Letting Go

I recently completed watching the seasons of Ugly Betty on the Indian reruns. The final episode left me awestruck. For four seasons and about a 100 episodes, we expect something to happen between Betty and Daniel. The last two episodes strongly hint such too. The last scene however leaves us hanging. Daniel tells Betty that he will take her to dinner. Does he or does he not ask her out? There is no Airport ending, no Daniel running to stop her Ross-like. Instead, Betty simply moves to London and Daniel lets go of her.

Somehow I found myself relating this to Ted of How I Met Your Mother. I have been a huge follower of the series and have always connected to Ted’s thinking. After all, it’s not hard to see Cobie Smulders across the room and fall for her immediately. Just like it’s easy as it is to fall in love with Robin. While it was quite clear from the first episode that Robin Scherbatsky would not be “the mother”, I have still pinned for Ted-Robin for 8 seasons. And the eighth season finale, where Ted still can’t get over Robin 56 hours before her wedding, broke my heart.

Ted's Song....: 

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I hate that you’re not with me,

That you’re marrying off this way

And I know it’s wrong to feel like that

About your best friend’s fiancé

I know the fault is mine

I know that I should’ve moved on

But I just stood there waiting for you

Even after you were gone

I pass the ring, hand over the vows

I’ll watch you walk down the aisle

I’ll suit up and stand best man

And do it all with a smile

And then I am gonna do something

I wish I had done long ago

I’m gonna leave, I’ll go away

I’ll be moving to Chicago

Remember I made it rain for you

And now here we are in the rain

And while raindrops wash away the tears

They still leave back a stain

I was the one to reassure you that day

I behave like everything’s fine

But now I am taking an exit from that act

Because I still wish you were mine…

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Daniel's Song...:

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You are the one I would drunk dial

You are the one I would call dry

You covered up all my mistakes

You reprimanded me for every lie

You were my confidant for four years

How could I let you resign?

How could I let you decide for your life

When it was so much affected mine?

I thought I couldn’t do without you,

All my work would falter.

I did not realize even then,

It was more than work that would alter.

I knew you small, I saw you big;

I knew you ugly, I saw you divine;

I saw you growing up even more

And I knew when I saw you resign.

I knew I couldn’t live without you,

I saw how much you mattered.

But I understood I had to let you go

Even as my perfect world shattered.

You left and I didn't see you then,

I didn't even say good-bye.

And now you are the more successful one

And me nothing; but for shy...

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