Shameless

WhileShamelessfollows the Gallagher family in all their dodging and misdeeds , the show also place a serious emphasis on the love be of Frank ’s children , peculiarly all the Fiona Gallagher boyfriends . She had a hang for making reckless and impulsive decisions , which extends to her quixotic partners . In the world ofShameless , Fiona ’s boyfriends are often as reckless as she is . From Steve in season 1 to Ford in time of year 9 , all of Fiona Gallagher ’s dearest pastime fromShamelessseem to share a few qualities .

More often than not , it ’s the same drive that the Gallaghers have when it fare to make a space for themselves in their trim down - pharynx milieu . Some are proficient people with whom Fiona would n’t mind settling down , while others are never intended to be more than a one - time fling . Some fall down in the middle ofFiona ’s love interest like Jimmy / Steve , who was debatable but also longsighted - condition .

Shamelessis a US remaking of a UK series of the same name .

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12Jasmine

A One-Sided “Romance”

Jasmine , act as byguest star Amy Smartwas introduced as a PTA momma for Debbie ’s stratum in season 1 , and the two strike up an gentle friendship thanks to their common antipathy for the other " less fun " moms of the chemical group . It ’s quickly realize thatJasmine is much more free - spirited and lovesome than Fionais , often take in her to various parties and stress to set her up with eligible bachelors .

She also often kisses Fiona on the sass , hinting early on that Jasmine may want something more than friendship . Jasmine ’s doings becomes more worrisomeasShamelessseason 2 post on . She has multiple affairs against her husband Hal party hard than ever . Things do to a point when Jasmine is kicked out of her house by Hal and throws a gravy boat company , inviting Fiona and her X Steve .

There , Jasmine admits her feelings for her by kissing her , but it ’s clear Fiona does n’t reciprocate . Their friendship is later terminate when Fiona refuses to let her dwell at her house . Jasmine clearly had egress she call for to make for out before she could be a serious fan for anyone .

A closeup of Fiona Gallagher next to a photo of her cuddling with Steve in Shameless

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11Richard

The Short-Stint Sugar Daddy

Richard only come out in two episode of the series , but he turns out to be one of the worst of all Fiona ’s lover onShameless . Richard is a lot wealthier than most of Fiona ’s boyfriendsand was introduced to her by Jasmine inShamelessseason 2.Richard is a sugar daddy , and Fiona remains wholly convinced that he is n’t marry and enjoin him that she does n’t date get hitched with guys .

withal , she is captivate by him , despite appearing wholly uninterested at first , and the two go out for a short time . Fiona come up herself ashamed of her socioeconomic status and consist to Richardthat her firm is Adam ’s when she attach to him to a fancy wedding . The intact instalment hasPretty Womanundertones , as it ’s made abundantly clear that the racy man is fetishizing the girl who come in from nothing .

Richard ’s friend ends up making a drama for her , and he ’s amazingly translate toward her and the two have a decent moment on the limo drive home . However , Fiona feel very uncomfortable in his sphere . He ’s also marital , so there was never a chance that she and Richard would work .

Split image of Steve talking to Fiona, Ian and Mickey caressing at their wedding, and Frank lurking around a corner with Debbie and Carl

10Robbie

One Of Fiona’s Worst Decisions

Everything aboutFiona ’s family relationship with Mike is toxic , and it ’s anaffair that Fiona celebrate a secretbecause it happens with her boyfriend ’s comrade . Not only does she dislike him , but she ’s almost afraid of him . She ’s skittish around him for a reason , and she get it on that their meetups are incorrect .

She feels bad for cheating on Mike , and even worse becauseher relationship with Robbie is purely physical . Out of all of Fiona ’s lovers onShameless , Robbie turns out to be one of the most destructive and detrimental to Fiona ’s life . For his part , Robbie knows exactly what he ’s doing with Fiona . He acknowledge that she ’s see Mike and that he ’s ruining both her relationship and her career .

9Craig

A Disappointing Hookup

Craig does n’t add any note value to Fiona ’s life .

Craig uses Fiona ’s mellow school calf love on him to addict up with her , which is worrying on many levels . First , he cheat on his married woman for a few present moment with Fiona , but the elbow room he uses her is also concerning . The episode in which his character is usher in seesFiona gain several poor decisions , and hooking up with him when she expressly told V she was n’t into get married adult male is one of them .

Craig does n’t add any value to Fiona ’s life . If anything , he holds her back and promote her to keep trouble herself from her real issues . One ofthe most unpopular belief about Fionais thatshe ’s too focused on humankind , but this is a hypothesis that is digest by her fling with Craig . He ’s also not a very considerate somebody , and liken to all of Fiona ’s lovers onShameless , he ’s not her best choice .

Fiona smiling in a restaurant in Shameless.

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8Tony

This Was Never Going To Work Out

Tony is one of the few theatrical role from the South Side who displays a solid circle of morality , and would n’t have been the worst choice out of all of Fiona ’s lovers onShameless — had it not been for late revelation . Outside his police duties , he ’s a form , well - mannered , and traditional sort of person who tries to treat Fiona the good way he knows how .

It ’s decipherable that he falls firmly for her after their one - night stand , but regrettably , his romantic interest is n’t entirely reciprocated . Despite his scented deportment and how much he endears himself to audiences , Tony ’s desire never align with Fiona ’s .

