Who has TV's best marriage?

It’s rare for a sitcom to show the full evolution of a romance from its very first disgruntled seed into the blossoming relationship of love and respect that Ben (Adam Scott) and Leslie (Amy Poehler) had. From their first swoon-worthy kiss to the impromptu wedding to parenting triplets, this couple was unconditionally supportive of their respective goals and encouraged each other’s ambitions (all the way to the White House). Ben was in awe of Leslie’s drive; Leslie cherished Ben’s dorkiness. They made each other better. They loved and liked each other. It was a TV marriage made in heaven. [Mary Kate Carr]

has had a lot of dysfunctional couples across its three seasons so far, but the enduring, rock-solid partnership between ambitious astronaut Molly Cobb (Sonya Walger) and her supportive husband Wayne (Lenny Jacobson) was a notable exception. On paper, these two seem like total opposites—she’s driven and focused on a STEM-based career while he’s a laid-back artist—but they complemented each other perfectly. While Molly was making history as the first woman on the moon, Wayne often got lumped in with the other spouses (mostly women), forced to wait and worry from the ground. Rather than resenting his wife’s fame and success, though, he supported her and developed healthy coping mechanisms to deal with his fears, including herbal remedies and channeling his nightmares into his art. The only time we saw any tension between them was when he threatened to leave rather than watch her subject herself to an experimental and dangerous procedure in an attempt to restore her failing eyesight. He might have been the only person on Earth, or any other planet, who could have convinced her not to go through with it. By the end of season three, Molly has left NASA and taken up painting. So after three decades of life in the space program, they proved they had what it takes to make a marriage work, even in the most extraordinary of circumstances. [Cindy White]

Sitcom relationships make up some of TV’s best marriages, from ’s George and Louise to s aforementioned Ben Wyatt and Leslie Knope. A slightly underrated one, though, is’s Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross) and Andre Johnson (Anthony Anderson). The duo held their own for eight seasons on ABC’s watershed comedy. They suffered their fair share of ups and downs—an unexpected pregnancy, career issues, parenting techniques … they even almost split up. Yet Black-ish tackled their problems in such a grounded manner, making it impossible not to pull for them. [Saloni Gajjar]

This might seem like the most obvious choice ever, but here it goes anyway: Homer and Marge make up my favorite TV marriage. Their devotion to one another is a major part of what gives the show so much heart (or gave the show so much heart from season three through nine or so, but that’s another story). And it says a lot that my least favorite episode from the golden age of was “The Last Temptation Of Homer,” in which our guy almost cheats on Marge with his co-worker, Mindy Simmons (Michelle Pfeiffer). Why, you ask? I just didn’t buy the idea that Homer would get that close to being unfaithful to her. And that’s love. [Peter Scobel]

In many ways, ’ Stef and Lena might be TV’s healthiest, strongest, most supportive relationships of all time. Shoutout to Sherri Saum and Teri Polo’s unwavering chemistry, whether their characters are fighting or making out or sharing emotional moments. It all drives home how Stef and Lena are made for each other. They waited years to get officially married and start a family, and when they do take in several kids, they provide a great marriage example even in the face of adversity. The Fosters remained under-the-radar during its run, but thankfully there’s always time to catch up and keel over watching this relationship bloom. [Saloni Gajjar]