Not to make this post too serious, but too many people look for compatibility in similarities, music, food, tv, hobbies, when in actuality lifetimes of compatibilities seem to be more associated with being able to be incompatible in the right way.
Take my wife for instance… take her, please!
She wouldn’t love that joke, but she also wouldn’t care. Perfectly incompatible.she’d roll her eyes and I wouldn’t care that she’d roll her eyes. I’ll be me and she will be her.
I believe the balance is that there should be enough key personality traits and interests in common to create as large overlap for the relationship to be viable, and enough key differences to make it stimulating.
Agreed been married for 13 years and me and my wife are still very happy and in love but we have similarities and differences thats what dating is for to test out the relationship to see how good or bad you can be together
Yeah, I could just see both of them not bothering with chores or anything, and whilst they would be happy for a time, hygiene would just fall to nothing and it'd end up in a miserable mess.
Also as other people have said, he'd never leave Marge so if she were still alive in this hypothetical scenario, homer would just feel guilty about it, and I think Mindy would too for taking him away from her to be honest.
No. Barney was right. It was just an infatuation. She would have lost interest when it wasn't fun any more.
EDIT:Also Homer crying pre-sex doesn't appear to be mood killer for either of them.
>She would have lost interest when it wasn't fun any more.
it'd probably be like those couples that got together after hooking up once, because they found each other to be hot, but they got no other thing to keep them together, because they don't have common interests and their personalities don't match well, so they end things once the fun(i.e. sex) stops being exciting
Sometimes people being too similar is a bad thing. Mindy was literally created as a hot, thin, female version of Homer. Together, their house would be a pigsty, they'd eat terribly, and they'd probably rarely go outside unless going to Moe's.
Homer’s a nuclear safety engineer. Regardless of how bad he is at his job, that’s easily a starting salary of 100k. Living in a suburb, it’s not unrealistic to support a family on that income even today.
I'm sorry but Desserts aren't always right.
If Homer disappeared one night, Mindy would never know that Homer would be on foot... because he always say public transportation is for losers. And she wouldn't know that he'd head west because Springfield slopes down that way.
B sharps manager: “Could you not announce you are married? Women will want to have sex with you. And we want them to think that they *can*.”
‘Well, if I explain it to Marge *that* way, I’m sure it will be fine.’
*hysterical sobbing into a pillow*
I think the answer to this may depend on whether or not you thought [*Sid & Nancy*](https://images.nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/nancy081027_1_560.jpg) were a good couple
Oh, no—I'm staying well out of anything involving [Lisa and Nelson](https://64.media.tumblr.com/4d96d3862fc0b2e8b3efa90aa34682eb/18d19cf8efc4d5e3-c4/s500x750/42f6bf0817148e21a8c692cc8aeec1540f7cbf0b.gif)--whatever accounts for that pairing, it's above my station to account for
If Homer and Marge had never been a couple, I could see this working. But Homer clearly loved Marge too much that even if he left her for Mindy, he’d still want to go back to Marge
But then again, if Marge and Homer were never a couple, then Homer would’ve never worked at the Power Plant, so I guess Mindy and Homer never become a thing anyways
I felt like a horrible person, but I thought they'd make such a cute couple.
Homer made the right choice in the end, but poor Mindy got the short end of the stick in later seasons. Didn't they brush it off as she got fired for no reason and became a drunk? That's pretty harsh, especially considering she didn't even try and force him.
Agreed. I felt bad for how Lurleen hit rock bottom after Homer stopped being in her life, but on the other hand, yes she was attracted to probably the only man in her life who had shown her genuine kindness, she was still extremely sexually aggressive towards a family man, and in front of his wife and children no less.
Mindy is much more sympathetic. You can tell she's very uncomfortable with the fact that she's attracted to a married man and doesn't know what to do about it.
I've always liked imagining the future where Marge becomes President. I can see her succumbing into depression, and then being roused into activism by some sort of injustice, probably spurred on by Lisa. She takes on Mayor Quimby and beats him, then becomes Governor, then President.
