Here’s to my favorite onscreen couple Nathan Scott and Haley James. It’s funny that I’ve mentioned One Tree Hill a couple of times in passing, but have never written a post about my current favorite show. I started watching One Tree Hill two years ago because of my boyfriend, who told me to check it out. I wasn’t that big a fan at first, until I borrowed his seasons 1-3 DVD’s (which he received for Christmas… from me) which I watched till the wee hours of the morning.

I think the main appeal of One Tree Hill for me is the relationship of Nathan Royal Scott and Haley James-Scott. The storyline has been used before: rich, popular jock falls in love with the nerdy class valedictorian, except that they get married in high school. I love this couple because, as Brooke says about them in one episode, they make us believe in true love. Which is funny if you think of it since this is just a show anyway, and I seriously doubt if high school marriages can really work in real life. I like how they understand how hard a teen marriage can be, but they still give everything they’ve got to make it work.

Nathan: Haley, what’s wrong?
Haley: We made a mistake Nathan.
Nathan: Haley…
Haley: No. I’m… I’m not ready for this. I just, I just really wanna go home to my room. You know, I’m not a wife, I’m not even a senior!
Nathan: Haley. Haley, listen, this is not a mistake.
Haley: How can you be sure because there is nobody that thinks this thing can work.
Nathan: I DO. (picks up her wedding ring) I promise you Haley, I will always be there for you, I will always protect you. Ok? I will always protect you. Always.

I also like something that their therapist told them in season 5. After four years of marriage, the therapist told them that they may be losing their individual identities already, and that they may not be the same people they fell in love with in the first place. The next scene shows them at home with Haley back on her piano and Nathan playing around with a basketball. That’s an important point I think – that you should still be yourself and do the things you’ve always loved in spite of, and because of, your relationship. That’s the way to keep your sanity… and your relationship too.