Are These Iconic Fictional Couples Toxic Or Healthy?

[@mypeopleskillsarerusty4569]

Morticia and Gomez are relationship goals

[@nimuefate8652]

I have only seen one couple that could rival/be equal to Morticia & Gomez. They are Nicky & Joe from 'Old Guard'. It didn't start out great but dude the love Joe feels for Nicky over the centuries.

[@invadertifxiii]

Facts

[@missquiinn6695]

FACTS

[@marcellemccalla6325]

Oh, absolutely. Lily and Herman Munster too

[@salazarvillaivana3545]

Oh absolutely, yes please

[@Phanthief95]

Some other healthy fictional couples: - Morticia & Gomez Addams (The Addams Family) - Leslie Knope & Ben Wyatt (Parks & Rec) - Jake Peralta & Amy Santiago (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Monica Geller & Chandler Bing (Friends) - Cory Matthews & Topanga Lawrence (Boy Meets World)

[@angelaharrison103]

Danny and Jayse’s “she ate” moment at 3:25 was so wholesome and adorable 🥹

[@joydanleigh7711]

💜💜💜

[@Valeria.de.vil12]

Nick and Charlie are the definition of a healthy relationship. Just pure love, respect and care fore each other

[@MatthewCYN15]

Well..... I think those who read all of Alice Oseman's stories would beg to differ....

[@Ctrl-VocaP]

@@MatthewCYN15 *Laughs in Nick and Charlie*

[@justijess5233]

​@@MatthewCYN15I mean true but they work it out. And in context of just the series so far they're pretty healthy.

[@luisblue2004]

Nick and Charlie are the definition of Healthy Relationship. None of these other couples can be compared to them

[@IslesYankeeLady]

It’s not that everything with Nick and Charlie is perfect, but their ability to communicate with each other as the show goes on is better than many adults. They’re lovely.

[@mattbrock7031]

Beast and Belle is determined by what part of the story you are in. At the beginning very toxic but near the end it becomes healthy. You can not deny the love Belle and Adam have at the end.

[@fearless4him595]

Beast gave Belle the free will to leave. He didn’t force her to love him. He locked her up as payment for her father’s freedom. Belle chose to love him. 😂

[@TiffanyAllen1784]

Eventually. He still locked her up first. If someone holds one of your friends captive, are you cool with it as long as they change their mind?

[@RdyRose]

@@TiffanyAllen1784 it was her choice to go to jail in her father’s place. She made that decision all on her own. It was the staff and Beast’s choice to give her freedom within the castle while she still paid for her father’s crime. And it was the Beast’s choice to cancel the prison sentence all together. It’s not his fault she chose to go to jail in her father’s place.

[@TiffanyAllen1784]

@@RdyRose It was his choice to imprison one of them in the first place. I hope you exercise better judgment in real relationships than you do for fictional ones.

[@RdyRose]

@@TiffanyAllen1784 if you commit a crime, you do the time. Not really a choice there 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 did he know the crime? No, but that doesn’t change anything. This isn’t a fight, I’m not attacking you, sad you feel the need to tear me down during a simple debate. Straw-man effect much? Let’s leave the facts as facts, even if the disagree on the interpretation of such facts.

[@RdyRose]

@@TiffanyAllen1784 also, I’m happily married and we are going on celebrating 13 years. It’s not nice to try and degrade a stranger you know nothing about. Why can’t we just agree to disagree?

[@RdyRose]

Beast didn’t lock her up and force her to love him lol she CHOSE to stay hahahaha 😅 Gaston is the real beast, that was the moral of the story lol

[@sharee1053]

THANK YOUUUUUUUU

[@mangaanimefan3089]

Honestly, it's his servants who were trying so hard to set them up at first. And I get why; they wanted to be human again, but things really only started going well when Belle and the Beast were left to themselves. Also, she certainly wasn't "locked up" considering how easy it was for her to leave the first time Beast scared her. If she'd left during the day instead of at night, she'd probably have made it all the way to the village! 😂

[@Mari8203Br]

Cory & Topanga would fit perfectly for this video

[@joshuawells835]

It's interesting that no one mentioned Harley's former relationship with the Joker, which is probably one of, if not the, most toxic relationships in media.

