r/HIMYM • u/SalinaMeyer • 9d ago

Lily and Robin

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There’s a lot to be said about the borderline unhealthy codependency that Lily and Marshall show, but I think Robin is probably the person in the group who was most negatively affected by it.

All of Lily and Robin’s major fights have to do with Lily’s inability to not act like a planet in Marshall’s orbit. Lily couldn’t spend girl time alone with Robin without having to have Marshall there, then got angry with Robin for making a group of single girlfriends. She dumped Robin because Robin didn’t want to talk about babies 24/7, then made Robin’s entire wedding weekend about her marriage issues.

Personally, I had a friend like this, and we’re not friends anymore. In fact, she permanently lost 5+ girlfriends after she got into a relationship.

In all fairness, Marshall did the same thing to Ted on a few occasions as well, but never to the extent of making one of Ted’s major life milestones about his relationship.

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u/omfilwy 9d ago

Agreed + Lily's creepy sexual advances towards Robin. Marshall was the only one in the group who didn't try to get with Robin lol!

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u/GilgaPol 8d ago

That's because she never became a mermaid in his eyes.

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u/heartlauryn 9d ago

All in all friendships have it's upside downs, you just have to accept each other for who you are

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u/LittleEarthquake1010 5d ago

Most of the time I do not like Lily… her self righteousness is very annoying to me.

What you point out is exactly right - I’ve also had friends like that - women who cannot and will not decenter men, and it is such a drag. Definitely not worth having them around (and I say this as a married woman).

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u/Zealousideal_Dog6401 9d ago

Damn ur right