15 Times Ted Mosby Perfectly Summed Up What It’s Like To Be Optimistically Single

1. Sometimes you get super overexcited about the possibility of a relationship, and lose sight on reality for a bit.

How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother

2. You occasionally put your heart out there a bit too soon.

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How I Met Your Mother

3. There are times when you know you would be an awesome bf/gf, and just need to state it for the record.

How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother

4. Sometimes you try a little too hard, and end up saying something you regret.

How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother

5. But you know you’ve just got to get right back up.

How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother

6. Because you’re waiting for someone that accepts you for who you are.

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How I Met Your Mother

7. You know that sometimes, calling it quits is the best option.

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How I Met Your Mother

8. And you refuse to let your friends bring you down about it.

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How I Met Your Mother

9. When, despite your best efforts to stay positive, you just need some time to sulk.

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How I Met Your Mother

10. And just really soak in the sulking for a while.

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How I Met Your Mother

11. And then someone tries to break you out of your funk by setting you up on a date.

How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother

12. You’ll do anything to make a promising relationship work, even make it rain.

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How I Met Your Mother

13. Even though you’re the one most often single among your friends, you can drop some serious truth bombs.

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How I Met Your Mother

14. Because you’ve got your priorities straight.

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How I Met Your Mother

15. And it’s just a matter of time

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How I Met Your Mother

Before you find the person that’s worth stealing a blue french horn for.

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How I Met Your Mother
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