35 Ted Mosby Quotes about Love and Relationships

"How I Met Your Mother" is Ted Mosby's story of how he became acquainted with his children's mother. It tells of the various relationships he went in and out of until he met the woman he would eventually have children with.

The story Mosby is telling his children, Luke and Penny, happened from September 2005 to May 2013, when he met their mother. The story is a roller coaster, and it took nine seasons and 208 episodes on CBS to finish.

In that time, Mosby goes through the highs and lows of love, he sees his friends fall in and out of love, and through it all, he almost becomes a champion of love and romance. Therefore, Ted Mosby's quote about love is from someone who has walked the talk.

Ted Mosby's quote: “Everyone comes with baggage. Find someone who loves you enough to help you unpack." | Source: facebook.com/OfficialHowIMetYourMother

Ted Mosby Quotes about Love and Relationships

"“Everyone has an opinion on how long it takes to recover from a breakup.” — Ted Mosby

“There are two big days in any love story: the day you meet the girl of your dreams and the day you marry her.” — Ted Mosby

“But love doesn’t make sense! You can’t logic your way into or out of it. Love is totally nonsensical. But we have to keep doing it or else we’re lost and love is dead, and humanity should just pack it in. Because love is the best thing we do.” — Ted Mosby

“Everyone comes with baggage. Find someone who loves you enough to help you unpack." — Ted Mosby

“Here’s the secret kids. None of us can vow to be perfect. In the end all we can do is promise to love each other with everything we’ve got. Because love is the best thing we do.” — Ted Mosby

Ted Mosby's quote: “Kids, when you're in a new relationship, and you're competing with your ex for who's happier, it can get ugly.” | Source: facebook.com/OfficialHowIMetYourMother

“You will be shocked, kids, when you discover how easy it is in life to part ways with people forever. That's why, when you find someone you want to keep around, you do something about it.” — Ted Mosby

“Shouldn't we hold out for the person who doesn't just tolerate our little quirks but actually kinda likes them?” — Ted Mosby

“Kids, when you're in a new relationship and you're competing with your ex for who's happier, it can get ugly.” — Ted Mosby

“She walks down the aisle. You say your vows, you go to the reception, you have your first dance. Before you know it, just like magic, you realize, it's a perfect fit.” — Ted Mosby

“Some couples always support each other, and some couples always challenge each other. But is one really better than the other? Yes. Support is better. Way better.” — Ted Mosby

Ted Mosby's quote: "If you love something, you can never let it go. Not even for a second. Or it’s gone forever.” | Source: facebook.com/OfficialHowIMetYourMother

“Sometimes love means taking a step back. If you care about somebody, you should want them to be happy even if you wind up being left out.” — Ted Mosby

“If you love something, you can never let it go. Not even for a second. Or it’s gone forever.” — Ted Mosby

“We gotta wait for the real thing, no matter how tough it gets.” — Ted Mosby

“If you’re looking for the word that means caring about someone beyond all rationality and wanting them to have everything they want no matter how much it destroys you, it’s love. And when you love someone you don’t stop, ever. Even when people roll their eyes, and call you crazy. Even then. Especially then.” — Ted Mosby

“People don’t get the chance to discover each other anymore.” — Ted Mosby

Ted Mosby's quote: “We’re going to get older whether we like it or not, so the only question is whether we get on with our lives or desperately cling to the past.” | Source: facebook.com/OfficialHowIMetYourMother

“You see, kids, right from the moment I met your mom I knew, I have to love this woman as much as I can, and as long as I can, and I can never stop loving her, not even for a second. I carried that lesson through every stupid fight we ever had, every 5 a.m. Christmas morning, every sleepy Sunday afternoon, every speed bump, every pang of jealousy or boredom or uncertainty that came our way. I carried that lesson with me.’” — Ted Mosby

Ted Mosby Quotes with Worthwhile Advice about Life

“The more you fight it, the worse it’s gonna get. It’s like when your car slides on ice, you stir into the skid.” — Ted Mosby

“We’re going to get older whether we like it or not, so the only question is whether we get on with our lives, or desperately cling to the past.” — Ted Mosby

“You can't cling to the past. Because no matter how tightly you hold on, it's already gone.” — Ted Mosby

“Nothing good happens after 2:00 am… when 2:00 am rolls around, just go home and go to sleep.” — Ted Mosby

Ted Mosby's quote: “I think, for the most part, if you're really honest with yourself about what you want out of life, life gives it to you.” | Source: facebook.com/OfficialHowIMetYourMother

“Because sometimes even if you know how something's gonna end that doesn't mean you can't enjoy the ride.” — Ted Mosby

“The great moments of your life won't necessarily be the things you do, they'll also be the things that happen to you. Now, I'm not saying you can't take action to affect the outcome of your life, you have to take action, and you will. But never forget that on any day, you can step out the front door and your whole life can change forever. You see, the universe has a plan, kids, and that plan is always in motion. A butterfly flaps its wings, and it starts to rain. It's a scary thought, but it's also kind of wonderful. All these little parts of the machine constantly working, making sure that you end up exactly where you're supposed to be, exactly when you're supposed to be there. The right place at the right time.” — Ted Mosby

“I think for the most part if you're really honest with yourself about what you want out of life, life gives it to you.” — Ted Mosby

“When you believe in people, people come through.” — Ted Mosby

“You may think your only choices are to swallow your anger or throw it in someone's face, but there's a third option: You can just let it go, and only when you do that is it really gone, and you can move forward.” — Ted Mosby

Ted Mosby's quote: “There are a lot of little reasons why the big things in our lives happen.” | Source: facebook.com/OfficialHowIMetYourMother

“We spend so much effort trying to keep parts of our lives hidden, even from our closest friends, that in those rare times when we do open up, it's amazing how minor those secrets all end up being.” — Ted Mosby

Ted Mosby Quotes with a Profound Meaning

“If you're not scared then you're not taking a chance. And if you're not taking a chance, then what the hell are you doing anyway?” — Ted Mosby

“I used to be in such a hurry all the time. Everything was so urgent. Now I figured, if it's going to happen it'll happen when it happens. I'm not going anywhere, she's not going anywhere. What's the rush, right?” — Ted Mosby

“There are a lot of little reasons why the big things in our lives happen.” — Ted Mosby

“But that's the funny thing about destiny: it happens whether you plan it or not. It turns out I was just too close to the puzzle to see the picture that was forming.” — Ted Mosby

Ted Mosby's quote: “Whether a gesture's charming or alarming depends on how it's received.” | Source: facebook.com/OfficialHowIMetYourMother

“People make fun of the guy who stays home every night doing nothing, but the truth is that guy is a genius.” — Ted Mosby

“Whether a gesture's charming or alarming, depends on how it's received.” — Ted Mosby

“The littlest thing can cause a ripple effect that changes your life.” — Ted Mosby

“It's kind of insane how much happened in just a day and a half.” — Ted Mosby

“That was the year I was left at the altar. The year I was beat up by a crazy bartender. The year I got fired. The year I got beat up by a goat, a girl goat at that. And dammit, if it wasn't the best year of my life.” — Ted Mosby

Ted Mosby's quote: “Shouldn't we hold out for the person who doesn't just tolerate our little quirks but actually kinda likes them?” | Source: facebook.com/OfficialHowIMetYourMother

Filled with a wide-ranging perspective of love, it is both surprising and unsurprising that the person who played the role of Mosby, Josh Radnor, has never been married in real life. The 48-year-old's fan-favorite love interest on the show is played by Cobie Smulders, who has been married for over a decade and has two kids.

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