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In This Is Us, when Rebecca and Jack locked eyes while she was singing “Moonshadow” in a bar.
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When Toby introduced Holly to Michael and they bonded over making fun of Toby in The Office.
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In The Good Place, when Chidi introduced himself to Eleanor as her soulmate.
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In The O.C., when Ryan and Marissa met at the end of their driveways after Ryan moved in with the Cohens.
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In Once Upon a Time, when Emma found Hook and didn’t trust him for a second — but of course, travelled up a bean stalk with him later.
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In Buffy the Vampire Slayer, when Willow and Tara ran from the The Gentlemen in the iconic episode, “Hush.”
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When Oliver needed help with his bullet hole-ridden computer and asked Felicity for help in Arrow.
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In Scandal, when Olivia arrived to help Fitz with his presidential campaign.
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In Gilmore Girls, when Jess admired Rory’s book collection and then offered to help her sneak out the window.
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In Friends, when Ross introduced Monica to Chandler at Thanksgiving.
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When Clarke went into enemy territory and met with Commander Lexa for the first time in The 100.
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In How I Met Your Mother, when Ted and the Mother finally met on the train platform in the rain.
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When Meredith and Derek hooked up after meeting at a bar in Grey’s Anatomy.
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When Rick saved a wounded Michonne from some walkers at the prison in The Walking Dead.
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And of course, in The Walking Dead, when Maggie rode up on horseback and Glenn instantly fell for her.
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When Magnus and Alec met after fighting together in Shadowhunters.
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In The Vampire Diaries, when Damon and Elena first met in the middle of the road — even though Damon erased this memory right after.
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When Claire healed Jamie after being found in the woods by Murtagh in Outlander.
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In Shameless, when Mickey arrived at the convenience store to beat up Ian for Mandy.
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In Brooklyn Nine-Nine, when we learned that from the moment Jake and Amy met they were destined to be together — according to Charles.
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When Nathan requested Haley as his tutor in order to get back at Lucas in One Tree Hill.
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In Glee, when Kurt asked Blaine what was going on and then, in typical Glee fashion, Blaine sang, “Teenage Dream.”
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Alright, they probably knew each other before, but when Mr. Feeny partnered Cory and Topanga together for a project in Boy Meets World.
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In Wynonna Earp, when Nicole walked into Shorty’s Bar and met Waverly at the best possible second.
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In Pretty Little Liars, when Ezra and Aria met in a bar and bonded over the song, “B26.”
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When Ben signed Felicity’s yearbook at graduation in Felicity.
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And finally, when Mike and the gang stumbled upon Eleven in the woods in Stranger Things.
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