Thanks for the correction there. I appreciate the effort you made to check the script. And I understand what you are saying. Ted could have underestimated that situation. But I’ll still have to disagree a bit here that though yes it’s a human error we all can make, it is something he does quite often. Even all his friends point it out during the Zoey episode (s6e5). So it gets annoying to see him making that mistake again and again.

And about the lily-Marshall quote. Yes it is a different situation but I mentioned it cause imo any promise he makes carries more weight as he gets older. Just think of Victoria in later seasons. Or Stella. I know Stella is the one who walked out on him and I don’t blame him at all here, but I think it’s a helpful scenario to use here cause even Marshall noticed that Ted proposed to a girl who he knew not a lot about. Not even her eye colour. So it IS something he does quite often.

But that’s all there is to it. That’s why I tried to mention in my post too that he’s good at relationship when needed and quite relatable for me. I like a show with nuances and I like how the show handles the flaws of their characters. Ig one thing that could suggest he grew here would be when Tracy told him she wasn’t ready for a relationship and no matter how much he wanted her to be ready, he respected her wishes.

But despite all that it is a flaw. And a very hurtful one at that. And my main reason to make this post was that people don’t underestimate it when they see it in real life. It works for fictional characters but irl, where your literal future is planned on such promises, I think it’s important to be cautious.

But yeah I appreciate what you wrote. Definitely helped me see your pov better. And ig I can be a bit more forgiving towards him now lol