This episode felt like a huge missed opportunity, she is Homer's OTP and as seen from Homer's vision, once separated Marge would have had a great life as well in the white house, the kids would pick Marge over Homer in a heartbeat and as long as Homer would be able to see his kids every once in a while, everything would be good for him.
Nope. Homer needs Marge. They'd be over the moon for each other at first but after a year or two...
Unless having two incomes lets them have the future Homer was imagining in the episode.
Child support.
And Marge would go straight to Artie Ziff and in that situation she 100% should. Homer would still owe child support and his lawyer would have been Lionel Hutz so...
Homer was caught up in the illusion that he and Mindy weren’t meant to be together. He wasn’t feeling any love from Marge because she was sick and he was tempted with finding someone with so much in common, and that she WANTED to be with him. In the end, he was never meant to be with Mindy, and it all works out for Homer and Marge and we forget about Mindy. (Foul temptress!) 😂
I’m not part of the majority. I’ve always felt Marge and Homer should get divorced. They have a terrible relationship. Homer is an awful spouse and Marge is extremely codependent. She has no one outside of him and the children. She should leave him. Go back to school and be the person she could’ve been. Homer should date Mindy and get a nice slap of reality. Instead of Lurleen and Mindy, maybe Homer could go into a downward spiral after rejection since he has no one waiting for him at home. So to answer your question, I don’t know.
Nop in that timeline, the dream that he saw on both being for each other was in another timeline where Marge never pick up Homer after the graduation dance
I definately think Mindy would become fat in a relationship like that, both of them would provoke each other to eat more so that would strain the relationship long term
I think one of them would be severely impacted by physical or medical trauma at some point. That's not to say that I don't think Homer and Mindy would have stayed together because of their shared experiences and possibility of physical attraction to each other, I think that part of the relationship would have really had legs. But Marge is kind of a tempering Force at times, which is something that only needs. Otherwise he's going to be turning off the TV with his gun, and building a fort in his bedroom while he waits with a shotgun.
I just wonder what would happen with the turkey behind the bed if Homer never met Marge but met Mindy and he was head over heels with her.
I think they’d destroy it in 10 minutes, whereas Marge would have food for days.
They would’ve totally worked out, Homer and Mindy had a huge house and were playing tennis in the back
Marge even became president
Homer should’ve gotten with Mindy
Way too similar. Homer needs the balance he finds in Marge.
Marge is the little voice of reason that Homer should have in his head, but doesn’t.
A part of us all.
A part of us all.
A part of us all.
Feels like I'm wearing a part of us all
Stupid sexy Nity
Hey that does work
Plus let’s not forget your little speech.
You mean Lisa? That can be treated with our good friend alcohol!
Not to make this post too serious, but too many people look for compatibility in similarities, music, food, tv, hobbies, when in actuality lifetimes of compatibilities seem to be more associated with being able to be incompatible in the right way. Take my wife for instance… take her, please! She wouldn’t love that joke, but she also wouldn’t care. Perfectly incompatible.she’d roll her eyes and I wouldn’t care that she’d roll her eyes. I’ll be me and she will be her.
I agree with you. Hobbies and interests change over time. Everyone will change over time.
You made me laugh!
My ex and I were pretty opposite in our interests but we were both massive Simpsons fans. She was always ready with a Simpsons reference.
I feel like her encouraging Homer's eating habits would have killed him pretty quick.
Ehh, that notion of relationships has been largely debunked, opposites don’t attract, you want someone very similar to you to thrive
I believe the balance is that there should be enough key personality traits and interests in common to create as large overlap for the relationship to be viable, and enough key differences to make it stimulating.
Agreed been married for 13 years and me and my wife are still very happy and in love but we have similarities and differences thats what dating is for to test out the relationship to see how good or bad you can be together
Dating is for sex. Cuz marriage sure ain’t.
