The Big Bang Theoryhas educated and entertained   millions since 2007 . Now , nearly three hundred episodes and twelve years later on , the beloved CBS series has come in to an conclusion . We ’ve look out the awkward scientist take on life as they each grew in their theater and their personal lives , include their relationships .

Everyone root for Leonard ( Johnny Galecki ) and Penny ( Kaley Cuoco ) to finally get together ( which they did ) , and for Sheldon ( Jim Parsons ) to   take each big step with Amy ( Mayim Bialik ) , even if it took eons longer than a traditional relationship . In any typeface , here are the good couples to come out ofThe Big Bang Theory , and others we were n’t so interested in .

NO: Kurt & Penny

Kurt ( Brian Patrick Wade ) was a complete jerk , one that Penny was with at the series ' very beginning . When Penny sends Sheldon and Leonard to retrieve her TV from him , Kurt steals their pants instead . Penny also generously ante up Kurt ’s mulct when he was arrested and he never come back her ; at least , until Leonard convinced him to . The guy was a creep , and Penny ’s probably as glad as we are that this human relationship never went anywhere .

BEST: Stuart & Denise

Comic - bookstore owner Stuart ( Kevin Sussman ) recently begin dating Denise ( Lauren Lapkus ) , a funny record aficionado that even has Sheldon ’s stamp of approval . Stuart over the year has struggled financially and has gone into bouts of clinical depression , some instances of which have been cited and plough into a circumstances of the show ’s humor .

Stuart is often overlooked ( part of a functional gag ) , but it ’s squeamish to see that the lonely stock owner may get his own splinter of happiness in the remnant , which ready this kinship a preferent ( yet not inevitably at the forefront ) .

NO: Leonard & Priya

recollect when Leonard was dating Raj ’s babe , Priya ( Aarti Mann ) ? The two dated for a little while , but no one was ever really into it . Leonard was always supposed to be with Penny , so we knew his relationship with Priya would never last . The relationship never really had a opportunity ; Priya seemed uninterested in take any important steps .

Yet , they did maintain a foresighted - length kinship when she come back to India , up until they both include to have mutual indiscretions , which seemed to end their relationship . Well , we kind of come across that one come .

BEST: Raj & Emily

Emily ( Laura Spencer ) was the redheaded skin doctor that began date stamp Raj when she found him through a date situation and sent him a message . Raj appears to have the hardest sentence of the group finding anything permanent in his love life sentence , but while he was with Emily , we had some promising moment , making their relationship memorable .

She was obsessed with horror movies and had a thing for cemeteries but their relationship simply was n’t mean to be , peculiarly since Raj was dating her and an aspiring film writer named Claire at the time , breaking up with them both .

BEST: Penny & Zack

Like Leonard and Priya , we knew this would n’t last , but we did n’t mind it as much . Zack ( Brian Thomas Smith ) is kind but dimwitted , something Penny does n’t appear too patient of of , having been with Leonard . Zack and Penny were on - again , off - again and were even married once ( something they were both unaware of ) , much to Leonard ’s revulsion . Zack was more of a effortless seduction of Penny ’s than anything else , making this less of a memorable relationship to fare out of the show .

BEST: Howard & Bernadette

Okay , Howard and Bernadette ’s ( Melissa Rauch ) relationship is a little odd . Bernadette , though tiny , has a reputation for being too strong-growing at times , make her chilling and daunting . Howard sometimes seems frightened of his wife ( honestly though , everyone ’s a small terrified of Bernadette ) but we ca n’t deny that they love one another . They were the first to get married on the show and have stayed committed to one another , something we make out to see .

Considering Howard ’s trend to get a trivial preoccupied and Bernadette being more on the domineering side , they poise each other out and it seems to flow well . Not to note the two together are hilarious , making them one of the couples we loved view the most .

NO: Mary Cooper & Alfred Hofstadter

Sheldon ’s mother and Leonard ’s founding father strike up a well-disposed bond rather speedily , which disturbs their respective children . When they disappear into a hotel for the night , it is assumed the two hooked up , though the twosome deny it . It was said that they planned on seeing one another in the future , but we never got to really see the extent of that play out .

While it would be weird to have the parent of two of the chief character get together , the two made it seem natural and easygoing , incriminate a promising human relationship . know Sheldon though , he ’d probably never let it last . manifestly , the writers did n’t deliberate this bright , so we wo n’t read too much into it , either .

BEST: Sheldon & Amy

When Raj ( Kunal Nayyar ) and Howard ( Simon Helberg ) make a profile for Sheldon on an online go steady website , the last affair they expect was to find Amy Farrah Fowler , Sheldon ’s perfect peer . She and Sheldon   share so many common interest , it was obvious they would be great together .

Although   it took much , much longer for them than most couples to make certain commitments , like living together or marriage ( mostly because of Sheldon ’s nitpicky way ) , they did get married and even won a Nobel Prize together . Talk about accomplishing something as a couple ; therefore we love Sheldon and Amy !

NO: Sheldon & Beverly Hofstadter

From day one , Sheldon and Beverly ( Christine Baranski ) struck up a substantial rapport   and seem to enjoy   each other ’s   company . For Beverly to enjoy anyone ’s companionship is a pompous and marvellous feat , one that Sheldon acknowledges and jollify in , much to Leonard ’s consternation .

At one point in the serial , the two even shared a brief kiss , which thankfully Leonard was not secret to . While we ’re still quail at that vivid image , we ’re glad that this incident never turned into anything . In fact , we ’d rather forget .

BEST: Leonard & Penny

The on - again , off - again twosome rack interview for age , marvel if the two would ever permanently terminate up together . They finally elope , and as we watch in the series ' coda , are pop a sept together . The two could n’t be more opposite ; Leonard aStar Warsobsessed scientist from New Jersey , and Penny , an draw a bead on actress turned pharmaceutic sales agreement instance from Nebraska . Yet , the two genuinely make love each other , having come a long way and made audiences well-chosen with their union , making them one of the show ’s honest couples .

In reruns , we ’ll get to see all these relationship play out over and over again , as many times as we wish . As we bid parting to this modern classic of a sitcom , we ’ll remember the best couples and forget the defective . Bazinga !

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