How I Met Your Mother S03E11 – The Platinum Rule
Ted wants to ask out his dermatologist against the gang's advice. They
take turns recounting tales of how relationships with people they saw on
a regular basis have backfired.
Ted tells the others he is planning on taking out his tattoo removal doctor, Stella Zinman, to a movie. They all think it is a bad idea and Barney explains why. The Platinum Rule
means you should never date someone you will see on a regular basis,
Barney explains that such relationships never work out in the end and
lead to never-ending suffering as those involved would constantly see
each other. Barney explains the eight stages which this relationship
inevitably goes through and applies his theory on three previous failed
relationships: his dating of Wendy the Waitress in 2005, Marshall and Lily befriending their neighbors in 2006, and Robin dating co-anchor Curt Irons in 2007.
The stages are:
- Attraction
- Bargaining
- Submission
- Perks
- Tipping Point
- Purgatory
- Confrontation
- Fall Out
- Co-existence (added by Ted)
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