Ted Mosby tells his kids how he found true love with his late wife, their mom, in How I Met Your Mother, but he most likely has been married twice at that point. In the series finale, Ted (Josh Radnor) explains that he married Tracy McConnell (Cristin Milioti), the mother of his children, Penny (Lyndsy Fonseca) and Luke (David Henrie). It seems possible that Ted and Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders) got married sometime after the How I Met Your Mother finale, however, which would bring the show full circle after their sweet first date and stolen blue French horn in the pilot.
Ted dates several women before Tracy on HIMYM and is serious about both Zoey Pierson (Jennifer Morrison) and Victoria (Ashley Williams). The idea of marriage is present throughout these love stories. Zoey is married to The Captain (Kyle MacLachlan) but breaks up with him for Ted, which allows the series to examine what happens when two people can't stop fighting. Victoria tells Klaus (Thomas Lennon) that she can't marry him when they're at the altar in season 7's "The Magician's Code - Part Two." Ted is equally scared of and ready for commitment, and while he has many romances on the sitcom, he ultimately only marries Tracy and potentially Robin.
Ted Marries The Mother In HIMYM
HIMYM's controversial finale is perfect because Ted and Tracy do seem right for one another. In the series finale, titled "Last Forever," Ted shares the moving trajectory of their love story, and it's compelling that they wait to become husband and wife. This proves that sometimes life gets in the way and there's no reason to follow a certain timeline. Ted and Tracy fell in love in 2013, got engaged in 2015, and the couple finally married in 2020 after focusing on raising their kids. The story is romantic and full of questions about fate and destiny, with Tracy finding Ted's now famous yellow umbrella.
It's heartbreaking to learn that Tracy suffers from an illness in 2024 and there are clues that Tracy dies in HIMYM. Ted and Tracy's relationship is also closely tied to his time with Robin. Ted wants to have a family, and since he and Tracy go on the journey of parenthood together, it feels like the events of Ted's life unfold the way that they are meant to.
Do Ted And Robin Get Married In HIMYM?
The series finale hints at Ted and Robin getting back together, which wraps up their love story meaningfully. The question of timing comes up here, and while the characters have real feelings for each other, they need to wait until their lives can merge in a more natural way. It's fascinating to think that many significant moments in Ted's life happen during weddings. He and Robin break up in the season 2 episode "Something Blue," which is terrible timing since Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan) and Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel) have just gotten married. While Robin dates several people on HIMYM, Ted always seems to be her soulmate.
Ted's tragic and difficult experience of falling in love with Tracy and losing her makes him appreciate that the time is right for him to be with Robin. Ted and Robin split up on How I Met Your Mother because she isn't sure that she wants to be a mother, and he wants a more traditional life where he gets married and settles down. When Ted visits Robin's apartment in the final episode, both characters have spent so many years apart that they don't want to waste any more time. This scene hits the right note without being sappy, and it's presumed that she could become Ted's second wife.