- 5/26/2025
Love doesn't always work out the way it seems... Join us as we explore those romantic pairings that seemed like temporary diversions but proved to be perfect matches! From classic films to modern TV shows, these couples captured our hearts despite not getting their happy endings.
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00:00Knowing you has changed me. Because you cared, I cared.
00:07Welcome to Miss Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the romantic pairings that didn't end up together,
00:12even though they totally should have. Given that we'll be discussing some not-so-happy endings, be prepared for some spoilers.
00:18You don't come back from California, man. It changes you.
00:22Number 10, Lara Jean and John Ambrose. To all the boys, P.S. I still love you.
00:27You know who I am?
00:30So, when I sent a love letter to you?
00:33Yeah, that's the one.
00:36I love it.
00:39And I'm gonna need that letter back.
00:41This romantic comedy sequel film picks up where the first left off,
00:45with Lara Jean in an official relationship with her longtime crush, Peter.
00:49When John Ambrose, another recipient of Lara Jean's past love letters, comes into the picture,
00:53it sparks a love triangle between Lara Jean and the two boys.
00:57It's getting too crowded in here.
00:59I can stick around and help me clean up if you want.
01:04I got it.
01:05That's it.
01:05It's cool.
01:06I mean, I kind of helped make the mess.
01:07I mean, it's fine.
01:08I really don't mind.
01:09I think I can handle helping my girlfriend clean up.
01:12Although we were rooting for Peter in the first film, John Ambrose just seemed like a better
01:17match for Lara Jean.
01:18They had much better chemistry, far more in common, and Jordan Fisher is obviously too
01:22cute to turn down.
01:23As a result, fans are divided over the film's ending, which sees Lara Jean and Peter once
01:28again reaffirming their feelings for each other.
01:30Do whatever you want.
01:38I love you.
01:43I love you too.
01:44Number 9.
01:49Layla and Warren.
01:50Sky High.
01:51Supposed to be meeting Will here, but no.
01:56You want us now?
01:57Hippie plant lover Layla Williams seemed like a perfect match for the 2000s emo dream, troubled
02:03teen Warren Peace, and their chemistry in the Chinese restaurant scene was off the charts.
02:07Instead of letting Layla end up with her perfect match, this film took the cliche route of having
02:12her best friend and protagonist, Will Stronghold, realize that she was really the one for him
02:17all along.
02:18In case my homecoming date ends up killing me tonight, I just want you to know.
02:24Isn't that sweet?
02:26I hate sweet.
02:28After ignoring his friends for the entire movie, is that really the ending Will deserved?
02:33It's certainly not what Layla deserved, despite the movie's insistence that she was crushing
02:37on Will and not Warren.
02:39This outcome completely scrapped all of Layla's character development in favor of giving Will
02:43a happy ending.
02:44My arch enemy became my best friend, and my best friend became my girlfriend.
02:49But hey, that's high school.
02:51Number 8.
02:52Midge and Lenny.
02:53The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
02:54What I'm not important enough to go through all that trouble for?
02:59You are more important than God.
03:05You paid attention.
03:08To you?
03:10Always.
03:11This Amazon Prime series pairs its fictional protagonist, aspiring comedian Midge Maisel, with real-life
03:17counter-culture comedian Lenny Bruce and Sparks Fly.
03:21The two are equally matched in wit and charisma, with incredible chemistry from their very first
03:25scene.
03:26Unfortunately, this relationship was doomed from the start due to the real-life Lenny Bruce's
03:44untimely death in 1966 at just 40 years old.
03:48This made the unbelievably romantic scenes these two characters shared completely heartbreaking.
03:53No matter how much fans desperately wanted Midge and Lenny to get their happy ending, it
03:56was tragically never meant to be.
03:58Maybe someday, before I'm dead.
04:02It's a date.
04:06Number 7.
04:06Becca and Chloe.
04:08Pitch Perfect.
04:09I'm so glad that I met you all.
04:12I think that we're going to be really fast friends.
04:15Yeah.
04:16Yeah.
04:16Well, you saw me naked, so...
04:17The first suggestion that something might happen between these two acapella singers comes in
04:22the very first Pitch Perfect film.
04:24Chloe barges in on Becca's shower to urge her to join the Bard and Bellas after hearing
04:28her sing.
04:28Oh, yeah.
04:30I'm pretty confident about all this.
04:34You should be.
04:35This highly suggestive scene was just the beginning of many flirtatious moments between
04:39these two characters that led to some serious queerbaiting accusations from fans.
04:43The possibility of a relationship between Becca and Chloe was hinted at in the marketing for
04:48the film's sequels, but they ultimately ended the series as strictly friends.
04:52For LGBTQ fans watching with the hopes of seeing their community represented in a major
04:57Hollywood franchise, this was totally disappointing.
05:00You know, one of my biggest regrets is that I didn't do enough experimenting in college.
05:05You're so weird.
05:06Thanks.
05:07I want to go home.
05:10Number 6.
05:10Jackie and Hyde.
05:11That 70s show.
05:13Steven, do you want to be with me?
05:16No, no, a shrug's not going to cut it.
05:19Steven, I need you to say something.
05:21The two characters with the biggest personalities on this series seemed like an unlikely pairing,
05:25but quickly became a fan-favorite couple after they initially got together.
05:29After Kelso's horrible treatment of Jackie during their relationship, it was refreshing
05:33to see Jackie and Hyde treating each other with respect and admiration.
05:36You know what?
05:37I'm telling everybody everything anyways.
05:40Starting with the fact that you called me your girlfriend.
05:42You're blackmailing me?
05:46You're coming along nicely.
05:50Their differences as people made for a relationship where both parties were constantly growing
05:55and improving themselves to be better partners to each other.
