Every character on How I Met Your Mother is pretty relatable- but at the end of the day, everybody's favorite womanizing, mildly sociopathic, lovable goofball Barney Stinson understands us the best. Here are ten times he showed it.
1. When he was all of us at the doctor.
You don't have to pretend that you enjoy going to get popsicle sticks poked down your throat and needles stuck into your skin. Barney gets it.
2. When he understood the truly important aspects of healthy relationships.
No relationship is worth the risk of putting yourself at risk for physical or emotional harm. Especially not stabbing attempts.
3. When he got sick of being stuck in traffic.
You'd be lying if you said that you hadn't angrily yelled "Mush" while you were sitting in stopped traffic with places to be other than the middle of the 405.
4. When he selflessly gave back to his community.
Yep. All those volunteer hours are for altruistic reasons. I mean, at least 50% of them are. Maybe.
5. When he made it okay to share everything with the internet.
Remember when every time you and your friends had a funny conversation and it HAD to go on Tumblr? Yeah. Barney too.
6. When he grabbed life by the horns.
You really do only live once! Might as well not spend every night of that one life sitting on the couch watching How I Met Your Mother with your cat. Or do that, if it strikes your fancy. I won't judge. But Barney will.
7. When he appreciated the little things.
A perfect week. Two bags of gummy bears for the price of one. Life's little happy surprises are all around you!
8. When he fine-tuned his passions down to a science.
The guy literally wrote the book on being a misogynistic womanizer. Can't give him much more credit than that. Whatever you're passionate about, you can pursue. Follow your dreams!
9. When his 90s kid references were on point.
I mean, not that he was actually a 90s kid by any stretch of the imagination- but at least he kept up with the whippersnappers. He could probably teach you how to keep a Tamagotchi alive for more than a day too!
10. When he gave credit where credit was due.
Own your successes! Be proud of yourself!
11. When he completely changed how we all see the word legendary.
This needs no explanation. Legendary meant nothing before Barney Stinson.
