After Robin invites him inside, they begin to slow dance. He symbolically steals an ornamental Blue French Horn from the restaurant where he and Robin had their first date, then heads to her apartment. Ted begins obsessing about the perfect way to approach Robin but Barney simply asks her ' Have you met Ted?' and the two strike up a conversation. They go on to have a successful date, which ends early with Robin being called away to report a news story. Ted realizes he may have missed 'the signal' to kiss Robin, and tries to arrange another time to meet her. Their eyes meet across the room and Ted points her out to Barney, who makes a crude remark. At MacLaren's, the local bar situated underneath their apartment block, along with close friend and smooth-talking womanizer Barney, Ted meets Robin, a journalist at Metro News 1, who is new in town. As he rehearses the proposal to their college friend/roommate Ted at the Apartment, Marshall asks Ted what he'll be doing that night while they get engaged. This causes Ted to reflect on his life believing that at age 27 he feels ready to start searching for his soulmate, 'the one'.

In 2005, law student Marshall decides to propose to kindergarten teacher Lily, his longtime girlfriend.

The episode (and series) begins with future Ted announcing to his two teenaged children that he will be telling them the story of how he met their mother. 3 Future References (Contains Spoilers).

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