The Best TV Couples Of 2022

When you tune into your favorite 2022 TV shows, you're often coming for the story and staying for the couples. Whether it's a romance or a dark fantasy, you can most likely find love at the center, reeling you in with tried and true tropes and, of course, stunning actors. These romances range from wholesomely too good to be true all the way to I can't look away toxic. Don't worry, no matter who you root for, there's no judgment. We all have our secret fantasies we'd like to see fulfilled on our televisions.

Luckily, you don't have to be happily in love to enjoy the best TV couples of 2022. All you carefree singles or bitter skeptics can make the most out of TV's ability to help you escape reality. In real life, you're mindlessly swiping on dating apps, but according to your remote control, you're riding horseback with a hunky nobleman in London's high society. Let your imagination and heart roam free with this list of the best TV couples of 2022 so far.

The dating reality subgenre has seen its fair share of TV couples — some more toxic than others. However, there's never been a couple as sweet or lovable as Abbey and David from "Love on the Spectrum U.S." A spinoff of the original "Love on the Spectrum," this edition of the reality docuseries follows the same premise in which people on the autism spectrum search for love and navigate the changing world of dating and relationships. It's impossible not to root for all the participants' journeys to finding love, but one couple, in particular, left a lasting impression on viewers.

We first meet Abbey in Episode 1 when she hits it off with fellow animal lover David during their first date at the zoo. Staying on theme, they share a second date at a wildlife sanctuary. David greets Abbey with a thoughtful gift — and it won't be the last. It's clear that David shows his feelings through the love languages of gifts and words of affirmation because he is certainly a sweet talker, calling Abbey "special" and encouraging her while she feeds the lions. They end the date excited for the next and share an iconic kiss on the cheek. Abbey thanks him while slightly rubbing off the kiss remnants. David responds with a "you're welcome" and Abbey with a "you're welcome too."

Based on their undeniable chemistry, it's not surprising to learn Abbey and David are still together as of October 2022, according to a post on Abbey's Instagram. You can find the two posting together on social media to Abbey's many dedicated followers.

Gone too soon — Hulu's romantic comedy "Maggie" has been tragically canceled after a single season, Variety reports. However, that doesn't mean we can't enjoy the tension between psychic Maggie and her love interest Ben. As a psychic, Maggie can see into the future of anyone she touches. Strangely, when she does a reading for Ben, she suddenly sees a glimpse of her own future. The two are in love and married with kids. She follows her fate and tries a relationship with Ben — even though she's never had much luck in that department. When she gets another vision of Ben marrying someone else, she breaks it off. The two are seemingly out of each other's lives for good until Ben moves into Maggie's parent's duplex with his new girlfriend Jessie.

It's obvious the two still share an attraction, but it's hard to say whether they'll end up together. Maggie is constantly seeing visions of them together, but she struggles to decipher their meaning. Instead, she must learn to live in the present. By the end of the season, Ben is engaged to Jessie, but it's hardly the end of him and Maggie — or so it seems. Maggie's visions become more confusing as she sees both herself and Jessie as Ben's bride, but which is true? Maybe Season 2 would've had the answer, but no one will really know. Still, Maggie and Ben will always be a favorite.

At first glance, you wouldn't think of HBO's "Our Flag Means Death" as a romantic comedy, but there's more to being a pirate than meets the eye. At least that's what gentleman turned pirate Stede Bonnet discovers as he trades in a life of privilege to sail the high seas during the Golden Age of Piracy. He won't only have to learn how to survive against deadly threats from naval warships and other bloodthirsty pirates but also how to navigate falling in love with famous pirate captain Blackbeard, also known as Ed. Although LGBTQ+ relationships weren't exactly normalized during the period, it's easy to imagine how they could've been commonplace.

In an interview with Collider, creator David Jenkins explains, "Just the idea of somebody who has a terrible midlife crisis and decides to do this ... And then the world's greatest pirate takes him under his wing, and then they have a whole voyage together, and we don't know why. It's lost to history. So all of his facts are fascinating, and then all of the questions that are unanswered are fascinating." While filling in the blanks, the relationship between Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard was born. Their relationship isn't the only queer romance on the show, leaving viewers to flock to "Our Flag Means Death" for comedic pirate shenanigans and endearing infatuations.

Michael and Colin from Netflix's romantic comedy "Uncoupled" might be the most unlikely couple to make it to this list since the two break up in the very first episode. However, as Michael attempts to move on with one failed date after another, viewers soon realize there's no one quite like Colin. 

The two had been together for 17 years when Colin abruptly ends the relationship. We follow Michael, who now must navigate the dating scene as a newly single middle-aged gay man. He soon realizes the men on the dating app Grindr don't come close to the man he once shared a life with. There's the hot dermatologist who's packing more than Michael's prepared to handle. Then there's the time he tries his luck during a ski trip with a handsome realtor whom he met years before named Corey — only to end up plummeting down a snowy hill. Still, nothing is more disheartening than the threesome he's offered solely out of pity. Nope, he needs Colin back, but could their couple's counselor be right when he suggests that Michael drove Colin away?

The ex-couple reunites in the season finale during a wedding, and all goes well. Michael is finally coming to terms with their separation when Colin admits he's made a mistake in leaving. We hope to see the two work things out in Season 2 because, as it turns out, dating isn't exactly Michael's forte.

Mary Campbell and John Winchester may be the most daring, strong-willed couple we've seen in 2022. As a prequel to the long-running series "Supernatural," "The Winchesters" takes us back to the epic, untold love story of how Mary and John first met, and it's a classic story of love at first demon slaying. Unlike John, Mary was raised to be a supernatural hunter. That means creatures like ghosts, vampires, demons, and spirits are fair game. While looking into his own father's mysteries, John joins forces with Mary in her search for her missing father. What could be more romantic?

Although we already know the couple's fate, many questions have been left unanswered about their past. The last time the world saw Mary and John together, they were grown up and had two kids, Dean and Sam. However, that was in the first episode of "Supernatural," where Mary is burned to death while pinned to a ceiling. Later in the series, John is slain by the demon Azazel. This is our chance to finally get to know them more intimately.

Italy is known as the country of love for good reason. In Netflix's "From Scratch" Amy, an American student studying in Italy meets and falls in love with Lino, a Sicilian chef. Their classic meet-cute is love at first sight. What American doesn't dream of scoring a romantic Italian boyfriend? 

In true Italian style, Lino shows his love through food, so when they're not wandering Italy's cobblestone streets, they're in the kitchen, tasting away at their creations of love. The future ahead of them seems as bright as the sun. They travel back to Amy's hometown in Texas, marry, and eventually adopt a daughter, Idalia. 

However, life has a way of throwing curveballs. When Lino faces health issues, the two families must come together to help the couple come out stronger on the other side. 'Til death do us part is put to the test with this 2022 dream couple.