But putting two characters who are afraid of commitment together doesn't help them overcome it, it makes them both worse. Barney and Robin were a complete disaster. They pushed each other away and struggled to be open in their relationship. They had no one to encourage them to talk about their feelings, and they worried the other would see them as lame if they did.
Barney and Robin often kept their emotions pent up inside, which prevented them from leaning on each other and being a united front. A large part of Barney's proposal to Robin included burning the Playbook. The Playbook was written by Barney and consisted of hundreds of different schemes to trick women into sleeping with him. Getting rid of it would have shown incredible character development and was probably one of the reasons that Robin accepted his proposal.
But, as it turns out, Barney lied to her about burning his life's work, and instead burned a fake one to deceive her. People watch television as a way to escape reality, so when Barney and Robin got divorced, the audience was robbed of their "happily ever after.
However, How I Met Your Mother made it very clear from the beginning that the show was about the ups and downs of life. It's up to viewers whether or not that's the type of show they want to spend their time on, but Barney and Robin's toxic relationship never would have survived as long as it did, in reality. Barney and Robin broke up because they realized they didn't work as a couple. Neither of them were happy in the relationship and even their friends knew they had to stop dating for their own good.
They might have loved each other, but love doesn't equal compatibility. The two never date again after coming to this conclusion, yet they randomly got engaged without even a test run first. It makes complete sense that their marriage didn't work, and no sense that they ever thought it would. Robin and Ted weren't a popular couple among fans, but they knew each other better than anyone else. After their relationship ended, the two became best friends and lived together for years. They were each other's person, and while Ted had several flaws, Robin had just as many.
Many argue that Ted going back to Robin was character regression, when in fact, it's the complete opposite. Despite the importance of their relationship, though, they had quite a few ups and downs and love triangles involving Ted along the way. From those first flirtations to actually dating to the wedding day, this is how their relationship breaks down by season.
Because so much of the series takes place in flash forwards, the main storyline is the focus, though major moments in flashforwards are also included. For the first two seasons of the series, the focus is on Ted and Robin , and Ted and Barney are happily just friends.
For most of season two, in fact, Robin and Ted are in a happy relationship, so there's no space for her and Barney to have anything more than a friendship together.
There is one notable moment, though, in 'Zip Zip Zip', where Robin acts as 'wingman' for Barney, and it's clear that they have a whole lot of fun together Robin quickly shuts him down, though.
By season 3, Robin and Ted have broken up, but they are both still struggling to get over their relationship.
Barney, meanwhile, has clearly started to have feelings for Robin. He starts noticing her more, complimenting her more, and when she comes up in conversation, he is noticeably flustered and complimentary.
Then, in 'Sandcastles In The Sand', Barney and Robin are drinking and watching her music video over and over, as he comforts her. This then leads to them sleeping together, for the first time in the series. However, this then causes a huge rift between Ted and Barney, due to Ted and Robin's history, and the two do not reconnect as a result. By season 4, it's obvious that Barney is head over heels for Robin, but she doesn't feel the same for most of the season.
He tells Lily about his feelings himself, though, and Ted later figures it out after Barney becomes incredibly upset about Ted and Robin's new 'friends with benefits' arrangement. Ted then ends the arrangement as a result. Over the course of the season, Barney's love for Robin is shown growing, and slowly, Robin starts to have feelings for Barney too, but they are both hesitant to start something at this point.
By the end of the season though, they have kissed, and it's clear that they are about to take 'The Leap'. Do I Know You? Ring Up P. Barney's Blog User Blogs. Current projects Site news. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Barney and Robin's wedding. History Talk 0. Do you like this video? Play Sound. Ted wishes he had his Yellow Umbrella , which is back in possession of the Mother.
In Challenge Accepted , Barney is revealed in a flash-forward as the groom, just after the present timeline establishes his second chance with Nora. Robin watches them organise a coffee date, smiling at first but gradually becoming upset.
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