23 TV Couples Who Had A Great Buildup But A Disappointing Relationship

"I’m team Jess all the way, but I loved the tension between Logan and Rory before they dated. Rory went so downhill when she started dating Logan, but the buildup was great."

—elexisgrace

"I was rooting so hard for them, but they got together too soon and I just didn’t like it. If the slow burn had lasted longer and their friendship had been developed more, I think the relationship would have been way better."

—nosveremosenlostribunales

"They were so cute at first, but they became super boring once they got married and had kids. It was like all the surprise was gone."

—maddikk

"I remember being so excited when they finally let Kurt have a love interest, but it was just awful to watch once it happened."

—stacethespacecase

"I wanted them to get together in the beginning, but by the end of the season they became really toxic for each other."

—puffle1327

"They were fun to watch until they got married and had kids."

—maddy_m_krause

"They just didn’t have the right chemistry and it felt weird and forced. Once Joey got together with Pacey, it was crystal clear who she truly belonged with."

—erinburkmanr

"They bring out the worst in each other and get sucked into too much unnecessary drama."

—kaitlinc4c34acace

"I liked them at first, but it was all downhill after they started dating. Dylan cheated on him and then manipulated him into giving him a second chance."

—emily2605

"As much as I love them, the chemistry didn't feel as exciting once they got together. I was far more invested in the 'will they/won't they.'"

—miscblogger92

"I wanted them to get together for so long, but once they finally did, they only brought out the worst in each other and constantly hurt one another. It was a real disappointment."

—sofiabelisle27

"It was sweet in the beginning, but after they dated and broke up, they should have just stayed friends. I never saw the chemistry between them and it felt like they just settled for each other in the end."

—hairbymorgen

"It’s not that I don’t love them anymore, but after they got together, Toni was downsized to just being Cheryl's girlfriend rather than continuing her individual character development."

—brieannad

"I used to love their relationship, but I feel like the overall quality of the show went downhill after they got together."

—megank1499

They were cute as friends, but they lost any semblance of chemistry once they started dating. It seemed like they didn't even like each other and only stayed together because they felt like they had to. Their relationship was intriguing in theory, but toxic and stale in reality.

"They were so cute and had so much tension when they had the whole love-hate thing going on, but then they became the most toxic couple."

—nicolem4dc590154

"Their slow burn was amazing and they had so much chemistry, but once they became a real couple, they had so many communication issues. I honestly checked out of their relationship because neither person seemed truly in love anymore."

—emmaloveschocolate

"The buildup to see if they’d ever get together was way more interesting than actually watching them be together and constantly going back and forth."

—annahill95

I still love them, but the show built them up so much only to give us basically nothing in the end. They literally only got to be happy for about two seconds. It felt like the writers didn't know what to do with them beyond the "will they/won't they" phase.

"It was a lot more fun watching them chase each other than it was seeing them together. Their relationship just never worked — Ross was always too controlling and jealous and Rachel was too focused on herself."

—mattyc3

"Spike was really good to Buffy until they got together, but their relationship hasn’t aged well with time. I wish they just stuck with Spike pining after Buffy and her maintaining a weird friendship with him."

—cheezeit

"There was so much buildup that when they finally got together, it was just kind of like...'oh.'"

—loganphillips

"In theory? Perfect! Unrequited love! Similar backgrounds and can help each other move on from trauma! In reality? A disaster. They’re not in sync at all and neither of them really wants the relationship — they just think they're supposed to be together for some reason."

—andraschuster