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Atlantis_Rising

Yes. Her “Please stop talking with the girl you’ve dated and at one point were openly obsessed with” stipulation was absolutely reasonable.


Plastic_Archer_6650

Who he also cheated on her with. That always bugged me. I get that by that point years had passed and yes there friend group/lives were very much intertwined so it was absolutely a difficult situation to be in- I respect that. But Victoria had every reason to ask that tbh


Predd1tor

And he does go right back to her in the end, after all, so Victoria is absolutely vindicated.


throweraweyRA

AND SHES SMOKING


couldbedumber96

AND A GREAT BAKER


Atlantis_Rising

YUUUUUUUUUUP


anand_rishabh

Yeah being friends with an ex is one thing. But being friends with a girl you cheated with while dating the girl you cheated on is another.


Klutzy-Koala-9558

Agreed Ted was about to cheat on Victoria with Robin.  Also Robin moved out and stopped hanging out for a while out of respect for Don.  Victoria was right Robin was the reason things never worked out for Ted.  When Robin finally married Barney and no longer available. He finally moved on with Tracey.  I always felt Ted was way more into Robin than Robin ever was into Ted. 


Southernguy9763

I think that happens to a lot of us. Since the day i met my ex i truly felt like she was my soulmate, i never felt like it was hers.


Feralp

>I always felt Ted was way more into Robin than Robin ever was into Ted Duh?????


scaryfawn8332

Ted the reacher


ShawshankException

I'd have to run it by my wife first but if she's on board, then yeah for sure


K-C_Racing14

She should at least be your free pass, if your wife has a problem with that I would move to San Francisco.


dudewheresmygains

Maybe a back up wife? In case the current wife gets some weird hiccup disease.


sexy_portuguese

Wife is on board!!!


Ok_Debt_7225

Same


owntheh3at18

Yeah I don’t think my husband would mind. He might not like it if I asked to marry Marshall though, plus I wouldn’t want to be subjected to Lily’s form of justice. 😂


squirrelxbean

Season 1 Victoria absolutely in a heartbeat


soilborn12

You mean that figuratively.


squirrelxbean

I literally mean literally


Angel_Shitkicker

Lit👏er👏al👏ly


FireBassist

Do you know what a clapback is Raymond? 👏 Be 👏 cause 👏 I 👏 do


Past-Background-7221

Marc Evan Jackson is fucking fantastic. If you’ve never listened to Sparks Nevada, you should


vendettasmith

B99 reference here was unexpected, but very welcome


notheretoargu3

Season one Victoria? Absolutely. Return Victoria? Not so much.


WillsWei22

They made her a slob😭


cyberAnya1

Yeah, that was out of character 😭 She works with food, she’s supposed to care about stuff being clean and everything


Special_Analysis_526

Believe it or not there are people who are complete neat freaks and super organized in their workplace, but are slobs at home haha. Like to them it’s the only space to not obsess about little details. Chefs can be like that. Not saying all, it’s just—they exist


Parking-Zealousideal

Honestly, it’s more realistic perfectionists like chefs often give up by the time they get home so they seem like slobs when in reality they don’t want to start cleaning if they don’t have the time to make it perfect


jimijam10

I cook for a living. At work my station is clean as hell. At home, I've spent 3 weeks trying to clean up my bedroom and still not done.


Even_Form7273

Chef here, my kitchen is my holy place, but i care less about other rooms. 😂


Brilliant-Ad-5414

I am the polar opposite. It a slob but crazy unorganized in my work stuff. Very particular for personal items


WillsWei22

I love season one Victoria🥰


HypnoticJerk

Oh, honey. If only you knew what chefs and cooks were really like.


