17 Sitcom Couples Who'd Be Longg Divorced IRL
Over on Reddit, TV fans are sharing the sitcom couples that would totally be divorced or broken up IRL, and the responses are painfully accurate. Even better, some users added the breaking point that led to their ultimate split. Here's some of the funniest and brutally valid takes:
"Mitch and Cam on Modern Family. The constant bickering and manipulation just got unbearable to watch. I don't know If there would be a breaking point, but more of a build up — any episode after season five would've been enough to end it."
"Homer and Marge from The Simpsons. That one episode where they show how much better off Marge would've been if she hadn't married Homer? They played it off as a joke but like...what we see of their relationship is Homer constantly being a selfish, neglectful, and sometimes dangerous partner. WHY DO THEY STAY TOGETHER?"
"Boy Meets World: Cory and Topanga — they have zero things in common."
"Leonard and Penny from The Big Bang Theory. They have nothing in common and she's constantly making fun of his nerd hobbies. He's only with her for her looks and he doesn't support her dreams or decisions. The breaking point: When he cheated on her during his North Sea expedition and didn't tell her about it until they were on their way to their Vegas elopement."
"Ross and Rachel from Friends really did love each other but they never work out for very long. Although they reunited in the finale, if they married one day, it would be yet another divorce for Ross."
"Definitely Doug and Carrie [from The King of Queens] would be divorced. I can think of about 50 reasons why she should've divorced him by midway through the series. When he sabotaged her trying to make new work friends and gaslighted her about it — that definitely would have been the breaking point! I would have started throwing all his shit out the window."
"George & Angie from The George Lopez Show. She was smarter and he was always putting her down or telling her to shut up. Plus, he let his mom be mean to her. That relationship pissed me off since the beginning."
"Pam and Jim from The Office. Something tells me their dirty laundry airing on TV would open up some wounds."
"Dre and Rainbow from Blackish. I hated how Dre's another momma's boy who would constantly talk down to Rainbow and her family. But if she said anything about Ruby, he would flip. He told her she could quit her job and when she did, he had a problem with it. I couldn't finish the series, he just got too annoying."
"Becky and Jesse on Full House. So much of their marriage revolved around raising those three girls. I could see a weird version of empty nest syndrome destroying their relationship."
"Marshall and Lily [from How I Met Your Mother] make me crazy because while I understand her motives early on for the California stuff, the final season unwinding their relationship made me so annoyed by her."
"Jay and Michael from My Wife and Kids end up seeming like a good couple with a good family. But when you watch more, you see some really garbage things. Michael is horribly unsupportive, bullies his son for his intelligence, and is extremely overprotective of his daughter. I think the last straw would be when he confesses that he's been having sex with Jay while she's asleep because she wakes up with her underwear off. That always made me feel weirdly sick to my stomach for such a light-hearted show."
"Niles on Frasier probably eventually divorced Daphne because during their courtship and marriage, she grew increasingly mean and bossy. She quickly changed from being anything like the Daphne he used to silently love. "
"Ray and Debra from Everybody Loves Raymond. Debs just gotta be so tired of the shit that stupid idiot man-child pulls."
"I'm watching Married with Children right now. It's like a toxic co-dependency. They constantly fight, but they can't separate because they've built their identities around the dysfunction. And I mean, who else will want them?"
"Martin and Gina from Martin — the breaking point would have been his mom. Martin was a total momma's boy who never stood up for Gina. Or the first proposal he gave her when she was leaving. Quote: 'will you marry me Gina, damn.'"
"Every single couple on Rules of Engagement. They all lie to each other constantly. It's like marriage is a competition."
Let's face it, most sitcom couples wouldn't make it in real life. After all, the drama, miscommunication, and the huge red flags are great for TV — but awful for an actual relationship. If any of these couples are your faves, it's best to take these with a grain of salt. 💔💔
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