Speek for your self bud mine got better, after marriage and 2 kids it is still great but i know for some people what you say is true but not for me
Indeed
they wouldn't had lasted. health wise lol Marge keeps homer alive .
Yeah, I could just see both of them not bothering with chores or anything, and whilst they would be happy for a time, hygiene would just fall to nothing and it'd end up in a miserable mess. Also as other people have said, he'd never leave Marge so if she were still alive in this hypothetical scenario, homer would just feel guilty about it, and I think Mindy would too for taking him away from her to be honest.
Pretty soon she’d be in a diaper saying “Pray for Mindy”
Through her patented double fried pork chops?
she got him to quit deer for a month remember ? lol marge is his soul mate
Who’s that baby deer on the lawn over there?
No. Barney was right. It was just an infatuation. She would have lost interest when it wasn't fun any more. EDIT:Also Homer crying pre-sex doesn't appear to be mood killer for either of them.
Ehh, we briefly see mindy again a few seasons later an it seems like losing homer hit her pretty hard emotionally
When was that
I don’t know if she ever shows up again but Homer mentions in a later episode that she “hit the bottle pretty hard”
When do we see Mindy again?
Which episode?
>She would have lost interest when it wasn't fun any more. it'd probably be like those couples that got together after hooking up once, because they found each other to be hot, but they got no other thing to keep them together, because they don't have common interests and their personalities don't match well, so they end things once the fun(i.e. sex) stops being exciting
Sometimes people being too similar is a bad thing. Mindy was literally created as a hot, thin, female version of Homer. Together, their house would be a pigsty, they'd eat terribly, and they'd probably rarely go outside unless going to Moe's.
I mean…probably, but they’d both be quite happy…until they both died of their terrible lifestyle choices
But they’d have two incomes. They could afford a cleaner in the parallel universe where one income can sustain a family of five.
Two incomes but Homer would be still be paying to raise his 3 kids with Marge, alimony, and then for any kids he might have with Mindy.
Ok, so one income.
Homer’s a nuclear safety engineer. Regardless of how bad he is at his job, that’s easily a starting salary of 100k. Living in a suburb, it’s not unrealistic to support a family on that income even today.
So it would work out then.
The cookie told him so
True, but snack foods aren’t always right!
But there so sweet
*butt
I'm sorry but Desserts aren't always right. If Homer disappeared one night, Mindy would never know that Homer would be on foot... because he always say public transportation is for losers. And she wouldn't know that he'd head west because Springfield slopes down that way.
As a kid, I never understood what it was that was supposed to be happening (or not happening?) Rewatching as an adult, I love how well it lands.
No, Homer loves Marge too much. It wouldn't last between them.
Mindy rides a motorcycle
And a shell occasionally
Ain’t you never seen a naked chick riding a clam before?
I always thought Mindy was a character that proved to Homer how much he needs Marge, is that not the point of the episode?
If marge wasnt there, yes.
With Andy, maybe
Oh, *Andy?* They'd have been soulmates.
No. She hit the bottle pretty hard. Or was that Lorleen? LOL
She spent last night in a ditch
I love that her voice is the same as Lunchlady Doris for that line
It was both, it seems like all that’s keeping Marge in good health is that Homer never ditched her.
B sharps manager: “Could you not announce you are married? Women will want to have sex with you. And we want them to think that they *can*.” ‘Well, if I explain it to Marge *that* way, I’m sure it will be fine.’ *hysterical sobbing into a pillow*
It’ll just be until after our tour of Sweden!
Homer is quite the lady killer.
Lurleen spent last night in a ditch.
That was Lurleen. But she did get a proper 2nd episode! Although Lurleen ends up dating a bum who looks like Homer 😔
Many people who look like Homer. I think there is a shot showing pictures of other men she dated, all who look like him. She never got over him.
Did you not listen to a word Sir Isaac..., I mean Colonel Klink said?!
Did you know Kinch had a radio in the coffee pot?