TSmario53

And she did… sometimes it feels like an audience has a dream (in this case, bringing back Victoria to be with Ted) and the writers will grant the wish to literally just to forcibly kill it (making Victoria a slob) in order to go with an agenda they are dead set on and force everyone to be on board with it (putting Ted with Robin in this case). They could have organically killed the romance without making Victoria a slob and making the breakup, again, about Robin so Ted could be with Tracy, but it wouldn’t have set up that (yet another) final return to Robin.


vrauto

Victoria was season one. They made her so good either because they needed an exit strategy if the show was cut short or because they were still figuring stuff out in the show and didnt realize victoria would be a fan favorite. It


brother_of_menelaus

I believe they’re on record as saying Victoria was absolutely the bail out option if they didn’t get picked up for season 2


Fexxvi

That's actually pretty realistic. Many people act completely different at home than they do at work, precisely because *they have to* behave in a certain way at work, so at home they can decompress. There's a saying in my country: “blacksmiths use wooden knifes”.


SchwizzySchwas94

What country are you from that saying is pretty cool


still-awaake

idk where they're from, but it's a very common saying in latin countries. we use it often here in brazil and in other parts of south america


SchwizzySchwas94

Pretty cool, thanks for the info!


Blastarache

Here we say "Cordonnier mal chaussé" it translates to "Poorly shod shoemaker". And you are right, when I was cooking for a living, I didn't want to cook anymore when I was home so I ate a lot of pre made meals or fast and easy recipes. When I was a hairdresser, I always had beautiful hairstyles but if you saw me on a free day I always wore them natural without doing anything and look like a lion or something haha. Sorry for my english, it's not my first language.


madmaxandrade

I've always felt like that was the only compelling reason they could think of to explain why Ted didn't marry her.


whostolemyapples

So convenient for them to do that hey!! Legit just cos it wasn’t the plan for Victoria to be “your mother” lol


darknessbelow

I can fix her


spiraleyesz

😂😂😂


WillsWei22

I love Victoria, especially in season one. Hell to the yes🥰


Mayion

For those, I mean for that, I mean for her I would


Brilliant-Ad-5414

Someone was finally brave enough to say it


Tinmar_11

Up top 🖐️


Decimation4x

Boobs?


chandlerwithaz

yes and a barney quote


pigeonshater

Shes so damn gorgeous and so lovely


IgnisOfficial

Season 1 Victoria was a catch and Ted lying about being broken up so he could try to nail Robin was the biggest mistake he made all series. Victoria when she came back later on the other hand wouldn’t be a good partner if you were in Ted’s shoes and I’d be hesitant to get with someone if I found out they’d left a previous partner at the altar and run off with an ex


Kinglink

> I’d be hesitant to get with someone if I found out they’d left a previous partner at the altar and run off with an ex Jesus I didn't put that together. so Ted was Tony the second time around? WTF Ted?


jcm10e

Nah. She's 5-1-6! She might dress like she's 7-1-8, act like she's 2-1-2, but trust me... she's 5-1-6! Oh and her husband letting her out alone on St. Pattie's Day, if that dude's not 9-7-3. I'm 3-0-7!


BigHowdy88

The fact that this comment is not the most upvotted comment is a CRIME. How dare all of you upvote other comments and not this one!!! FRIENDSHIP OVER!!!


BigHowdy88

FRIENDSHIP


BigHowdy88

OVER!!!


WillsWei22

Wyoming…


postsamothrace

For anyone that doesn't know NYC area codes .... 718 - Outer boroughs 212 - Manhattan 516 - Long Island 973 - New Jersey So she dresses like she's from Brooklyn, acts like she's from Manhattan, but she's from Long Island, and her boyfriend letting her out is a New Jersey move.


ringoron9

Only if she dies a few years later and I can go back to Robin.


SokkaHaikuBot

^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^ringoron9: *Only if she dies* *A few years later and I* *Can go back to Robin.* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.


Ahmed_Reda93

Season 1 Victoria: In a heart beat! Season 8 Victoria: Also in a fucking heart beat! Dude she is fuckin amazing!


