Love it or hate it, romance and character fusion are part of the DNA when it comes to TV shows, but some are. TV couples who had to break up and left for good. Whether it's fantasy, musical, or animated, most sitcoms have one thing in common. There is usually at least one, if not more, romantic couple.
Typically, it's incredibly difficult to get the romance right on a TV show. First, the writers and creators behind the show rarely know how many seasons they will last. When trying to create the perfect romance, for lovers with friends or lovers with enemies, it takes finesse to get it right. However, some love stories quickly derail when the people involved prove themselves not ready for any serious commitment.
10 Amy and Sheldon
The Big Bang Theory
It's easy to see why people think Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler are a good match. Both are incredibly intelligent and well-educated, both enjoy obscure hobbies and have difficulty understanding social norms, although both have very different skill levels in this context. However, these surface-level similarities are not enough. The show spent a long time establishing how comfortable Sheldon was without romance, but due to audience pressure, it felt like Amy was created just to be his perfect daughter.
However, Sheldon's perfect girl is no one. He has extreme, exacting standards that everyone around him fails to live up to, causing him great anxiety and sometimes a moment of growth. When the couple got together, Sheldon met their need for companionship and sent Amy away when she no longer needed it. But it completely disregards Amy as an individual with her own needs, and it took Sheldon a long time to admit that was important. It really doesn't feel like a relationship and should have been cut completely.
9 Dwight and Angela
Office
Dwight and Angela are two of the most unusual characters in a show about an office full of unusual characters. When their relationship started Office It was nice to see the couple get together and enjoy each other in season 2, but it wasn't long before things got weird. From Angela's obsession with keeping it a secret to her openly serious relationships with other men, things quickly became very problematic.
However, Angela continued her secret romance with Dwight even when she became engaged to a senator and later to Andy Bernard. It was a horrible way to build a relationship to hide from others and actively hurt people. Unfortunately, the show rewarded the shows and Angela and Dwight got married. It's nice, but it would be nicer if they broke up and then got back together.
8 Kurt and Blaine
Glee
Glee is one of those ridiculously satisfying guilty pleasure shows. It ticked many boxes, from nostalgic music to drama to romance. However, one relationship that didn't really resonate and should have ended for good was with Kurt and Blaine. Not only did the couple have several major incidents that destroyed the trust and love in their relationship, but they actively brought out the worst in each other.
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Blaine started out as one of the nicest, funniest, funniest characters on the show who literally lit up his entire school. With Kurt, he became a whiny, clingy, obsessive man-child. While Kurt has taken the time to come out of his shell and feel comfortable in his own skin, letting people in with Blaine, he's generally become a more harsh, critical, and cruel person. Being in a relationship shouldn't make either person worse off, so why pursue a romance?
7 Rachel & Ross
Friends
Were they on break? Who cares? Either way, Ross and Rachel couldn't have been a worse match. Ross was another person who tended not to act his age, and despite the many romances he played throughout the series, Ross always focused on Rachel. But his love is selfish and determined to get what he wants regardless of how others feel. He ruins many relationships for Rachel, and while Joey proves to be the bigger person, he actually values Rachel's feelings more than his own, Ross immediately starts dating her, ignoring her friends.
Rachel, on the other hand, started Friends like a pampered savage who can't live without other people stepping in to support him. But as she moves forward and matures, pursuing romance, career, and the future of her dreams, she is constantly pulled back by the older boy, her longtime crush from her high school days. It may feel uplifting and nostalgic, but it's not a relationship that brings out the best in him. This is when she met Joey, who changed her childhood and changed her ways to meet Rachel where she was.
6 Aria and Ezra
Pretty Little Liars
There's a long list of reasons why this relationship on the 2010 teen-girl drama series never happened, and when it did, it was over and over for good. Aria is a 16-year-old girl who attends Rosewood High School. Meanwhile, Ezra is a 22-year-old English teacher at Rosewood High. This is illegal in many states. But looking beyond the 6-year age gap that saw an adult in a position and a literal child come together, more problems arose when Aria became an adult.