[@elihan9]

Not wrong about the toxic relationship between Belle and the Beast. One thing about that story that annoyed me was the Beast's punishment. Basically, a stranger wanted to come inside the house, and the 10 to 12 year old child said no. The kid was right to do that. Stranger danger.

[@seiryukanninja]

I have to disagree on Beast and Belle; yes they had a rocky start but as time went on they grew to care for each other Beast rescued Belle from the wolves and Belle nursed him back to health after that and then Beast realizes that he doesn’t want to be the person he once was and works towards making Belle happy which in turn makes him happy and Belle didn’t leave his side after he was stabbed by Gaston and Beast became his true self after that which I believe is what the sorceress wanted for him. The messages I think this movie is getting across is love despite looks and finding beauty and light even in the darkest of places. Also Beasts true self he became human again.

[@allkpopislife8540]

Let’s not forget in Beauty and the Beast her father was locked up first because he got lost. And the only way to save her dad apparently was to take his place.

[@iamlinda100]

do people actually know most of these couples? the title says "iconic couples", but only a few of them are actually iconic and well-known.

[@maxfieldstanton4541]

02:59 -- People forget that Beast was 11 when the castle was cursed. His curse is also metaphoric for PTSD; no one ever questions what happened to his parents.

[@lapris7380]

I hate how the movie changed barbie and kens relationship. I grew up watching every single og and new barbie film. Barbie and ken are perfect for one another. Their relationship is extra Healthy and it’s clear they both care for each other. In the movies it is toxic and so it’s a pass but overall their relationship is 10/10 outside of that.

[@craigharvey-gurr337]

Nick and Charlie being the most healthy relationship on this video warms my heart 🥰🌈

[@sean253]

In fairness to Beauty and the Beast, Adam was an 11 year old boy when he was cursed. Why should an 11 year old invite some strange woman into his home? Especially an 11 year old that seems to lack any sort of parental guidance. So we have a traumatized 11 year old living as a beast for 10 years with only his servants as companionship and they have all been cursed into household objects, slowly spiraling into depression as he knows the curse will be permanent, dooming himself and his servants, once he turns 21 unless he can find love. Then enter Maurice, trespassing in Adam's castle. Who knows why he's there? The last old person who turn up cursed everyone for 10 years. So Adam throws him in the dungeon. Adam is technically the prince of the region. It is within his rights to imprison trespassers. Belle shows up and barters for her father's freedom, offering to stay in his place. Adam agrees and Maurice goes free, but catches her wandering around the castle later that same night, potentially endangering him and his servants by messing with the rose, and kicks her out. So now Belle and Maurice are free, but then Belle is attacked by wolves and Adam has to rescue her. He is wounded and Belle goes with him back to the castle to tend to his wounds. They spend the winter together, seemingly falling for each other with no further mention of her being a prisoner. When Belle asks to leave to care for her father, Adam tells her to go and gives her a magic mirror, knowing that he has little time left before his curse is permanent and he and his servants are stuck forever in these forms. He's risking everything so that she can save her dad. Beauty and the Beast is no where near as toxic as people try to make it out to be.

[@christina71219]

Thissss!!!!!!!!! Thank you for spelling it out!!🤎

[@pyrosplicer85]

I feel like a lot of people don’t actually bother to read/watch the boo/movie/show and just jump on the bandwagon after hearing a second or third-hand interpretations of the work of art in question.

[@SouthJerseyGirl30]

I think the live action version made him older and more vain. I think he made fun of the witch or something

[@jesusadelgado9830]

Cons in nick & Charlie is that Charlie only thinks about what's good for nick, and he always wants to be with nick that affects his grades. Charlie always says his okay even though his sick & doesn't seek help

[@koriignace89-25-movielover]

Beauty and the Beast doesn't start great but the relationship comes about naturally so healthy dude.

[@cookieguygaming]

I would complain about belle and beast being a good couple, but people would disagree or not care. All I’ll say is, Healthy.

