in it.
[Aus]‘Nino Culotta’ Gone Fishin’ 99: My ever-loving filled the tucker-box before we left.
[SA]Casey ‘Kid’ Motsisi ‘Kid Haja’ Casey and Co. (1978) 58: The most unexpected thing the everloving does is to dip her hand between her breasts and when this hand surfaces, it is holding this two R.
N. Ewart Guide Dogs Book of Amazing Dog Tales 44: The ever-loving opened the door. Except she wasn’t all that ever-loving.