#Ted Moseby

[enchantedlandcoffee]

I feel kinda bad for Ted Moseby's kids. Imagine sitting through an hours long chat with your dad disguised as him telling you 'how he met your mother' but in reality he spends a whole ten minutes talking about it and the rest talking about all his past relationships and his friends past relationship

[captainshadowgirllostfan]

Idk why, maybe it's youtube, but I just seem to verge on Ted/Robin videos...and idk why because I don't ship them endgame.

Don't get me wrong. I actually really love them, and I love the story centering around them but I always had the impression that it was a story of Ted moving on from Robin and finding someone who...wants the same things as him or is willing to go and work with what he wants along with theirs, kind of like the compromise relationship that Marshall and Lily has...which I think is how a relationship should be. It's unrealistic to expect a couple to wanting the same things though Ted and Tracy seem to come very close to that with how similar they.

Much like Robin, Lily never truly wanted to get married or be a mother and even admits sometimes she wishes she wasn't and she hates herself for it. But with Marshall, it's like all those things were okay and not so daunting and I think that's what makes them great and why I am okay with Lily and Marshall as opposed to Robin/Ted because Robin continues to push against marriage and kids. It's clear this is a firm NO. And I love that! I love that Robin is like this. I love that she's a career-first woman but because of that, she and Ted wouldn't work because Ted wants a wife and a mother and Robin cannot be those things that he wants her to be.

So I love their love story and I loved how it seemed to have been about letting go of Robin to finally find Tracy. I think the ending through off so many people because the story was about "How I Met Your Mother", that was what the audience was expecting so it threw everyone off when in the end the twist was, "This isn't really a story about how you met mom, but how you're still in love with Aunt Robin" like what? This is yeah it's clear Ted has had affections for Robin but...idk I guess it just threw me off

Especially with how much of the latter seasons from S3 or 4 and onwards was centered on Robin and Barney and they really did seem perfect for each other...but there was ngl some red flags. Like how Barney kinda manipulated and made Robin crazy to finally propose to her and I was shocked that she said yes. To me, that didn't make sense. I would've been angry if my ex who I still have feelings for was deliberately making me jealous all along just to finally propose to me. It's like...does Barney not know how to conduct a relationship without manipulation?

I'm not saying this to diminish the Barney/Robin relationship. There is something there and to me they do seem perfect. I think they understand each other much more deeply due to similar parental abandonment issues, mainly daddy issues. And they're able to have fun. Not that Robin doesn't have fun with Ted, but it's more like Ted's a nice guy and the perfect boyfriend, but with Barney, you see Robin and him having fun and being bros. There's an equal dynamic there...but there was some stuff about Barney that needed development, like problematic stuff that in some ways I think Robin helps making him a better person...like how for once he rejected a date and sex and gave his weekend getaway carriage ride to Robin, or all the other times he was willing to be vulnerable for Robin.

So it kinda pisses me off that the proposal was the way it was...it showcases Barney didn't change and that he still resorts to manipulation even if this was the last act in the book of schemes he had to get women laid...

or perhaps this was... a symbol for Robin, him being vulnerable again, telling her that she's the one he'll marry and have sex with his entire life. That this isn't just about getting laid...

In any case, Robin's work is revealed to be the reason why they divorced...

So if her work gets in the way of her relationship with Ted, and her relationship with Barney.

Why not just keep her single in the end?

I feel like that would've been more powerful then Ted trying again with Robin the billionth and ten times.

[tothebestofmyabilities]

@tinimmyweek day one!

Prompts: drunk/party

Its a 'sees the girl you're in love with from across the crowded room and everyone else just disappears' kinda moment.

Jimmy jr being a lightweight clingy drunk feels right in my soul.

[transneilyoung]

did anyone else watch that one season NBC show about a high school doing a production of spring awakening or was that just me because it aired in the midst of my insane spring awakening obsession

[skeppsbrott]

someone whap me with a newspaper the girl at the bookshop super complimented the structure and handwriting of my notebooks and now I want to go back to flirt with her.

[mothpupae]

I also only just found out last year that Lynyrd Skynyrd is a real band and not just some practical joke my friends were playing on me

[howlingday]

Whitley's ARC Problem

Whitley: No, no, architect Faunus! It's all wrong!

Whitley: The muscles on the Jaune statue biceps need to be at least three times as big! Really capture his superiority!

Worker: Sir, my name is Ted, and I honestly can't make these muscles any bigger without compromising the infrastructure of New Mantle.

Whitley: Yes, yes, Moseby, I understand that, but if it's a choice between the children having a roof over their heads or my best friend in the entire world's statue being 100% accurate, well then sacrifices must be made!

Worker: Cool. Awesome. I guess my little girl is sleeping in the cold, then.

Whitley: Excellent!

Ruby: Whitley, um, honey? Can we talk?