[@_EmmyHardy]

I do have to say for Belle & the Beast when they call him out for not letting a random hag in to the castle. Let's not forget he was a literal CHILD when he was cursed. So while I do not agree with the toxicity of how he treated Belle, he wasn't given a fair chance to develop healthy relationships either. The rose was cursed to bloom until his 21st year. Moral of the story they both need A LOT of therapy.

[@Gfilam]

At the end of the day most relationships have a mix of healthy and toxic traits. It’s acknowledging and working on the toxic to improve each other and the relationship that make couples succeed long term.

[@markello]

This.

[@marcusfaze]

I’m glad everyone said toxic on Aria and Ezra

[@JonEvans-st9kt]

So many other could have added, marge & homer, Peter & Lois few different ones on vampire diaries alone

[@LoveSylveon]

HE WAS SO EXCITED TO SEE HARLEY & IVY!!!!

[@eyelandgal]

I feel like only 3 of these couples are actually iconic, while the others may just have a lot of vocal shippers online but aren't memorable enough to be considered iconic

[@nazl2436]

Stop lol Harley and Ivy -they do ton of crime Pros: Shared hobbies 😂

[@thomasguerra4521]

The ultimate mind bender is Ian and Mickey from Shameless!!!

[@ClassifiedRanTom]

Harley and Ivy are healthy, it’s Harley and Joker that’s toxic.

[@warriorbard]

I'm so disappointed that the majority of them haven't seen Heartstopper. It's such a sweet and wholesome show; and Nick and Charlie are the cutest lil' beans, individually and together.

[@LittleMan27]

Belle voluntarily took the place of her father, who was trespassing. Beast let her go, and saved Belle from a pack of wolves. Belle brought Beast back to the castle to help him, and Beast stopped Gaston who was trying to force a marriage with her.

[@jamaicanprincess87630]

It’s like no one watched the movie!

[@hubriq]

Let me fix that for you: Belle voluntarily took the place of her father, who was allegedly trespassing (after being invited in by the butlers). Beast let Belle go (after unjustly imprisioning her). Beast stopped Gaston who was trying to force a marriage onto Belle (because beast was the one being targeted in the first place, but also because he was repenting over the fact he himself tried to force his love onto Belle too).

[@da-vidcargill4975]

@@hubriq still warped

[@KlutzyGhost]

I love Heartstopper, Nick and Charlies Relationship is goals.

[@Lisasimpsonfan]

Jayka is so right. You need to like the other person. If you are in a long term relationship they are going to tick you off. Liking them as well as loving them makes it easier to get over the negative feelings and deal with the real problem.

[@Ugu09]

Thanks for teaching us all that same sex couples are the only healthy kind of relationship.

[@enlightendbel]

"I'm feeling the toxicity of our city". Give that man a hug!

[@myrarefolly]

Yes, Ezra and Aria's relationship was toxic in so many ways and so many layers but I still shipped them so hard 😅

[@baileyjustin12]

If you are cheated on you should leave. Always and forever. Someone who cheats can't honestly tell you how they feel, plus they don't care enough about you to be honest.

[@jonathankirch8576]

I'm surprised that Jack is single. I remember in an old episode about relationship and dating app DMs that he was in the relationship pairing. Plus, Jack is awesome. I know he will find someone awesome for him :)

[@lucializzy3601]

Dani filling in on the shows is such a vibe... There's a fire there... Love it 💕

[@chrishansen8119]

Belle had the ability to leave whenever she wanted, she just saw something in the Beast, his empathy and love for life. And they didn’t develop as romantic interests until Beast had already started to change some of his more crass behaviors

[@stefanienaranjo4477]

Technically no. He didn't allow her to come and go as she pleased until her dad got sick. Before that she was stuck there because she traded her life for her father's.

[@celestialyssa96]

Y’all need to have an episode SPECIFICALLY rating degrassi couples LMAO that would be so much fun

[@yoongskasa]

i was literally just like daniel watching this video, i didn't expect some of my favorite couples to show up and i was SCREAMING

[@MsSdoesedits]

I love heartstopper as someone who’s Bi I see myself in both Nick and Charlie and I wish I had a relationship like there’s

[@charlessalzman4377]

Nick Nelson is the bi representation I never realized I needed. Positive bi male representation is too rare.

