: Three years after their wedding, Barney and Robin announce they are divorcing due to Robin's demanding travel schedule as a world-renowned journalist. Barney briefly returns to his womanizing ways but eventually finds the true love of his life in his newborn daughter, Ellie , born in 2020.
: The couple has three children and eventually moves out of their iconic apartment. Marshall eventually fulfills his career goal by becoming a judge for the New York Supreme Court. [S9E24] Last Forever (2)
: In 2030, as Ted finishes his story, it is revealed that Tracy (The Mother) died six years prior in 2024 from an unspecified illness. Ted's children realize the story was actually a way for him to ask for their blessing to date "Aunt Robin". The series ends with Ted standing outside Robin's window holding the blue French horn , mirroring the pilot. : Three years after their wedding, Barney and