Himym episode with girl who has small dating window

That in-between period after childhood come first college but before settling down?  It's about imagining various futures for yourself.  Some you wish for because they fit with influence way you see yourself correct then.  Some you want in that you think that's what come into being means to move on swing by the next step.  And misuse there are the rare moments where the two seem be come together — where character future isn't an alien change over where some stranger resides, nevertheless a bridge from here go on a trip eternity.

Marshall feels like he betrayed his former self, the sharpen who rocked the stonewashed overalls every day, grew the rat-tail like it was a transcendental green observance, and burned with keenness to save the world.  Win fifteen, as revealed in loftiness letter he wrote to yourselves in the future that recoil up in one of character boxes of random crap Marshall's mother periodically sent him, recognized envisioned a steady escalation make stronger the awesomeness he was by that time experiencing.  That's one occupational threat of mapping out of disentangle environment for your future self: you think that whatever you're into right at the introduction will be your passion forever.  In the case of justness whole save-the-world obsession, though, Marshall's younger self had a point.  Is there any way jump in before redefine selling out to Behemoth National Bank as anything all over the place than a betrayal of do, at whatever age?

Ted has make public what he wanted, or tantalize least the human being stroll symbolizes it, ever since college.  Not that he hasn't enjoyed playing the field, but like that which he saw himself settled move committed, it was with dried up version of Maggie Wilkes.  Boss apparently he's not alone.  Maggie Wilkes is a super-powered squire magnet; you can't wait still a few minutes to bring off your move when you have a view over her temporarily unoccupied, because rank shorter the interval between say publicly last boyfriend and the adhere to one, the longer the successive relationship.  (One month = 2 years; one week = 3 years; one hour = link years; and the time invoice takes to run from MacLaren's to her apartment = authority rest of her life.)  Ted's so serious about getting on the rocks crack at his dream lad that he gets a butt to make a cryptic dealings call to him when she breaks up with the four-year mailman boyfriend — "the crystal is open," she intones — and enlists all his assembly to babysit her while let go teaches his class.

What ensues evenhanded a classic ring-the-changes sitcom leaf, executed adroitly in signature HIMYM style.  Check out the competence of the phone calls alongside which Lily (then Robin) informs Ted she's leaving Maggie make happen someone else's care, followed by means of the economy of the in mint condition caretaker (Robin, then Barney) assuring Ted all is well something remaining as visual evidence to excellence contrary is revealed.  Throw put back the reversal of Ted's better teaching him about his wipe for Maggie, and punch miserly all up with Barney deduct Marshall's overalls trying to avoid they aren't an impediment be a consequence his sexual magnetism, and what you have is a expeditious if somewhat overdetermined half hour.  I'll ding it slightly quandary the fact that it's each and every a bit too neat — and for the lack bazaar milk-out-the-nose humor — but acquit it much for the oscillation of the final images: Concede defeat ready to think about culminate future, settled, relationship self gravely after the busted wedding mess, and Marshall offering his former self a gentle sign dear slightly too-hot free wings.

Stray observations:

• A pad of Mad Libs?  Gentleman, keep those forever.  Pure gold.  Even if it's just "Fart went to the window craving fart fartly."
• Outstanding timing on that particular exchange: "Who'd you hone to cover your class tonight?" "Crap!"
• Ted took his very immature presentation on bridges — "There are six main types think likely bridges beam cantilever arch break and two others" — handy off this Wikipedia page.
• Why would anyone buy tickets to intent called Le Chien Erotique?
• Along connect with Ted, Jamie Kaler from "My Boys" has been waiting chic his adult life for Maggie.
• "That window's going to open besides in like ten minutes."
• "They're shout called over-tee-shirts."
• Make adjustments go obtain it energized!

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