[@dastan4637]

Longterm relationships should be built on the solid base: self/mutual respect, trust, self/mutual development

[@m0t0b33]

the closest I've seen of that in a tv show was with Nailey ( Nathan/Hailey)in OTH... they both screwed up in one way or another, but they still made it work because they couldn't be without each other and they always learned from their (and other's) mistake.

[@FandomFrogs]

Charlie and Nick are the healthiest relationship I've seen so far- Apart from Morticia and Gomez-

[@patrickorourke41]

Dude Joe and Love are HELLA TOXIC!!!

[@kendraswitzer9779]

I didn't know who more than half of the couples were, so I'm not sure I understand how this features "iconic couples."

[@mistybenjamin9009]

Beast gives Belle the choice, eventually, to leave. He doesn't keep her locked up until she falls in love. He gave her a MASSIVE library.

[@hederlisa]

So... coercive persuasion?

[@mb-sb5ever]

​@@hederlisano because something big everyone is missing is she wasn't told about the curse also I would lable the library as a gift to show his affection and giving her a place to relax and have space for herself, there is no persuasion anywhere in this act

[@Tristenbrady]

Ezra and aria was a disgusting relationship they made people want to root for them because most people who did NOT approve with the relationship was seen as a bad guy or trying to break there love story

[@whoami-ct4rg]

SO REALLL

[@whoami-ct4rg]

SO REALLL

[@MalphasMikaelson]

I feel like Beauty and the Beast started toxic but that had nothing to do with their romantic relationship? He was an angry beast, her father entered his castle and got captured and when she came over she took her father's spot so because of that she was his capture. But when she ran away and he saved her and she saved him back there was no toxic relationship whatsoever.

[@serenityq26]

"No secrets when you live with someone " tell that to all the married men on grindr......

[@foxhound13]

Here for Harley and ivy. They have the best relationship. Despite work conflicts, they have the best communication and respect as best they can on boundaries. Respect and communication is key in relationship.

[@glossyyeri479]

OMG THE SYSTEM OF A DOWN REFERENCE THAT WAS SLICKKKK the toxicity of our cityyyyyyy or our cityyyy~

[@razz4taz]

Ya all are warped. Beast and bell toxic? Huh scarey how easily people are influenced. Bell took the time to get to know the real beast and he let his guard down and let her in.

[@gothnate]

I thought we were going to see the likes of Gomez and Morticia Adams. _THAT_ is the perfect couple!

[@jamiemccormick4048]

Why is no one talking about the fact that none of them have seen pretty little liars?

[@Thomas-cx6jh]

No one cares about that show lol

[@TITANMAN251]

Harley Quinn is better off without the Joker.

[@Regarl_]

Jayse talking in a youth slang was so fun and lovable great paring dani and jayse

[@justinleeromero222]

Speaking from experience, one of my relationships started healthy, and then began to become toxic within a month of being together. We were friends before starting a relationship. I ended it the moment he started to try to control who I could talk

[@Burpees73]

Beauty and the Beast the ultimate I changed the bad boy into prince charming story.

[@uwuiloveyou]

literally just came here because I saw Nick and Charlie in the thumbnail and wanted to make sure no one called them toxic

[@arandomcheese]

"They go on a tonne of crime sprees" -Shared Hobbies lol

[@samkpam]

Dani is the realest one in this video and has great taste in TV

[@charblack52]

“they go on a ton of crime sprees” * shared hobbies *

[@kayladeliz6504]

Spoiler alert the Aria and Ezra characters are now married and adopted a baby on the spin off reboot of Pretty little liars

[@MusicIsLife8847]

Joe & Love was so toxic they could have been a Britney Spears single!! 😂😂

[@megschuler8532]

God, Ezra and aria was so gross. I adore pll, two of the couples Haleb (Hannah and caleb) and spoby (Spencer and toby) are two of my favorite couples ever in media, but the other two couples were both toxic af. The fact they ended the show giving the other two an ending and not Spencer and Toby still pisses me off so so much.

