Okay, where was I?
You were telling us how you met Mom.
In excruciating detail.
Right. So, back in 2005, when I was 27, my two best friends got engaged,
and it got me thinking, maybe I should get married.
And then I saw Robin.
She was incredible.
I just knew I had to meet her.
That's where your Uncle Barney came in.
I suggest we play a little game I like to call "Have you met Ted?"
Wait, no, no, no. We're not playing "Have you met Ted?"
Hi. Have you met Ted?
So I asked her out.
And I know this sound crazy, but after just one date,
I was in love with her which made me say something stupid.
I think I'm in love with you.
What?!
Oh, Dad.
So then what happened?
Nothing.
I mean, I'd made a complete fool of myself.
So, a week went by, and I decided not to call her.
So you're not gonna call her?
You went from, "I think I'm in love with you" to "I'm not gonna call her"?
I wasn't in love with her, okay?
I was briefly in love with the abstract concept of getting married.
It had absolutely nothing to do with Robin.
- Robin.
Look who I ran into.
Since when do you guys know each other?
Oh, since about... here.
Lily recognized me from the news and...
Hello, sailor!
They just got engaged.
Well, I should get back to the station.
See you, guys.
- Nice seeing you, Ted.
- Dawn it!
- I'm in love with her.
As your sponsor, I will not let you relapse.
You blew it, it's over, move on.
I don't know, I just have this feeling she's the future Mrs. Ted Mosby.
Lily, you squeaked?
She said something about me, didn't she?
Come on, spill it, Red!
Fine.
So, what do we think of Ted?
Ted's something else.
Huh.
I'm gonna spin that as good.
Lots of guys are something, I'm something else.
Comes on a little strong.
But, that's part of my charm.
But, that's part of his charm.
Oh, totally. I mean, he's sweet, he's charming,
he's just looking for something a little bit more serious than I am.
I mean, the most I can handle right now is something casual.
This just stays between us, right?
Are you kidding?
This flapper? Fort Knox.
Oops.
She wants casual.
Okay, I'll be casual.
I'm going to be a mushroom cloud of casual.
- Hi.
- Yeah, you, too.
- What?
- No!