MrsBossyPantss

Victoria isnt really my type but I thought she was great for Ted (until they brought her back for no reason & made her a slob)


Forsaken_Garden4017

Oh there was definitely a reason. Because she was so perfect for Ted, fans were always confused on why she wasn’t the mother. They brought her back to basically ruin her character so Tracy would be more perfect by comparison. Which personally, I do think Tracy was always better for Ted regardless but this is the reason why That was the whole reason for the “Lebenslangerschicksalsschatz” speech in season 7. They made a point about Victoria being the “Beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand” so fans would stop


TSmario53

And made the breakup about Robin again to force the Ted and Robin reunion that almost no one except the writers wanted.


Decimation4x

They brought her back to be the mother until CBS insisted on a 9th season.


Ok-Ice-6301

She does have some sweet buns


WillsWei22

Sticky too😆


fondue4kill

Absolutely. A gorgeous woman who can bake 😍


mankymonk

I married one, and can confirm it’s fucking awesome!


chandlerwithaz

one might say legend- ….


chandlerwithaz

DARY


hawkeye5739

Absolutely she checks all the boxes for being my dream girl: 1: she owns a bakery


Gullible-Painter-356

Yes


KingSchwetty

Heck Yes! She was the one!


jim1o1

Yes to season 1 Victoria. The writers obviously had to give her something for them to break up so they wrote in the slob thing. Tbh if she was a slob Ted would have noticed in season 1 itself. I agree with you on Tracy. She was too perfect for Ted and too unrealistic. That's why they didn't really let us spend time with her because we would have not liked her as she would be too perfect and nobody is like that.i had hoped in the end Ted would have found someone he loved who would be nothing like what his checklist described and the moral to his kids would have been just find someone who accepts you as you are rather than chasing an imaginary checklist. (It could have been that if the mother had been Victoria or Robin)


micho93

Yes


DefNotReaves

lol yes.


HollixxPW

In a heartbeat


Decay-N-Motion

Yeah! For that smile alone. She is GORGEOUS.


Ok_Debt_7225

Absofukkenlutely


bangbangracer

Fun fact about the show: She was the backup mom. She would get mentioned when they didn't know if they were coming back for another season. But yeah, I'd totally marry season 1 Victoria.


Chicagosoundview69

Maybe… I’ll def beat that thang up tho lol 


Organic_Solution2874

yes! victoria!!! i love tracy, but yeah, she didnt seem like a real person to me too


Frostsorrow

Season 1 Victoria was better than Robin through the whole series imo.


vintimus

Yup 100% agreed


StnMtn_

Yes.


dguad528

Yes


theperz217

Without a doubt. Victoria is a keeper and Ted made a mistake letting her go. She is my favorite of the girls outside The Mother


Time_Structure3670

Drumroll, Please is still my most favorite episode of all time! I loved Tracy, but Victoria as the mother would have been so perfect! They had great chemistry but they weren't complete mirrors. Like, what happened to the olive theory?!


dancinggtherapist

I wanna marry the wedding cakes she makes 😋


WillsWei22

You & Marshall lol


strmi2

He should have went to Germany with her. I would marry her in a NY minute.


hajimodnar

I think you never tasted her cake...


426763

Yes, absolutely. While writing this comment, I realized my ex was very Victoria-coded, sadly, she wasn't my lebenslangerschicksalsschatz.


Civil_Extreme9522

At this point in my life I can’t be picky, so if I had a chance, sure.


evrybodyLUVevrybody

She was soooo annoying and corny. Least favorite legitimate contender.