[@kwekuakoni-ampah945]

These people never watched Beauty and the Beast, like at all

[@StormTheeOmega]

Umm didn’t ivy cheat on kite man too?…..so why are they exempt from being toxic?

[@sp00ky_boo13]

How does nobody know about pretty little liars?!?! I love the show so much

[@christiesmith5486]

sammee

[@SouthJerseyGirl30]

Prob because they tried to reboot it too many times

[@christiesmith5486]

@@SouthJerseyGirl30 surely then they would know about it more cause there were more variations

[@Lapislazuli_36]

Probably bc we're not basic

[@AllenNsajuli]

if Bella and Edward were on this list i would agree they were toxic

[@Grace-cs5sk]

I mean yeah belle and beast are toxic but it was belle's choice to be prisoner in place of her father so he wasn't keeping her there against her own will she chose to give up her freedom in trade for her fathers freedom cause her father enter beast castle uninvited cause it was rain and he got lost

[@AlexanderCrab1]

When I saw nick and Charlie in the thumbnail I was about to flip out, because they are such a wholesome couple.

[@sydneyzamora3530]

The reason I clicked to watch 😂

[@Mila-ku1si]

belle and the beast are so healty. did yall waych the movie?

[@EmeraldDagger-hw4pv]

Barbie and Ken depend on which version of them you look at, in the movie they are toxic but in the show “dream house adventures” they are healthy.

[@Multifandom04]

Beast NEVER forced belle to stay. HE LITERALLY LETS HER GO. She chooses to come back. THEY R HEALTHY

[@craigharvey-gurr337]

Yeah I agree. Their relationship is slightly more healthy than they gave them credit for.

[@michaelshourd653]

He literally locked her up and told her she wasn't allowed to leave

[@Multifandom04]

@@michaelshourd653 he releases her later in the movie. She chooses to come back

[@lyn_373]

@@michaelshourd653he didn’t chose to lock her up she traded herself so her father could leave, he locked her father up for going in to the castle without permission so

[@craigharvey-gurr337]

The animated couples’ “toxic” relationship that should’ve been in this video is Odette and Derek from The Swan Princess. They’re way WAY *WAY* worse.

[@Novakayne27]

I thought we were going to see some old school couples like Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, Ross and Rachel, Al and Peggy Bundy, Lilly and Marshall, Homer and Marge..... I have no idea who any of these couples are aside from Barbie and Belle

[@Akura359]

Kind of surprised Wanda and Vision didn’t get a reaction. Though their relationship wasn’t toxic, it was mostly Wanda’s actions that were toxic 😅

[@MelyndaMartinez-ek9bt]

I’am sorry but when did Barbie actually respect Ken in the movie?????

[@curtislopez8682]

Surprised there was no Ross and Rachel

[@mindofapisces]

Toxic 😂

[@danazook9069]

So toxic

[@OcusticClear92]

Pendant talking here: The question of whether a relationship is healthy or is toxic is the degree to which both people have found interdependency with each other. The more interdependency there exists, the healthier, the relationship.

[@DankBulbasaur13]

How tf is Dannie single has nobody watched eat in one sec? 😏😂

[@blitzdestroyer51]

He’s asexual😂

[@kaitlinlennox2378]

More good points on having a good relationship is have something common ,putting their feelings before your own ,be their rock be the person they go to for support, compliment each other , respect and of course most importantly be yourself

[@EddieDoezit2]

I'm not sure why I feel this way but I think Sharon has finally won my heart... I felt like she was always trying to be the center of attention before... but then I realized that this channel was putting her in the spotlight and she kind of had to deliver... Most episodes she is just normal (like this one)... So, I'm coming to the conclusion that she kind of has an on screen and off screen persona... So, sorry to Sharon for the harsh criticism I've given you before!

[@spirit1600]

They all consider Beauty and the Beast toxic, but a show with a serial killer for a boyfriend who kills his girlfriend has at least one person who says it's healthy.

[@celestin45]

People really forget that Belle entered into a contract with the Beast (Adam) in exchange for her father's freedom. She could've just let her father rot in that jail and left. She was not kidnapped but made her choice to switch places with her father.

