TV Proposals That Make Us Believe In Romance

Detectives Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) and Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero) on Brooklyn Nine-Nine start the show with a bet of who can get the most arrests. Jake wins and takes Amy on an awful date, only to realize that in his joking, he's developing real feelings for her. The two struggle with their growing mutual feelings as the timing never works out due to other romantic partners or the trickiness of working together, but they officially enter a relationship at the beginning of Season 3.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Halloween Heist episodes are a fan-favorite annual tradition, wherein Jake bets Captain Ray Holt (Andre Braugher) that he can steal something from him. Over the years, the heist evolves to involve everyone else in the precinct, with a new twist every time. In the Season 5 heist episode, “HalloVeen,” the competition seems fierce as ever, with Jake and Amy battling down to the last step of the heist - only for Jake to reveal the entire heist was his way of proposing. He has even inscribed the big question on the winner's belt, which Amy reads aloud while Jake kneels behind her. Holding out the ring, Jake gives a loving speech as Amy accepts. They go on to get married outside the 99th precinct building in the Season 5 finale.

Schitt's Creek documents the lives of the formerly rich Rose family as they end up living in the titular small-town.  David (Daniel Levy) isn't too thrilled about the remote location, nor sharing a motel room with his sister Alexis (Annie Murphy), but he warms up to the area, especially as he meets Patrick Brewer (Noah Reid) while trying to a buy a storefront in season three. Patrick and David become business partners, opening the Rose Apothecary together and later kissing to celebrate the opening of their business.

The two quickly fall in love, but not without some bumps along the way. In Season 5, a clueless David whines as he accompanies Patrick on a hike. When Patrick hurts his foot, David even carries him up the mountain. Though Patrick wants to bail, David insists they set up their picnic Patrick had planned, unpacking the food and champagne. Patrick tells David to grab something from the bag's front pocket as he shifts onto one knee. A shocked David holds the rings - four of them, to match David's trademark style - and questions if they're 24 karat gold, before quickly taking it back and sharing the joyous moment with his partner.

In the third episode of Season 1, HBO's The Last of Us focuses on Frank (Murray Bartlett) and Bill's (Nick Offerman) love story in an extended flashback over decades. In the post-apocalyptic world plagued by a zombifying fungal infection, Bill and Frank bond as they help each other survive the ordeal in more ways than one.

Frank, whose health is declining due to a terminal illness, tells Bill that he would like to end his life on his own terms. Bill agrees, and they decide to get married in a simple ceremony, sharing a happy, love-filled day together before the end. Bill helps Frank plan a dignified end by dissolving sleeping pills in wine, then reveals he put them in his own drink, too, since he doesn't want to live without Frank. They pass together peacefully in an ending that is as heartwarming as it is tragic, proving they made the most of their love even in difficult times.

Shondaland's historical period romance Bridgerton churns out some of the most romantic lines any person would swoon over. In Season 2, Anthony Bridgerton, (Jonathan Bailey) the eldest of the Bridgerton siblings, decides to finally find a wife and a new viscountess. Though younger sister Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran) is at the top of his list, Anthony can't ignore his sizzling passion for Edwina's older sister, Kate (Simone Ashley).

The slow burn takes eight long episodes, a cancelled wedding, and a near-death experience before Anthony tells Kate he loves her and asks to marry her. Anthony confesses in a garden amongst beautiful flowers with fireworks shooting off in the night sky behind them. As if the scenery isn't already amazing, Anthony's beautifully crafted words show he really knows how to make Kate feel like the only woman in the world.

British Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield (Charles Shaughnessy) most likely never imagined marrying Fran Fine (Fran Drescher) on The Nanny. Despite their wildly different backgrounds, Max and Fran have clear chemistry from the start and kiss many times throughout the series, though their relationship never quite sticks. In one of The Nanny’s longest running gags, Max accidentally proposes to Fran and takes it back several times.

When Max is finally ready to marry again and plans to pop the question for real, things don't go as planned. Fran sees the question coming and eagerly awaits his proposal, but he has to stay late at the theatre. When Max never arrives home, Fran goes looking for him and finds him beaten up in a pile of trash, having been mugged for the engagement ring. Unwilling to delay the moment further, Maxwell pulls the ring off of a soup can and asks the question. Fran agrees, proving that their love is the most important thing.

Unlike the other major Office couples, Michael Scott and Holly Flax (Amy Ryan) take some time to develop because Holly isn't present from the beginning of the show. Holly first appears in Season 4 as a new Human Resources staff member at Dunder Mifflin, which leads Michael to dislike her at first. One Michael gets past his hatred of HR and realizes that Holly is quite similar to him in her sense of humor, he asks her out. Their relationship ends rather quickly as Holly is transferred to a different office and has to move away.

Season 7 has Holly return to Scranton, picking up her relationship with Michael before long. When Holly learns her dad is sick and she wants to move home, Michael agrees to go with her, since he feels certain she's his perfect match. First, he proposes with the help of the Dunder Mifflin crew. All the employees hold candles and ask Holly if she will marry them, to which she says no, while Michael offers fittingly goofy commentary. Michael leads her to a private room to ask the question himself. The dozens of candles set off the fire alarm and sprinklers, but Holly still says yes. Their engagement leads to Michael's departure from The Office, though fans get a confirmation that the couple is still happy together in the series finale.