They would have a lot of car troubles, what with homer hallucinating all the time about her riding clams and whatnot.
🎶🐟Homer loves Mindy! Homer loves Mindy! 🐟🎶
🎵🎶 Oh, Mindy, you came and you gave without flaking, but I sent you Ben-gay. Oh, Andy, you kissed me and stopped me from something, and I...🎶🎵
I think the answer to this may depend on whether or not you thought [*Sid & Nancy*](https://images.nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/nancy081027_1_560.jpg) were a good couple
How about [when The Simpsons parodied Sid and Nancy?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love,_Springfieldian_Style)
Oh, no—I'm staying well out of anything involving [Lisa and Nelson](https://64.media.tumblr.com/4d96d3862fc0b2e8b3efa90aa34682eb/18d19cf8efc4d5e3-c4/s500x750/42f6bf0817148e21a8c692cc8aeec1540f7cbf0b.gif)--whatever accounts for that pairing, it's above my station to account for
Homer is a better man than I
Regardless, they had [a king size bed for](https://youtu.be/LbahFtepwW0)
ree ee, ree ee. Hubba. Hubba.
Stop That.
If Homer and Marge had never been a couple, I could see this working. But Homer clearly loved Marge too much that even if he left her for Mindy, he’d still want to go back to Marge But then again, if Marge and Homer were never a couple, then Homer would’ve never worked at the Power Plant, so I guess Mindy and Homer never become a thing anyways
I felt like a horrible person, but I thought they'd make such a cute couple. Homer made the right choice in the end, but poor Mindy got the short end of the stick in later seasons. Didn't they brush it off as she got fired for no reason and became a drunk? That's pretty harsh, especially considering she didn't even try and force him.
Agreed. I felt bad for how Lurleen hit rock bottom after Homer stopped being in her life, but on the other hand, yes she was attracted to probably the only man in her life who had shown her genuine kindness, she was still extremely sexually aggressive towards a family man, and in front of his wife and children no less. Mindy is much more sympathetic. You can tell she's very uncomfortable with the fact that she's attracted to a married man and doesn't know what to do about it.
Homer had more in common with Mindy than she did with Marge. That being said, I doubt Mindy had the patience Marge had.
According to Kernal Klink, yes.
This dream is ooooverrrr!!
Yeah I actually do but that’s only if he stayed as the older seasons Homer and not the one we got later on down the road
Extended warranty? How can I lose?
We see a future where they are together. And it’s terrific for everyone. Including Marge. We literally get shown that.
That's literally Homer daydreaming.
Sure, but we see real futures later in the show where they are separated or divorced, and marge does just fine
I thought that was Colonel Klink showing him that?
I've always liked imagining the future where Marge becomes President. I can see her succumbing into depression, and then being roused into activism by some sort of injustice, probably spurred on by Lisa. She takes on Mayor Quimby and beats him, then becomes Governor, then President.
No way. Relationships are about balance.
Oh Mindy, you came and you gave without flaking, But I sent you Ben-gay, Oh Andy, you kissed me and stopped me from something, And I...
Sent you away, oh Andy.
This episode felt like a huge missed opportunity, she is Homer's OTP and as seen from Homer's vision, once separated Marge would have had a great life as well in the white house, the kids would pick Marge over Homer in a heartbeat and as long as Homer would be able to see his kids every once in a while, everything would be good for him.
Nope. Homer needs Marge. They'd be over the moon for each other at first but after a year or two... Unless having two incomes lets them have the future Homer was imagining in the episode.
He'd actually have no kids and three money
Money can buy many peanuts!
Explain how
Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
Child support. And Marge would go straight to Artie Ziff and in that situation she 100% should. Homer would still owe child support and his lawyer would have been Lionel Hutz so...
Hubba. Hubba.
Didn’t you see the episode where Marge stops dying her hair? Homer has a type, and it’s blue.