05:58Jackie ends the series paired with Fez, but is revealed to be married to Kelso in the reboot
06:02to that 90s show.
06:03This upset fans, who rightfully asserted that Jackie deserved better than to end up with
06:07someone who treated her so poorly.
06:09Hell, you stopped long enough to cheat on her with Pam, Macy, Laurie and Annette.
06:14Who else am I forgetting?
06:15Oh, there were many others.
06:17Number five, Hayley and Andy.
06:19Modern Family.
06:21Thought you had a date to go on.
06:23I do.
06:24When's he going to get here?
06:26Whenever he does.
06:27He's just like a few minutes late.
06:28Fans of this long-running sitcom watch the eldest Dumpy fall in love and have her heart broken
06:33multiple times throughout the show's 11 seasons.
06:35By far the most popular boyfriend Hayley ever dated was male nanny Andy, played by Adam Devine.
06:41While Hayley and her previous long-term boyfriend Dylan clearly had strong feelings for each other,
06:58Hayley and Andy had what seemed like a much healthier dynamic.
07:01They supported each other's dreams and truly wanted the best for each other,
07:04which led to Hayley encouraging Andy to take a job opportunity in another state.
07:08It was a selfless action that cost this couple their happy ending,
07:11but showed how much Hayley had grown as a person throughout her relationship with Andy.
07:16I don't regret a single minute I've spent with you.
07:18I think you're the first man I've ever loved.
07:23Not a single minute.
07:25You really are the first.
07:31Number four, Lane and Dave.
07:33Gilmore Girls.
07:34I'm sort of an audio geek, sorry.
07:36No, don't apologize, I love you.
07:38For that, for being that way.
07:40I love it.
07:41I'm like that too.
07:42This relationship truly was meant to be endgame,
07:44but off-screen complications ruined what could have been for poor Lane Kim and Dave Rogalski.
07:50These characters shared a mutual passion for music and each other,
07:53despite Lane's strict mother making dating a near impossibility.
07:57Dave went above and beyond to prove to Mrs. Kim that he would be a suitable boyfriend for her daughter.
08:01That is a very difficult thing to do, reading the Bible in one night.
08:04I myself have only done it three times.
08:07You need great determination and excellent light.
08:10I'm very impressed.
08:15All right.
08:16All right, what?
08:17You can go to the prom, but you cannot get married.
08:19Sadly, Dave was swiftly written out of the show when the character's actor, Adam Brody, was cast on The O.C.
08:25This was clearly not what the writers wanted for Dave, which is proven by his name alone.
08:30The character, Lane Kim, is based on Gilmore Girls writer and producer, Helen Pye.
08:35Her real-life husband's name?
08:36David Rogalski.
08:38I'll call you when I know something.
08:39Okay.
08:46I'm still writing him a song tonight.
08:48This brilliantly written British series confronted religious taboos when it introduced a Catholic priest as the main character's love interest in season two.
09:07For the first time, this misunderstood, misguided, hot mess of a character meets someone who matches her wit and truly sees her.
09:14And he's completely off limits.
09:16What if you meet someone you like?
09:19I talk and drink and laugh and give them Bibles and hope they eventually leave me alone.
09:25What if you meet someone you love?
09:30We're not going to have sex.
09:31Their palpable chemistry keeps viewers on the edge of their seat all season,
09:35waiting to see if the priest will ultimately sacrifice his career for the woman that he's come to love.
09:40In the end, the priest chooses God over Fleabag.
09:42And the two part ways in one of the most heartbreakingly real scenes in recent television.
09:47I love you.
10:00It'll pass.
10:02Number two, Dean and Castiel.
10:04Supernatural.
10:05One of the defining moments of 2020 was, without a doubt, the final season of Supernatural.
10:10Why does this sound like a goodbye?
10:14Because it is.
10:20I love you.
10:21For years, dedicated fans of the series advocated for writers to pair up Dean Winchester and the angel Castiel.
10:28But their pleas were ignored.
10:29Fans were forced to create copious amounts of fan fiction and art themselves,
10:33never imagining the showrunners would actually make their ship officially canon.
10:37Although we do explore the nature of Destiel in Act 2.
10:41Sorry, what?
10:42Oh, it's just subtext.
10:44But then again, you know, you can't spell subtext without...
10:48S-E-X.
10:50Much to the surprise of viewers, one of the show's final episodes saw Castiel actually confessing his love for Dean.
10:56Of course, he was immediately banished to the Empty, which fans refer to as Super Hell.
11:01This was hardly the ending Destiel fans wanted,
11:04and felt so unnecessarily tragic after years of hoping for a romantic confession between these fan-favorite characters.
11:11Because the one thing I want is something I know I can't have.
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11:341. Rick and Ilse
11:38Casablanca
11:39I remember every detail. The Germans wore grey, you wore blue.
11:44Yes, I put that dress away.
11:47When the Germans march out, I'll wear it again.
11:49In one of the most iconic love triangles in the history of film,
11:52Casablanca tells the complicated story of Rick Blaine, his long-lost love Ilse, and her husband Victor.
11:58Ilse needs Rick's help in order for her and her husband to escape Nazi officials.
12:02But she also reveals that her feelings for Rick have never faded.
12:06The day you left Paris, if you knew what I went through, if you knew how much I loved you, how much I still love you.
12:23This classic film combines political tension with romantic tension that leaves you wondering throughout whether Rick and Ilse will end up together.
12:30Rick's love for Ilse means he must ultimately act selflessly to help her and her husband safely escape.
12:36It's clear Ilse loves both Rick and Victor, and it was only a matter of circumstances that led to her choosing her husband over her former lover.
12:43You're part of his work, the thing that keeps him going.
12:46If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him, you'll regret it.
12:49Do you think these couples were meant to be, or did they get the ending they deserved?
13:01Let us know in the comments.
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