[@lulus8122]

Still not a great personality trait to lock any people up in the first place when they have done nothing wrong. I mean yeah, technically Maurice was sort of breaking in, but he was in need of help. But since Beast really grew as a person and Belle only developed her feelings for him slowly the more he improved, I‘d still judge their romantic relationship as healthy because they get there.

[@patrickadams7120]

For part why not try.... Wade and Vanessa....Deadpool Jack and Rose....Titanic Walter and Skyler White....Breaking Bad Johnny and Baby....Dirty Dancing Carrie and Mr.Big....Sex and the City Derek and Meredith.....Grey's Anatomy Marge and Homer Simpson....The Simpsons Katniss and Peeta....The Hunger Games Sandy and Danny.....Grease Han Solo and Pricess Leia....Star Wars

[@dvsreed]

Ross and Rachel.....Friends

[@mage1439]

If somebody other than me doesn't start caring about Bob and Linda Belcher I'm flipping the table.

[@lyshbennett2595]

Morticia and Gomez have always been my favorite couple goals since I was a child

[@shelbymiller5061]

*Aria and Ezra pop on screen* Me: TOXIC AF SPENCER AND TOBY FOR LIFE!!!

[@keyshawnestberg]

Spencer is not toxic at all

[@Narra0002]

18:07 it’s not that stupid 😂 And I love that they all agree Aria and Ezra are toxic. I have no clue why people ship them

[@whealtea]

100% agree :-). For me, Ezria was one of the most toxic couple in PLL (straight after Emison, because Alison was walking poison).

[@valeriazenoni6478]

There's no worse couple than Emison in my opinion. I hate that Emily ended up with her. Even Paige would have been better@@whealtea

[@Idkanymorelol.]

W Dani for Harley Quinn being his fav show

[@invadertifxiii]

Wow i cant believe they all said healthy for someone who acts straight around others when with their SO like no, thats toxic. Degrassi says it all

[@julianmarco4185]

No one risked not being invited back on the show...

[@fatimaconde7033]

Do iconic tv friendships next like serena and blair and betty and veronica

[@sjfvet519us]

After "Heartstopper" I was lost. I didn't know or even seen any of those shows.

[@idkalan00]

I love Harley and Ivy, but in the comics, it always ends because the moment Harley starts being an "anti-hero", they break up because Ivy straight up doesnt care about changing her goals. Her main goal has always been "The Green" aka Earth over humanity and would exclude Harley due to their love but the moment they break up, Harley becomes "irrelevant" so to speak. In the show, they're already showing hints of that conflict, when Harley was trying to find out who killed Nightwing, but the showrunners are choosing to use Lex being misogynistic in order for Ivy to focus her anger towards him rather than her goal of saving "The Green" at the expense of humanity and their relationship.

[@jp3813]

Ivy has also been an anti-hero in the comics. I recall at one point that she gave up her "green" goals in order to help some orphaned children. Batman even let her keep the children.

[@timisme8360]

TL;DR: I'm good, y'all are better I have to say that people my age complain about the younger generation but honestly, y'all have so much better insight into relationships than most people my age, who have had MUCH more time to figure it out. All I heard was "respect, communication, honesty, the need to not only love each other but to LIKE the person you're with." I've seen too many guys my age (60s) that are still into the toxic masculinity mindset and too many women who still carry the submissive, the man's in charge thing. I'm a masculine guy, physical labor all my life, played sports but am definitely NOT of the alpha male mind. I like to think I'm beta ... working out alpha release faults lol I've always treated g/fs as equals, played a totally equal role in raising my kids, told my daughters that there's NOTHING a guy can do that a girl can't do as well, if not better. Because of this, I have 2 amazing strong daughters who are respectful but stand up for themselves and a son who KNOWS to treat any girl he's with, with respect. The same with my grandkids only more so. I was a better parent than my dad and my kids are better than me. I was, and am, good but they're so much better. That's the way it should be.

[@freemil9323]

barbie and ken are only toxic in the live action

[@kelslyn]

I love Jayse listening to Danny 🫶🏼😂