Stella agrees to wed Ted. Robin takes a job in Japan, but resigns and returns to New York to attend Ted's wedding. But Stella stands him up at the altar and goes back to her daughter's father, Tony. Barney has strong feelings of love towards Robin but is unable to express it. Ted and Robin move in together and soon sleep together to stop fighting. When Robin finds out Barney's love for her, she...

Stella agrees to wed Ted. Robin takes a job in Japan, but resigns and returns to New York to attend Ted's wedding. But Stella stands him up at the altar and goes back to her daughter's father, Tony. Barney has strong feelings of love towards Robin but is unable to express it. Ted and Robin move in together and soon sleep together to stop fighting. When Robin finds out Barney's love for her, she finds that she returns his feelings too. Ted takes up a teaching job as professor of architecture. In the future, he tells his kids that their mother had been in his architecture class.