17 Facts About Lily Aldrin

Lily Aldrin is a fictional character in the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother.

Lily Aldrin is married to Marshall Eriksen and the best friend of Ted Mosby, Robin Scherbatsky and Barney Stinson.

Lily Aldrin, born March 22,1978, grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York.

Lily Aldrin is the daughter of Janice Aldrin, whom Lily describes as a feminist and who worked two jobs to support the family.

Lily Aldrin's father, Mickey, is an unsuccessful board game creator living in his parents' basement.

Lily Aldrin dumped her high school boyfriend, Scooter, on prom night, admitting she only dated him because he looked like Kurt Cobain.

Lily Aldrin met Marshall during her freshman year at Wesleyan University in 1996 and dated him throughout college.

Lily Aldrin is adept at manipulating people and situations to get what she wants; she is especially talented at engineering breakups between couples she knows are not right for each other.

Lily Aldrin begs Marshall to take her back, but Marshall can't get over his wounded pride, and refuses.

Lily Aldrin keeps her multiple credit cards in a "box of shame".

When Barney and Robin's relationship starts to falter, Lily Aldrin "comes out of retirement" to break them up.

Lily Aldrin executes an elaborate plan to get them into a big argument; this fails, but they finally realize they don't work as a couple.

The group discovers that Lily Aldrin has a doppelganger named Jasmine, a Russian stripper.

Lily Aldrin is especially excited about this, and is so enthralled by her stripper twin that she and Marshall get a private dance.

Lily Aldrin turns the promotion down as it conflicts with Marshall's job as an environmental lawyer.

The series finale, "Last Forever", reveals that, a few years later, Lily Aldrin gives birth to a third child, a baby girl whose name is unknown.

Lily Aldrin remains happily married to Marshall, who eventually becomes a State Supreme Court judge.