Fiona is just search for a fooling family relationship with him , while he wants to show her off to his mom and in all probability marry her down the railway line . Also , Tony later come out as queer , so their family relationship was never going to signify anything significant .

Craig and Fiona smiling at each other on Shameless

7Gus

A Relationship Doomed From The Start

At first , Gus seems like a good person who really cares about Fiona . However , like almost all of Fiona ’s fan onShameless , their kinship is doomed from the scratch line , and they get married way of life too soon . Not only do they move right smart too quickly and have one ofFiona ’s wild kinship onShameless , but they do n’t communicate very well and quickly become bitter toward each other .

Had they learn the prison term to suppose about their relationship , matter may have sour out . Gus is very different from Fiona , but she appears to care that about him . He ’s diffused - spoken , calm , and introverted , which ground her . Their relationship could have been a great change of tread for both of them .

However , Gus reveals a more despiteful side of himselflater on when he sings an disdainful birdcall about heronstage inShamelessseason 6 , which is all audiences take to know that he and Fiona are n’t full for each other . However , Gus does get his in the end when he is forced to view Sean suggest with his grandmother ’s pawned engagement gang .

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6Ford

A Compulsive Liar

Few viewers would say that Ford was their favorite out of all of Fiona ’s fan onShameless . Helies to her about his whole spot with his wife and lacks much of the intrigue Fiona ’s other partners have . However , Ford stomach her rental belongings endeavor and sticks by her through some harsh fourth dimension in Emmy Rossum ’s last two seasons onShameless .

He becomes a series regular in time of year 9 , but the Book of Revelation that he has a wife and small fry that he lie about is too much for their kinship to accept . When compared to Fiona ’s other boyfriends , Ford is middling forgettable . However , what is n’t forgettable is how badly he offend Fiona .

hear that he ’s married – which is one of the great arcanum on the show – is the last straw for Fiona , and she spirals hard . On one hired man , he helps her grow and put herself first , but he ’s also a total fraud . Debbie sustain the better of Ford for hurt her baby when she and her friends pay heed him from a sign with his drawers around his mortise joint and shoot him with a paintball gun .

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5Sean

The One Fiona Nearly Married

For a while , Sean seems like the double-dyed match for Fionaout of all of Fiona ’s lover onShameless . He has a tumultuous account , so he empathise her upbringing more than anyone else Fiona has ever date . His time with Fiona was interesting and helped make him one of thebetter characters to join the show late , appear inShamelessseasons 5 , 6 , and 8 .

However , he ’s still struggling with his addiction , which gets in the direction of his felicity . Between their shared understanding , life goal , and interpersonal chemistry , these two seem like a not bad equal . Unfortunately , Sean does n’t tell Fiona when he relapses . When Frank tells her the the true , Fiona knows she can never trust Sean again .

Before their fateful wedding day , Sean treat Fiona considerably than most of her other romantic partners . He tries to reconcile with her in time of year 8 , let on that he ’s been unclouded for a yr , but when Fiona find out he ’s gotten remarried to his ex - wife and it all comes crashing down .

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4Adam

A Good Rebound

When it comes to rebounds , Adam is n’t Fiona ’s worst choice , and he ’s one of the best in term of all of Fiona ’s lovers onShameless . Introduced in season 2 , Adam is attentive and open - apt , and he seems to make Fiona happy for the brusk fourth dimension they ’re together , despite V believe that Adam is just a lamer version of Jimmy .

They might ’ve forge out in the recollective term had things not pay off complicated with Jimmy . Adam seems like a sound person , and his personality complement Fiona’s . The few scenes they share together are lighthearted , happy , and unproblematic .

regrettably , things do n’t last because Fiona is n’t really in love with him . When Jimmy observe a way back into her life , she become right back to him . Fiona ’s connection to Jimmy is n’t fall behind on Adam , and when the two adjudicate to go out on a double date with Jimmy and his married woman Estefania , Adam is aware of their attraction and cave in up with her .

3Steve

Oddly Enough, Seemingly The Perfect Match

Initially , Fiona does n’t think that her relationship with Steve is go to be anything serious . However , he endure in make overture until Fiona take her feelings for him , and he turn out to be one of the good out of all of Fiona ’s lovers onShameless . That said , Steve ’s persistence is border obsessive and had Fiona not been interested in him , it would ’ve been extremely debatable .

Still , Steve is the love stake who provide the greatest depression . They ’re both very invested in each other , and Steve proves his commitment prison term and again by voluntarily beat involved in the Gallaghers ' lives and living in their rundown house . However , Steve ’s downfall is his dishonesty as his actual name is James " Jimmy " Lishman , whose wife is a Brazilian drug principal ’s girl . He attain an illegal bread and butter while his affluent family conceive that he ’s going to medical school inShamelessseason 1 .

He unluckily ruins Fiona ’s kinship with Adam when he accept his feelings for her on their double - dateand the two terminal up cook out in the bathroom before she rebuffs him . It ’s in the end Jimmy ’s modus vivendi that gets in the direction of a happily - ever - after for the couple , and frankly , Fiona deserve better despite everything he does for the Gallagher family .

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