Whitley: Ah! Ruby! My beautiful wife and the love of my life! What can I do for you, my beloved?

Ruby: Whitley... You know how you saying stuff like that makes me feel...

Ruby: But, actually, I need to talk to you about something. Is that okay?

Whitley: Of course it is! Communication is the cornerstone to any good and healthy relationship, regardless of it being professional or romantic! No relationship can survive without a healthy amount of communication!

Whitley: Isn't that right, Rikki?

Worker: Fuck you, sir!

Whitley: Yeah, he loves me... So, what is it you wanted to talk about?

Ruby: Well, it's... It's about Jaune.

Whitley: OH! You had me at Jaune, Ruby~! Of course we can talk about him! After all, he is the brave and incredible hero that I am proud to call my best friend~! Atop his heroic deeds and selfless personality, he also has those stunning looks that make men and women swoon~! Furhtermore-

Ruby: Yeah, that. That's what I wanted to talk about. The way you talk about Jaune is really... specific.

Whitley: Specific in what regard? You mean specifically the truth because he's so handsome and amazing~?

Ruby: No, like you're specifically talking about him to people like you're... Well.... Kinda gay for him?

Whitley: Of course I'm gay for him~!

Ruby: WHAT?!

Whitley: YES~! I'm always happy when he's around, and thinking about him simply makes me want to cheer up just so I can see him smile!

Ruby: I... I didn't think you would just- Oh! No, no, no! Whitley, I don't mean the dictionary definition of gay.

Whitley: I beg your pardon? What else could you mean then?

Ruby: I mean you act really... homosexual around him.

Whitley: WHAT?! Whatever would give you THAT impression?!

Ruby: Well, there's the way you talk about his body...

Whitley: You mean his perfect and god-like body you'd be a fool not to fall in love with and want to sleep next to? I fail to see how that makes me gay!

Ruby: Okay, then what about how you talk about his personality?

Whitley: Absolutely ridiculous! How does me truthfully stating that Jaune is masculine perfection incarnate from his strength to stand against threats to his positive and uplifting charisma to be kind to everyone to his adorable fascination with and love of cinema to even his sexy confidence in whatever he does come across as GAY?!

Ruby: Whitley... You're literally building a statue of Jaune, SHIRTLESS WITH YOU HUGGING HIM, in the middle of the front yard driveway! Heck, you moved your grandpa's statue away from there just to put it there!

Whitley: Well, yes, but it absolutely belongs up there! It's a commemoration of the time Jaune, removed of his armor, allowed me to embrace and take shelter within him in front of everyone!

Ruby: Stop.

Whitley: And let me tell you, we both were quite sweaty as I took hold of him, and there was so much fluids everywhere that it was almost unbearable!

Ruby: Please, STOP.

Whitley: And even though that massive one-eyed snake was a tough and sturdy beast, Jaune and I, together, pushed through its fluids and whacked away that snake into a crater! It was a long and hard thing to whack, but finally, our endless whacking offed the one-eyed snake, stopping it from squirting any further fluids all over the people of New Atlas!

Ruby: I'm convince you're doing this on purpose...

Whitley: Doing what?! I'm just describing how Jaune and I shared a good whacking together!

Ruby: Whitley! Please!

Whitley: Look, Ruby, I understand you have concerns, and maybe the way I talk about Jaune is a bit much, but it's purely out of admiration and respect for the man who married my sister, and who saved all of New Atlas from that one-eyed snake's squirting!

Ruby: Whitley...

Whitley: (Holds her hands) But trust me when I say that is all there is to it! You are the love of my life, Ruby~. You're a kind and gentle soul who cares for everyone and only wants them to be happy, and I'm honored to have you as my wife~.

Ruby: Babe... That's... That's so sweet~! Thank you for saying that! (Hugs) I'll admit, maybe I was just jealous of your bond with Jaune and, even though what you were saying before didn't help, I see it's nothing like I thought it was. And even though you have this weird habit to say innuendos, you really love me the way I love you~.

Whitley: Indeed! You have nothing to worry about, my love~!

Ruby: (Giggles) Yeah... I know better now, honey...

Whitley: Besides, we only had sex, like, 19 times!

Ruby: ...

Ruby: W H A T ?

Whitley: YES! And those are only since you and I have been married~! Oh, but don't worry; we were both wearing socks the entire time, so it wasn't gay!

Ruby: THAT'S... YOU... I...

Whitley: Because as "NotGayDongLover6969" posted, "You can have sex with the homies as much as you want and as long as you wear socks it's not gay!" Truly, a voice for the modern age to live by~!

Ruby: I want a divorce.

Whitley: WHAT?! WHY?!