EstExtra

I loved her, I was disappointed when she and Ted broke up when I was watching it the first time. She's beautiful, nice, caring and perfect for Ted. She really loved Ted, even left the German dude at the altar. I don't still know what Ted saw in Robin. She was a total bitch (sorry for using this word), but honestly. Robin and Ted had different future plans. Tracy is perfect for Ted too but she's different,. And to answer your question that I totally ignored- YES. I would give up friendship with Robin a million times for Vic.


helloleesh

Tbh I can’t stand Victoria for several reasons I’ve listed too many times on other threads. BUT! I’m so glad you said what you said about Tracy. I’ve been saying the exact same thing while feeling all alone! I’ve been saying that we needed 2-3 seasons to get to know Tracy and her relationship with Ted, to make her a real person, to make their relationship relatable— both with positive traits and flaws. But Tracy is, as you put it perfectly, a mirror to every. single. one. of Ted’s idiosyncrasies. It’s entirely unrealistic. I think Tracy had a lot of potential to be a wonderfully charming realistic character had they let her be her own person and to have qualities that conflict with Ted’s. It almost makes it seem like Ted is incapable of having a healthy relationship if he’s with someone who has never challenged him in their entire time together. Of course we only saw a blip of their relationship, but it was on the show to give us more of it and to develop a fair and full perspective on Tracy as a person and on Tracy and Ted as a couple. Can’t stand Victoria, though, sorry. 😝


Angel_Shitkicker

Yeas! She was the hottest of all Ted's gfs IMO And honestly , he had twice as much chemistry with [season1] Victoria than he ever had with Tracey OR robin.


cyberAnya1

Yes! The chemistry was on a different level!


CumanMerc

Yes, especially season 1 Victoria. Just don’t let her go to Germany without you.


the_queen_of_earth

He'll yes


babe_ruthless3

Yes.


loljokerishere

Of fucking course lol. But yeah the first season one not the later one.


Jannik0433

Absolutely


slimey-karl

I live very close to Germany, you can drive there from Denmark, so moving wouldn’t have been as big an issue for me as it was for Ted, so most like yes


djthebear

Without a doubt


coffeecrusher3000

In a heartbeat


Raucous_Tiger

I’d give up limbs if I had too. Or fingers at least.


KeldonMarauder

I watched the show late but wasn’t aware of any spoilers. When she came back later on, I legit thought she was the mother


DarkGuts

No, I want me some of those woo girls.


WillsWei22

Wooooooo!!!


inactiveaccounttoo

Yes and Ted should have if he was smart


AgitoWatch

*insert meme of spamming the red button that says marry Victoria*


AgitoWatch

Btw, if the show wasn't renewed after season 1, Victoria would have been the mother. The same went for Stella and Zoey. The ending of how Ted was telling the story to explain how he always felt connected to Robin was decided from the start, so there was always a good option for the mother in case they needed to wrap it up at the last minute.


FelldownbutAOK

Nope, I’m waaaay to young, but for the hypothetical, if I was that age and ready for marriage- hell yea, she’s beautiful, smart, and overall a well rounded individual!


AdorableSandie

if im a man yes


Sunshine_Sparkle2319

I loved Victoria… she was my fave … I didn’t love the way things went down when she came back but overall I loved her


cobaltfalcon121

A strange question. Absolutely


SpaceCowBoy8552

In a heartbeat. I’d even go to Germany. She was amazing.


iron-hollow217

God damn yes


Shot-Construction728

yeah I'd marry her... not sure that's saying much though because I'd marry anyone at this point lol


thejelly71

I would marry season 1 Victoria in a heartbeat!


Confident_Pilot_9907

Yes absolutely


charkizzy

Fuck yesss


Halvar69

Definitely


oliverjohansson

I actually wouldn’t marry (or even date) any of Ted’s gfs… I’d rather steal one from Barney or Marshall


Twisted_Sister_78

No, she is just boring.


Ok_Peak_185

Honestly think so too!! Never understood the appeal of her character. She’s kind and good looking, but unbelievably boring. Was relieved when she left for Germany.


Pristine_Winner1641

She was the best person for Ted. I never liked Robin


idknayoudecide

There's this invisible high horse she rides on. I do not like such people.


bradimus_maximus

She was involved with Klaus while they were still together, even if not physically (for 24 hours), and goes out the window at her own wedding to find an ex. She's held up to be this perfect ideal in a way I think is funny, compared to Robin, Stella, etc.


