5 Crazy How I Met Your Mother Theories That Will Leave You Speechless

How I Met Your Mother, a cultish CBS sitcom, which aired from 2005 to 2014, telling a story of Ted Mosby, looking for love and discussing it with his friends, Barney, Robin, Marshall and Lily, left fans with lots of easter eggs and reasons for further speculations.

Here are five of the wildest HIMYM theories, which can shock even its biggest fans.

Barney Wasn't A Womanizer At All

As the show’s narrator, Ted, used to exaggerate things, especially some of the aspects which were connected to his love interests, among who Robin always stood out, which can lead us to the theory which implies that Ted also made up Barney’s nature of a playboy, to humiliate him in the competition for Robin’s and other women’s hearts. It is also complemented by the finale, where Barney is presented as a happy single father.

The Doppelgangers Embodied Friends’ Desires

The doppelganger line was a recurrent one in the series, when a person, perfectly similar to one of the friends’ group, appeared somewhere near, to their surprise. There is an implication that all these doubles were representing their desires, for example, Mexican Ted was a more masculine version of Ted, whom he always wanted to be.

Ted Was Really a Head Case

There is a dark fan theory concerning Ted’s problems with memory, as he always forgets names and circumstances, misremembers certain events, and it’s seen from his friends’ point of view. Maybe, the meaning of the series is that the character, suffering from some kind of Alzheimer's, wants to tell the whole story before he eventually forgets it.

Barney Had an Affair with Lily

A juicy theory assumes that Barney and Lily slept together when the woman parted with Marshall and started living at Barney’s place, leading to their affair. It is also supported by Lily's prominent interest in his sex life in her chats with Robin and the controversial jokes about her external appearance, dropped by Barney from time to time.

The Kids Were Never Real

Another disappointing assumption about Ted can be made, if we bring his misfortune in his private life, tendency to exaggerate things and his potential mental problems altogether. It can be concluded that the kids, to whom he’s telling the whole story, have never existed, Ted just made them up to feel some kind of relief and sense of belonging.