[sbbarnes]

to be clear I mean pairings where the media they were from kept positioning this pairing as endgame in a positive way, as opposed to most pairings on Game of Thrones which, while also cursed, were also literally canonicall cursed

[froguemorgue]

@caleb-management asked:

and so I spent this morning drawing a layout myself (grossly underestimating how much time I'd spend on it... also I had to do math, also I'm not ted moseby) but it beats learning how to use an interior design program! actually, seeing it again makes me feel proud because this is the original mockup from memory done in my Notes app:

NO WAIT COME BACK!!! 

below is the finished product:

dude, calculating the square footage of the general living area, because it was two rectangles put together, truly brought me back to high school geometry. i have not been in an "I Lowkey Enjoy Math!" era since before covid but this was actually fun. Thanks!!

I should add that they are on the 6th floor. and there is no elevator. this is evil, i hope you understand what it's like going up that many flights. (this doesn't sound like proper grammar?? am i dumb).

the building is like entirely exposed brick, high ceilings, old, wide-cut hardwood floors, and huge old windows that predate the 1920s and have to be propped up, and are horribly drafty in the winter. The seams of the floorboards don't really line up because the rooms have changed a lot since the building was originally constructed, which means the interior walls are also different than the exterior brick, and are mostly plaster with wallpaper. A lot of the plumbing is exposed because it was added later. electrical is way outdated and not the safest, but hey. they're sooo blessed to be on a corner of the building so they get more windows than average! The bedroom side faces an alleyway and there is a fire escape accessible by both bedroom windows. The windows in the living room face the street and not explicity writen is that the sills are deep enough to sit in, giving them book nook potential but mostly they're just used for extra seating if there was a tiny gathering (it would be so cramped) and also, there is a one in 4 chance it will simply be littered with beer cans. they may be classy boys but they're still college boys. well, they were college boys, but as Rob is graduating in '77 (four year bachelor's) Alex actually finished his in three (graduated in '76) and is now in law school. the lease ended on December 31st so Rob literally JUST moved out a month prior when Alex first "arrives".

Troup and Alex moved here after rooming together in a dorm for two years because at the time it was fairly cheap, utilities all included, but rent keeps rising so dramatically that, on a peaceful night, especially during the winter, if you listen very closely, you can actually hear Mark Cohen and Roger Davis growling about it. . they are in the walls

[miss-holloday]

About 5 years ago, I found a cat on my porch. Since then he has had many names.

Ted

Theodore J. Mooney

Ted Moseby

Theodosia

Ted Nivison

And my personal favorite:

Theodoja cat

Today he receives a new title in honor of a certain tech support sleezeball:

(Honestly it’s very possible thats subconsciously where his name came from anyway)

[grossillygirl]

Sometimes i get anons that sound exactly like how mybex talks... Its very distinct snd he speaks very like dramatically and in euphemisms and analogies that are like basically just instagram quotes from 2015. But he thinks it is very deep.

Basically a Ted Moseby irl... And its so bleh.

[yearningwitherrors]

Moominpappa is an example of Ted Moseby I think.

I feel like many people have a fundamental misconception of what unreliable narrator means. It's simply a narrative vehicle not a character flaw, a sign that the character is a bad person. There are also many different types of unreliable narrators in fiction. Being an unreliable narrator doesn't necessarily mean that the character is 'wrong', it definitely doesn't mean that they're wrong about everything even if some aspects in their story are inaccurate, and only some unreliable narrators actively and consciously lie. Stories that have unreliable narrators also tend to deal with perception and memory and they often don't even have one objective truth, just different versions. It reflects real life where we know human memory is highly unreliable and vague and people can interpret same events very differently

[palmviewfm]

mw counterparts by admins and members? :)

hey, nonnie ! apologies for the wait on this one. here, here, and here, are some lists we already have, as well as the below additions ! phil dunphy from modern family, gaby from shrinking, liz from shrinking, sydney adamu from the bear, janine teagues from abbott elementary, cheyenne thompson from superstore, sophie tompkins from how i met your father, valentina morales from how i met your father, kenny liu from "from", jade herrera from "from", mickey haller from lincoln lawyer, cisco from lincoln lawyer, nick from new girl, schmidt from new girl, eleanor shellstrop from the good place, chandler bing from friends, joey tribbiani from friends, sam obisanya from ted lasso, ted lasso from ted lasso, roy kent from ted lasso, keeley jones from ted lasso, marshall erickson from how i met your mother, ted moseby from how i met your mother, topanga lawrence from boy meets world, eric matthews from boy meets world, eloise bridgerton from bridgerton, orla mccool from derry girls, donna sheridan from mamma mia, emily fields, mona vanderwaal, alison dilaurentis and aria montgomery from pretty little liars, seth cohen from the oc, jo march from little women, cristina yang from grey’s anatomy, michelle jones from spiderman, and betty suarez from ugly betty !

[leveebreak-s]

when ted moseby said stairway to heaven is complex and requires multiple listens he was so right because stairway to heaven didn't REALLY hit until like my 30th listen

[barlowstreet]

I am not okay with MEREDITH GREY dating Ted Moseby.