BobbyDiglar

No. Cause I’m already a big guy. And I’d only get bigger eating her tasty cakes and culinary delights! 🤣😂🤣


McSillyoldbear

Well I wouldn’t because I’m a woman and don’t swing that way. But also I never got the hype about her. All the “drumroll” stuff was just silly. If he hadn’t hunted her down they never would have dated. When Ted called her on the day of her wedding he didn’t know she was leaving it. Also klaus left the wedding too so why did Victoria think Ted should owe her Dad anything for the wedding? I thought she was a bit of an ass about Teds complaints about Klauss behaviour when he lived with him. It’s not unreasonable to expect a guest not to run around your place starkers and let his pets run wild. Finally she should have been up front and talked to Ted about where there relationship was going instead of all those hints and digs. All in all I don’t think she was such a great catch.


TheRealLamalas

No. I already found my soulmate and I wouldn't trade her for any other woman.


chadder_b

Season 1 Victoria in a heartbeat. But when they brought her back she wasn’t the same. And so, I would not pursue later season Victoria


krisb242

I feel like they made her less appealing as “the mother” so we’d like Tracy better


Salty-AF-9196

She's still way better than Tracy, in my opinion.


opinionofone1984

100%


AmazingRise

Y e s


DJJazzyDanny

Before Germany, yes


JasonN2003

Absolutely. 100% yes.


Ghastlyraccoon

(I am already married irl) But if I wasn’t, still a hesitant no but thats just because I don’t know like what kind of music she likes, tv shows, movies, is she introverted or extroverted? Is she ok with having pets (besides ferrets)? what are her interests are outside of baking (baking is cool tho)? But for Ted I really like him with Tracey. But if it wasn’t for her then yeah should’ve been Victoria.


dude8212

For the cupcakes alone yes


liamluca21491

she’s fine as hell, but not my type as far as long term compatibility is concerned


brassplushie

Of course I'd marry those - I mean that - I mean it - I mean HER!


danielkeeley

I was hoping for her, but I liked the mother they chose.


CashBitter9664

But... She likes cats!


MooCowMafia

Sure.


333Maria

Well... Victoria was supposed to be the mother, but because the series lasted too many seasons, they had to introduce "another mother" - in the end it was Tracy. I agree that Ted should have ended up with Victoria. Even if he had met Victoria instead of Robin in the end, it would have been so much better.


poop__emoji

Not at all. She kissed Ted while being engaged with Klaus, and she did try to run away with Ted during her wedding. I'm not marrying that. If she done this once, she might do it again


trying_187

To those who said yes, I really hope you get her one day


loupr738

I would’ve left with her to Germany. I can be an architect anywhere


birdlaw4life

No…..


doble_observer

Not a guy but I absolutely love Victoria the first episode she showed up, and my memory just stayed there till the end of the show


kamikazilucas

probably why not


Wide-Champion-1373

Yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes yes yes yes yes! Anytime, anyday, anywhere!.. Because, just like Ted, she is the one for me too, That's what I think tough,!


skyrunnef

Yes! She's my crush.


MikeyLikeyPhish

In a heartbeat. She was perfect!


gabriel3374

yeah not later seasons victoria though


GreekKnight3

Yeah, I agree with your assessment OP. She's the whole package!


userpersonguyfish

Absolutely 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯


Kinglink

Season 1 yes. Season 7? Maybe. Her ditching her wedding is a red flag to planning a wedding with her, but Victoria season 1 was perfection, and I really hate people who slag her off. Though honestly she isn't that bad even in the later seasons. "Don't be so hung up on Robin" is reasonable... hell I think every fan said it at least once, and definitely during the ending...