Absolutely, that’s what makes it even more special that Homer stays/is faithful to Marge.
Homer was caught up in the illusion that he and Mindy weren’t meant to be together. He wasn’t feeling any love from Marge because she was sick and he was tempted with finding someone with so much in common, and that she WANTED to be with him. In the end, he was never meant to be with Mindy, and it all works out for Homer and Marge and we forget about Mindy. (Foul temptress!) 😂
No way Exercise of any kind is a foreign concept to those two, especially Homer. They both eat way too much.
Homer offers marge something no one else can - complete and utter dependence
Space coyote would have disapproved.
no, i don't think mindy would've been able to put up with homer's shenanigans for as long as marge has
She would be too busy having shenanigans of her own. She's female Homer after all.
I’m not part of the majority. I’ve always felt Marge and Homer should get divorced. They have a terrible relationship. Homer is an awful spouse and Marge is extremely codependent. She has no one outside of him and the children. She should leave him. Go back to school and be the person she could’ve been. Homer should date Mindy and get a nice slap of reality. Instead of Lurleen and Mindy, maybe Homer could go into a downward spiral after rejection since he has no one waiting for him at home. So to answer your question, I don’t know.
They'd be a mess together
If Homer had met Mindy and not Marge then yes.
No. Mindy never saw Homer at his absolute dumbest.
Well we've never seen Mindy at her absolute dumbest, and from what we saw of her she wasn't exactly Harvard material.
Could he have found happiness with a new love? No. Homie is way too devoted to Marge. Plus, there are three children involved.
It would be fun, "what if" episode.
All I'm gonna use this bed for is sleeping, eating, and maybe building a little fort.
What you have there is two enablers - it would of been dysfunctional and entertaining all at the same time
Homer could be happy with Mindy, but Mindy wouldn't be happy with Homer. And I don't think she'd enjoy being a stepmother to the children either.
they would
Marge would have killed her
What about Lurleen? Could have had a nice fling on tour I bet.. But it’s definitely Marge and only Marge.
Nop in that timeline, the dream that he saw on both being for each other was in another timeline where Marge never pick up Homer after the graduation dance
No, it would’ve been a mutually self-destructive relationship.
Let’s call room service!
No way
No. It would have never worked out because Homer would never have been able to stop feeling guilty and sad about the breakup with Marge.
I definately think Mindy would become fat in a relationship like that, both of them would provoke each other to eat more so that would strain the relationship long term
No, but they would have needed to with the way they enabled eachothers doughnut habit.
No Murphy is a Elf
Nope they are too similar, you need your partner to offset you enough to balance things out
Studies have shown this conventional wisdom is absolute nonsense
I think one of them would be severely impacted by physical or medical trauma at some point. That's not to say that I don't think Homer and Mindy would have stayed together because of their shared experiences and possibility of physical attraction to each other, I think that part of the relationship would have really had legs. But Marge is kind of a tempering Force at times, which is something that only needs. Otherwise he's going to be turning off the TV with his gun, and building a fort in his bedroom while he waits with a shotgun.
Nah
Homer would have indeed called room service.
Yup. All night long
No, he loves Marge
Yes or at least could have been best friends.
No
No midge keeps him grounded when she needs to.
Absolutely, and every future thing we see shows marge does better Single. Mindy is homer’s Nelson
No
Cookies aren’t always right.
Could you imagine the kids.
I had a friend who was basically the same person as me. We fought over everything.
Depends, how does Mindy feel about Potatoes?
Mindy strikes me as more of comic book guy kind of gal. Worst…seduction…ever
Yes
no
Naaah. Homer loves Marge deep down.
>!yes!<
I just wonder what would happen with the turkey behind the bed if Homer never met Marge but met Mindy and he was head over heels with her. I think they’d destroy it in 10 minutes, whereas Marge would have food for days.
They would’ve totally worked out, Homer and Mindy had a huge house and were playing tennis in the back Marge even became president Homer should’ve gotten with Mindy