TV couples and perfection

So I never really used the word 'jobless' until I got a job. Ironic, huh?

Well, as another exercise in joblessness :)... My fave TV couples.

Jim and Pam (The Office)

My current fave. I loved the kiss from Casino Night. Obviously, I expected them to get together then. I really hate waiting for a couple...and when another person comes in between...it's torture, especially if the other woman in likable!

What I like about this couple is Jim, I suppose. He's the person you wish you had in your life. The guy who cares so much, who looks out for you- Your best friend.

Pam was never oblivious...I don't suppose you can really not know... on some level, you will be aware that the person you're closest to is in love with you. I'm glad she left Roy... but what will it take to get those 2 together?!

I've always entertained the thought that I'd fall in love with my best friend. That we'd be so good together because we knew each other so well. I don't feel that way anymore. I'm not in love with the guy I consider my closest friend. And the guy I think I have feelings for? He doesn't even look at me that way.

I've spent a lot of time lately watching office fanvids, reading fanfiction... I know it's kinda pathetic :( It's just that a few years ago, I was convinced I would have my perfect life. I'd have someone who loved me, someone I could be completely myself with. I've never really managed to do that.

And what really sucks is that I don't believe in it anymore.

Rachel and Joey (Friends)

I know a lot of people rooted for Ross and Rachel. But, I loved this couple. And, I hated that the writers let me down.

Joey was such a typical playboy and then he finds love with his roommate- his best friend's ex. And, sadly, she turned out to be too good a friend of his too. So it didn't work out. I just don't see that happening. The first time he actually cares so deeply for a person and it fizzles out? Just because more people rooted for Ross... they let this just be a distraction...an added complication before the 'main' couple could get together.

Don't get me wrong, I like Ross but I thought Joey was so much better for Rachel. She had fun with him. She could be messy with him. She discovered a much more comfortable lifestyle with him. And Joey? He discovered that he could be caring. He could get her to the hospital when she was in pain. He took her out when she was depressed. He even realized that low-fat Mayo didn't taste that bad.

Isn't that what you should find in love? The opportunity to be better, to be yourself...

Michael and Liz (Roswell)

I know Max loved her. I know he saved her. But, sometimes the person who saves you isn't the one you fall in love with. At least, that's the way I wanted it.

The first season was just so perfect for Max and Liz. He did all the right things. She saved him so many times. And then we find out she wasn't his destiny. And she ran.

I wouldn't have minded if he wasn't such a jerk in second season. And, that's when you realize that Michael seemed more human than Max could ever be. He helped them solve Alex's murder, he stayed back for Maria, he listened to Liz when Max wouldn't.

And I thought that Liz would be so much happier if she fell in love with the gruff, seeming hard-hearted Michael than the soft-spoken, romantic Max. I know every girl wants that perfect romance but when it goes awry, it's so much more perfect to fall for the person who'll always be there for you.

Buffy and Spike (BTVS)

Well, this is obvious. Spike and Buffy had more chemistry than Buffy and Angel ever had! Seriously though, if a couple is doomed, why keep trying? Why let yourself in for more heartbreak when you know that you can't be together?

Spike was always there for her. When no one else believed in her, he did. He stayed with her and helped her get over her pain. He took care of Dawn because he made a promise to her. And she made him feel less of a monster.

And Buffy? She slowly regained her humanity with him. She learned that being snatched away from heaven wasn't so unbearable. She learned to depend on him and not feel weak by it.

I just realized that I don't care if there aren't any flowers and candy. It doesn't matter if he doesn't say 'I love you.' I know that I still want that perfect romance. It's just...my definition of perfection seems to have changed.