BeingArnav101

Ted just didn't let go off of Robin.The moment he thought Robin was the one he stopped looking at other girls as gfs. They were only a fling for him and deep down he knew he couldn't settle for anyone except Robin. I feel like Robin was a very independent woman who didn't need a man or children. She was very happy with her dogs and her job. Ted was always a boy bsf for her and if they've broken up that many times, there obviously is something that doesn't work between the two. Victoria was the best ex Ted could've married. Hell I shipped them more than i shipped Ted with Tracy. She was a special girl and is the best pick for Ted


drunkcunty

Ted almost married Stella, after Robin went on his wedding and asked him not to, Victoria first went to Germany after few months of dating, their relationship was over then and they both knew it, the second time around, she gave him an ultimatum to stop being friends with Robin, how exactly that was going to work, they have mutual friends, if he stop hanging out with Robin, he stops hanging out with everyone


BeingArnav101

I agree with what you are saying but at last it is the writer's fault who actually changed their life goals and partners abruptly in like the last two seasons. Ngl he could've never had any successful relationships with Robin as his first choice.


L0WK3Y79

Nope


ThisIsKing18

But she want to go to german and you live in a apartment with a cool bar downstair in the greatest city in the world


xcenarioxcn

Yes and had I been Ted, I would've gone to Germany with her.


soberplastic

Any dude who says no is a homosexual


ENm2992

Are we forgetting that she fell in love with another guy less than 24 hours after landing in Germany? Yes, her feud with Robin was 100% justified and on any other aspect she was the perfect girl, but she lost that status as soon as she stepped down from the airplane.


onthefence928

No my wife would be very angry if I married another woman


OpinionBeneficial351

The introduction of Vittoria's character, in terms of script and execution, is perhaps the best of the entire series, better than that of Robin and Tracy. The scenes with Ted and Vittoria in the first 2 or 3 episodes in which she appears would also have been excellent in a Hollywood romantic comedy for the cinema


AccomplishedPage4274

Victoria from season 1, with the quickness! She was perfect! Victoria from the later seasons tho..... I mean, she could still get it, but ya ain't gon' see no ring on this finger.


CartographerWise

1000% yes no hesitation


ahmedhazem98

definitely YEEEEEEES


tyflyguy15

Absolutely. During the first watch through, I truly thought it would work out. Especially with them trying long distance. When she appears later on, I was dead set on her being the one. But Robin ruined that. IMO: I think Victoria’s request for Ted to stop hanging out with Robin was justified. Especially since he cheated on Victoria with Robin. And Ted was never over Robin. While I did enjoy Tracy, I think Ted ruined a good thing by choosing Robin over Victoria.


AlvThomas

Anytime, anywhere. Just take care of the wedding arrangements.


L14MC0L3

yes, no doubt


aquaticsquash

Not to mention she's a baker. I'd get even fatter being married to her, lol. Edit: I forgot to add, hell yes.


MistBestGirl

Well, she bakes and has a good head on her shoulders. She was also right in predicting Ted would never let go of Robin completely (considering the standard ending, even though I prefer alternate). If she were a man, then sure.


vidvicious

She knows how to bake cakes, of course I would.


RichLissaman

Nope! She can’t pick and choose your friends for you !


No_Connection_4724

A baker and great tits? I’m in. Femme to femme, she’s a catch.


Personal-Trick-5106

Yes.


robotwithantenna

%100


MadeItOutInTime95969

She was intelligent, sweet, gorgeous, and she could bake. She was loyal and would have been a perfect mother.


PoorMansSamBeckett

Yes. 100%. I’ve just met my Victoria, actually. I hope it goes well.


Silent_Definition959

Ofc


Salamander-Great

Yep


azisles02

Still likes her more than Tracy. I'm expecting a lynch mob to come after me soon.


20Derek22

In a heartbeat.


kwazi1618

YES!!!


Willing-Raisin-9869

Victoria was so right about Robin. It’s funny I recently rewatched the episode where she says to Ted “I really hope you get her someday” and lol he does. Victoria deserved better than Ted. She did right walking away.


dangerzoneduffman

The show trying to make her the bad guy for asking Ted to distance himself from the woman he cheated on her with leading to them not speaking for eight years is completely insane