Popsugar Entertainment How I Met Your Mother Robin and Ted's Relationship on How I Met Your Mother The Signs That Ted and Robin Were Always Meant to Be April 3, 2014 by Shannon Vestal Robson Image Source: CBS It may not have been the ending you wanted, but Ted and Robin ultimately end up together in one of TV's most divisive series finales. However, if you've been watching How I Met Your Mother from the beginning, the signs that this would happen have been there throughout the series (I mean, the pilot alone hits you over the head with it). Despite Robin and Barney's fan-favorite relationship, despite all of Ted's insistence that he had gotten over Robin, and despite his devotion to Tracy and their family, his connection to Robin was always there. Keep reading for proof. Image Source: CBS Exhibit A: this is the very first moment Ted sees Robin. 1 / 23 Image Source: CBS This may have been a clue: when Ted wishes the group could grow old together in an early episode, he and Robin are together. 2 / 23 Image Source: CBS On their first date, all Robin has to do is say she likes a random blue French horn on display in a restaurant . . . 3 / 23 Image Source: CBS And Ted knows it's the perfect way to say "I like you." Unfortunately, he says the other "L" word, derailing their fledgling relationship but establishing the intensity of Ted's feelings. 4 / 23 Image Source: CBS When you know, you know, right? At least for Ted. 5 / 23 Image Source: CBS Even when Robin and Ted are just friends, their bond is deep. 6 / 23 Image Source: CBS And as love interests, they have a subtle chemistry. 7 / 23 Image Source: CBS That can also be scorching hot. 8 / 23 Image Source: CBS But the real telling factor that Ted and Robin are made for each other is how well they get along as friends. 9 / 23 Image Source: CBS He does the sweetest things for her, like hanging a ton of lights to cheer her up when she finds out she can't have kids. 10 / 23 Image Source: CBS They're so comfortable around each other. 11 / 23 Image Source: CBS And one of the dumbest jokes makes them laugh. 12 / 23 Image Source: CBS This joke just remains their thing, even when no one else in the group gets it. 13 / 23 Image Source: CBS But there comes a time when it's hard for Ted to be just friends with Robin. 14 / 23 Image Source: CBS It's especially hard when she's with Barney. 15 / 23 Image Source: CBS And when Ted wants to find Robin's locket, it's not just to win her, it's to make her happy. 16 / 23 Image Source: CBS He knows her so well that he knows how important it is to her. 17 / 23 Image Source: CBS And he pretty much goes to the ends of the earth to get it. 18 / 23 Image Source: CBS Even though Ted wants to find the locket to win Robin too, when it comes down to it, he doesn't want to steal her away. 19 / 23 Image Source: CBS Even though Robin takes the gesture as a sign that Ted might be the guy for her when she finds out about the locket. 20 / 23 Image Source: CBS Maybe, Robin. 21 / 23 Image Source: CBS It wasn't their time when Robin was supposed to marry Barney, but take into consideration this advice she gives Ted in season eight. 22 / 23 Image Source: CBS Her answer? Timing. 23 / 23 How I Met Your MotherTVGifs