Randall and Beth are the couple we all wish we could be. And by this, we mean an adorable meet-up story leading to an ideal marriage.
Add a strong and independent woman respected and cherished by a doting gentleman to the mix, and you’ve got the quintessential twenty-first-century couple. Real-life or TV.
Shawn & Angela – Boy Meets World
Shawn and Angela are a darling teen TV couple. Shawn dotes and falls in love with Angela, their first date falls, romantically, on Valentine’s Day.
Boy Meets World is a show about relationships, and these two are a wonderful pair. They seem like a perfect match but go their separate ways in the end. Yet, their parting is civil and sweet.
Winnie & Kevin – The Wonder Years
Quite possibly the sweetest and most innocent TV couple ever screened, Winnie and Kevin melt hearts. The coming-of-age drama wouldn’t be the Wonder Years without them. The adult voice-over narration to Kevin’s story, especially of Winnie and his relationship, makes the story of their childhood friendship memorable and endearing.
The two grow up together, and it’s one “aww” moment after another with these two.
Alice & Ralph – The Honeymooners
This ’50s-era comedy duo played a married, working-class couple. She keeps up the apartment and he works as an N.Y.C. bus driver. She’s got a women’s rights perspective and advocates the merits of modernity, he’s a conservative who won’t buy a TV or modern conveniences like an electric refrigerator.
He may be stingy with his money, but the couple is generous with hilarious digs and comedic banter. Alice and Ralph are a classic TV couple.
Marissa & Alex – The O.C.
Back in The O.C. are Alex and Marissa. More of an experimental tryst than a relationship, Alex and Marissa get together in the second season.
Resulting, in part, from Marissa’s tendency toward risky behavior and her teenage rebellion against her parents, the girls become more than “just friends.” Seth is left waiting in the wings. Ryan’s off somewhere in the distance.