In most people’s cases, when a child learns about how his father met his mother and vice versa, it takes about five minutes, tops. In this case, Ted Mosby’s kids have been hearing the story of how he met their mother for five years.
Before we start to tell the story, a short introduction about the characters. Ted Mosby is the main character who decides he wants to settle down and is actively looking for Mrs. Ted Mosby. Marshall Eriksen is Ted’s best friend, a lawyer and college roommate. Lily Eriksen, Marshall’s wife and one of Ted’s best friends, is a pre-school teacher. Robin Scherbatsky is Ted’s love interest and becomes one of his best friends. Barney Stinson, who Ted met a bar, is Ted and Marshall’s best friend and loves to pick up chicks.
In Season 1, Ted meets two girls, Robin and Victoria. He meets Robin at a bar, when their eyes meet from two sides of the room. On their first date, Ted botches up their possible connection when he says he’s in love with Robin. Robin freaks out and dumps Ted. He meets Victoria at a friend’s wedding and falls in love with her. Her relationship with Ted also sparks Robin’s hidden interest in Ted. In the end, Victoria has to leave for Germany, and Ted wins Robin back.
In Season 2, Ted and Robin have a blissful relationship while Marshall has the worst time when Lily leaves him to attend an art program in San Francisco. She calls off the wedding, and Marshall has to face the reality alone. Eventually, Ted and Robin break up when they realize they are not perfect for each other. Lily comes back and she and Marshall get back together. They get married at the end.
In Season 3, Ted meets Sarah, a dermatologist who removes a tattoo on Ted’s back. They fall in love with each other, and Ted proposes to Sarah who accepts the proposal. Meanwhile, after a depressing but surprising night together, Barney realizes he has developed feelings for Robin.
In Season 4, Ted and Sarah are caught up in wedding preparations. On their wedding day, however, Sarah realizes she still has feelings for her ex-husband and leaves Ted. Ted gets fired from his job and starts his own firm. Robin starts to live with him when Marshall and Lily buy their own place. Barney reveals his feelings for Robin to her.
In Season 5, which is currently on air on CBS, Ted now has a teaching job at the university. Barney and Robin become an item. Ted continues to date, and gives us all a teaser: his future wife was in the first class he stepped into.
Wanna know how Ted Mosby met his wife? Know the story on How I Met Your Mother (CBS), Mondays, 8:30pm.
