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Some of the most popular Romance from TV show are now uncomfortable to watchbecause , in retrospect , there are a multitude of excited and ethical reasons that the theatrical role should n’t be together . If it was not clear then it is clear now that certain characters ' behavior is unacceptable . For example , the characters of Barney fromHow I Met Your MotherandEzra fromPretty Little Liarshave not older well in universal .
In other cases , the characters want such dissimilar thing that they will never be able to make their relationship workin the long discharge . The audience was catch up in the emotion and drama when the show first aired . However , now it is ostensible that two mass who ca n’t hold on something as fundamental as let child are going to make each other miserable , and they would be good off if they give out up .
10Rory Gilmore & Logan Huntzberger
Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)
Rory meet Logan at Yaleand the two have an on - and - off amatory kinship that endure untilGilmore female child : A Year in the Life . Logan embarrasses Roryin front of her family , teachers , and peer . He is also jealous and possessive when either of Rory ’s other two major love interests , Dean and Jess , make an appearance . He does not work out the best in Rory either : By the time ofA Year in the Life , Logan is engaged and Rory has a beau , but they cheat on their partners with each other .
9Blair Waldorf & Chuck Bass
Gossip Girl (2007-2012)
Most of the relationships onGossip Girlare toxic . The main charactersSerena and Blairconstantly stab each other in the back , while Blair and her long - standing dearest interest Chuck are n’t any well . WhileBlair manipulates Chuck , he is far worse because he address her like an object , reveals her secrets to Gossip Girl , and is physically and verbally abusive . Chuck has also sexually assaulted other women , which should be inexcusable for Blair . Despite this , Blair and Chuck get married at the death ofGossip Girl .
The show Gossip Girl has often been criticized for normalizing sexism and toxic relationships , but it also has some empowering moments .
8Mary Crawley & Kemal Pamuk
Downton Abbey (2010-2015)
In the third installment ofDownton Abbey , Lady Mary Crawleyends up in layer with a visiting Turkish diplomat , Kemal Pamuk . When Pamuk has a spirit attack and dies in Mary ’s bed , Mary is dependent upon her mother Cora and her maid Anna to aid her cover up the outrage . The next two season are master by Mary and phallus of her menage trying to keep these events buried .
While the serial publication frames this incident as a lady engaging in a torid affaire , Mary does not readily consent to sleeping with Pamuk but is pressured into it . She assure him that she is not concerned and threatens to scream when he come to her way . He says that it would only create a scandal if he was found in her room . Cora later asks if Pamuk forced himself on Mary and she say no , and the matter is never brought up again . Mary then expend year of her life administer with the consequences of meeting Pamuk .
7Ross Geller & Rachel Green
Friends (1994-2004)
One ofFriends’running gags is Ross insisting that he sleep with another char because he and Rachel were"on a prison-breaking . “The trueness is Rachel called him to make up and he heard that Mark was at the flat and sleep with another woman out of jealousy . Ross never to the full trusts Racheland is possessive of her . He acts the same room with some of his other girlfriends , obsessing over Emily ’s friendship with Susan and crash Elizabeth ’s Spring Break . These secondary plot line are both play for laughs . It is surprising that Rachel did n’t break up with Ross rather when he was so paranoid and controlling .
6Jughead Jones & Betty Cooper
Riverdale (2017-2023)
Jughead is nonsexual in the Archie Comics , but the Creator ofRiverdaleignored this and write in his long - running kinship with Betty . Betty and Jugheadhave an on - off relationship for the first few season before she go steady Archie later on . There is a bunch of amatory drama and jealousy between this ternary and Archie ’s former girl Veronic . Neither Jughead nor Betty ever get get hitched with in the serial ( viaVariety ) . Jughead also clamber to balance his spirit with the Serpents and his relationship with Betty while they are together .
5Barney Stinson & Any Of His Girlfriends
How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014)
Barney invariably take a leak jokes about winning sexual harassment lawsuits and find inebriated girls to sleep with . All of Barney ’s major girlfriend in the series ( Robin , Nora , Quinn ) are aware of all the prevarication he has toldto have sex , yet they still date him . Nora even implies in time of year 7 , episode 2 that no ego - respecting fair sex would ever date him because he is a"sociopath,“and then dates him anyway . It does seem implausible that any woman who knew the extent of his behavior would have a relationship with him , peculiarly since he always returns to his old ways after they disclose up .
4Regina Mills & Robin Hood
Once Upon A Time (2011-2018)
In theOnce Upon a Timeseason 3 close , Emma and Hook go back in clip and keep a fair sex from the Evil Queen ’s ( Regina ) dungeons . Hook argues that it is too risky to leave a womanhood who was supposed to die in the past , so they bring her back to the present . They then discover that she is Robin Hood ’s wife Marian , which is a problem because Regina is dating Robin in the present .
However , the show never addresses that the time travel adventure basically break thatRegina killed Marian in the original timeline , or at least arrange her performance . It is unlikely that Robin did n’t know this , or he would have thought his wife was missing instead of dead . And yet he is dating the woman who killed his married woman and the mother of his nestling ?
devotee and critics jibe that facet of Once Upon A Time Season 1 have aged poorly due to a variety of factors . Some thing do n’t get expert with age .
3Elena Gilbert & Damon Salvatore
The Vampire Diaries (2009-2017)
The Vampire Diariesnormalizes murder in the characters ' lives . YetDamon often kills hoi polloi for selfish reasons , including Zach , Lexi , and Gail . When Elena starts her relationship with him , she is squeeze to reckon with Damon ’s retiring and present behavior . Caroline call Elena out on this in season 5 , instalment 8 , say that"the remote world is not nearly as grievous as the mortal [ Elena is ] inviting into [ her ] own sleeping accommodation . “While the salvation bow are an interesting aspect of the show , it is going a bit far for Elena to want to be with someone who has intentionally killed so many people .
2Christina Yang & Owen Hunt
Grey’s Anatomy (2005-Present)
1Aria Montgomery & Ezra Fitz
Pretty Little Liars (2010-2017)
Back in the day , lashings of fans bear " I bed Mr. Fitz " T - shirt toPretty Little Liarsevents . Yetthe relationship between Aria and her high schooling English teacher Ezrais inherently problematicbecause she is minor . Pretty Little Liarsheavily romanticizesAria and Ezra ’s family relationship . They even get married in the serial finale , and Aria tell her friends that they are going to look into adoption . Except for no adoption agency is going to give them a kid when it would be too easy to discover how they met . Controversial and unhealthful relationships such as this are uncomfortable for viewers to rewatch today .
Source : Variety
