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Toxic couples in tv shows

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Soubriquet · 14/12/2023 20:20

What tv show couple are heralded as “end game” but are actually quite toxic to each other.

I’ll start with Piper and Alex from Orange is the new black. Yes they are cute together and yes they love each other, but they really are toxic to each other too.

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Motnight · 14/12/2023 20:22

Ross and Rachel.

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Soubriquet · 14/12/2023 20:29

Oh god yes!!! He was an awful person anyway.

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BlueberryVelvet · 14/12/2023 20:30

Marge and Homer Simpson.

A more beaten down woman you’d never find!

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StressedOutSemolina · 14/12/2023 20:31

Carol Hathaway and Doug Ross in ER. She takes an overdose because of him, they then get back together after he cheats on her repeatedly. Then he leaves her whilst she's pregnant. Then after raising their twins alone she has this epiphany that he really is the one and gets on a plane immediately to go and be with him, as if she all of a sudden has psychic powers and knows he's finally ready to commit.

Nah. In real life she'd have walked in and found him fucking someone else.

yorkshireshire · 14/12/2023 20:34

Margot and Jerry from the Good Life
Tonya and Clive Dyke from Benidorm (all the shouting)

and the greatest of all

Carrie and Big from Sex and The City

WeShallHaveFogByTeatime · 14/12/2023 20:38

Agree with both Piper and Alex and Ross and Rachel.
Everyone in love actually.

IHaveAskedYouThriceNow · 14/12/2023 20:39

Rosita the pig in Sing - it took a sexy leather outfit for her husband to notice her!

Whattodo112222 · 14/12/2023 20:40

Phil Mitchell from Eastenders and basically any woman he is with.

Curlywurlycaz2 · 14/12/2023 20:42

yorkshireshire · 14/12/2023 20:34

Margot and Jerry from the Good Life
Tonya and Clive Dyke from Benidorm (all the shouting)

and the greatest of all

Carrie and Big from Sex and The City

Looking back now, most of the relationships in Sex and the City weren't great TBH.

CaveMum · 14/12/2023 20:43

Ross and Rachel, obv!

I’d also add Tom and Barbara from The Good Life to go along with Margot and Jerry as suggested by @yorkshireshire. I love the show but Tom was a right shit to Barbara at times!

SerafinasGoose · 14/12/2023 20:44

Jack Bristow and Irina Derevko
Mrs Coulter and Asriel
Roy and Renee from 'The Fast Show'
Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig

SirenSays · 14/12/2023 20:45

I want to say Carrie and Big but I think they deserve each other.

Everyone Buffy ever dated.
Luke and Lorelai
Adam and Eric in sex education

AlmondButterToast · 14/12/2023 20:46

Derek and Meredith in Grey's Anatomy.

alphadawg · 14/12/2023 20:48

I think Leonard is quite awful to Penny in The Big Bang Theory on occasion.

Dabralor · 14/12/2023 20:49

Mr Collins and Charlotte Lucas in pride and prejudice. They made a telly version of it so it counts, right?

WandaWonder · 14/12/2023 20:50

StressedOutSemolina · 14/12/2023 20:31

Carol Hathaway and Doug Ross in ER. She takes an overdose because of him, they then get back together after he cheats on her repeatedly. Then he leaves her whilst she's pregnant. Then after raising their twins alone she has this epiphany that he really is the one and gets on a plane immediately to go and be with him, as if she all of a sudden has psychic powers and knows he's finally ready to commit.

Nah. In real life she'd have walked in and found him fucking someone else.

Not much difference to what read on here someday

Not as serious but I hate the dopey husband and the rolling eyes wife like the Lee Mack show I have lost the name of

WeShallHaveFogByTeatime · 14/12/2023 20:50

Richard and Judy

VeronicaSawyer89 · 14/12/2023 20:55

Buffy and Spike and Xander and Anya in BTVS.
Cordelia and Connor in Angel.
Everyone Ross ever dated.
Lori and Shane in TWD.
Ted and Robin in HIMYM.

Knackeredmommy · 14/12/2023 21:03

Deborah and Raymond-Everybody loves Raymond.

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Soubriquet · 14/12/2023 21:06

I hated Raymond. He is the very definition of whiny mothers boy man child

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Bingandbang · 14/12/2023 21:07

Motnight · 14/12/2023 20:22

Ross and Rachel.

Came to say that!

dressedforcomfort · 14/12/2023 21:08

Ross and Rachel! Especially Ross, manipulative and controlling...

Bingandbang · 14/12/2023 21:09

Carmella & Tony soprano

Whatineed · 14/12/2023 21:51

George and Mildred

Hilda and Stanley Ogden

Vera and Jack Duckworth

Jim and Barbara Royle

Denise and Dave Best

Pete and Dawn Sutcliffe

The only couple I secretly envy and love to watch together are Pam and Mick Shipman.

fitforflight · 14/12/2023 22:04

Gavin and Stacey!