Like Ezra deliberately arranging his date with Aria, he was able to go on to write a secret book about her and the other girls close to Alison when she died. Or, before he died, he would also be dating Alison, another illicit adult-child relationship. Everything was incomprehensibly confusing and they should never have met, let alone married and lived happily ever after.
5 Spike & Buffy
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Buffy Summers is the only vampire slayer who hasn't been briefly killed and at least one other slayer hasn't been turned on. Meanwhile, Spike is a famous vampire who has killed many murderers in his lifetime. Despite their apparent contradictions in life goals, somehow, Spike and Buffy find their way into a lifelong romantic relationship. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Yes, they're at odds and admit it's wrong, but their love somehow overcomes their supernatural differences.
But why? The pairing doesn't make much sense and there were plenty of other romantic prospects for both of them. It's not natural or normal for an ancient vampire to chase a teenage girl, pay for all her murders, and live happily ever after with a murderer. It's mostly weird and forced. And Spike is responsible for the incredible terror, damage and destruction around Buffy's house. It would have been better to go without this awkward romance.
4 Stephen and Caroline
The Vampire Diaries
Stefan may seem like the “good” brother by default, but every time he hits his switch, he turns badass and becomes a full-blown ripper. As everyone enters The Vampire Diaries Stefan, who has reasons to fight and chooses to forget his conscience for a while, repeatedly allows himself to return to this terrible situation. Although there is always a good excuse, most of the time, the reason behind it all can be traced back to it. For example, Stefan and Caroline had a moment before Caroline's mother died.
Although it came at a difficult time, Caroline wanted to make sure it meant something and decided to turn off the morality switch when Stefan left her hanging at her mother's funeral. Despite the switch being off, Caroline has shown remarkable composure, revealing that she wants to be free of grief for a while, but she will react badly if anyone messes with her. Stefan, as usual, rushed to this task first and decided to do what he thought was best. A recurring example of how short-sighted and often selfish Stefan can be.
3 Ted and Robin
How I Met Your Mother
Ted and Robin are a cute couple who compliment each other and help bring out each other's weaknesses, but their relationship has never been good romantically. Both Ted and Robin wanted very different things out of life, which caused them to fall apart at first. It all made sense and the couple was able to go and pursue the things that made them happy, such as Ted dating Tracy and having a child, and Robin marrying Barney and spending their childless careers together.
But when the final episode dealt both Ted and Robin a tragic fate with their continued lives, such as the death of the love of Ted's life and the separation of Robin and Barney, HIMYM pushed them back. However, their life motives have never changed. Probably Robin still wanted to have peace and freedom and Ted still wanted to focus on his family. Yes, the kids are grown, so they need less of their dad around them all the time, but Ted and Robin still feel out of place, and that stems from two tragic romances.
2 Homer and Marge
The Simpsons
Homer and Marge remain happily married, their children stuck in a time loop where no one ages. However, if the clock starts ticking and the couple can look back on everything they've been through, it may not be the happy memories and nostalgia that most relationships hope for. Homer has almost cheated on Marge on many occasions. He spends all his time getting drunk at the bar and physically assaults their son.
Marge, happy in her role as a business wife, always forgives him and moves on. However, as much as no one should take Patty and Selma's side, they really do have their sister's best interests at heart. Homer is lazy, thoughtless and often insincere. The couple doesn't get along at all and maybe they want to stay together for the sake of the kids, but honestly, the kids are better off growing up in a home where this relationship doesn't exist.
1 Haley & Dylan
Modern Family
Haley may not be the smartest girl in her family and she has some sort of attachment issue, but it makes no sense for Haley to keep going back to Dylan. If he was looking for someone with some of his father Phil's quirks but none of his charms. Dylan is a terrible guy and it has to be said, a terrible singer. Whether or not the pair were high school sweethearts, Haley would be happier and more fulfilled with someone else.
In fact, she found others who really helped her come out of her shell and become the best version of herself. Haley found true happiness and satisfaction when she met Andy. He was a better version of himself and more confident. But, instead of a happy ending, Haley is stuck with her cool past to live a life of putting up with the things that make her miserable. Another victim of a terrible TV romance that should have ended sooner.