New Girl: Love Interests / Characters

The main characters' love interests on New Girl.

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Jess' Love Interests

Paul

Paul Genzlinger

Played By: Justin Long

Jess's coworker at the school.

Birds of a Feather: With Jess and later with fiancee Jenn.
Creator Breakdown: In-Universe. After his Grandmother died, his music for the school play got quite a bit more downbeat.
Cringe Comedy: His attempts at sex with Jess... are definitely this.
Happy Ending Override: His last appearance in season 2 saw him getting engaged to Jenn. Come season 4, it's revealed the wedding never happened, they broke up, and he's now a birthday clown.
Inelegant Blubbering: He's described as the worst crier ever.
Nice Guy: He's always nice to everyone, barring sleeping with Jess when he has a serious girlfriend.
One of the Kids: He's a teacher, so it's only natural.
Serial Romeo: Not only declares his love to Jess after a month of dating but accompanies that declaration with tickets for a trip to Europe, and can't deal with taking their relationship more slowly. Next time we see him, he's preparing to propose to his post-Jess girlfriend, who given the timeline he can't have been with for longer than six months.
Spear Counterpart: To Jess, and by extension Jenn (who is just Jess but Asian). They cry the same way.

Russell

Russell Schiller

Played By: Dermot Mulroney

The wealthy father of the father of one of Jess's students.

Age-Gap Romance: He's about half a generation older than the main characters, and his daughter is his girlfriend Jess's student. The next woman he has dinner with also looks to be about Jess' age.
The Bus Came Back:
- Shows up in the second season while Nick and Jess are trying to go on a date.
- He then returns in season 7 as Jess's new boss and tries to prevent Nick and Jess' marriage, having rediscovered his feelings for her.
Cool Old Guy: He's much older than the gang, but he gets along with them exceedingly well.
Even the Guys Want Him: Nick adores him and refers to him as "the only man we've both loved". He even patterns his home office after Russell's.
Flanderization: When Jess dates him, he's relatively normal and down-to-earth single father trying to bounce back after his divorce. In Season 7 when they meet again, he's apparently been married several more times, fathering children with most if not all of them (including a son the same age as Schmidt and Cece's daughter), and his personal life is in complete shambles.
Foil: To Nick. He's a sophisticated, wealthy, responsible older man, while Nick is an insecure, financially-unstable slacker. However, he says that in his youth he was very much like Nick.
Serial Spouse: Has been married a comical amount of times.
Teacher/Parent Romance: His girlfriend Jess is his elementary school-aged daughter's teacher.
Uncle Pennybags: As he says, he's got a lot of money, and he enjoys spending it. He's very generous.

Sam

Sam Sweeney

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Played By: David Walton

Jess's friend-with-benefits turned actual boyfriend in season 2.

Above the Influence: As he points out, he managed to turn Angie down while he was very drunk on absinthe and she was in his lap.
Brainless Beauty: He seems like a spacey guy who appropriately speaks in a California surfer dude accent. Turns out to be subverted, he's actually a doctor.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: He's not the worst guy ever but he comes across as passively rude most of the time.
The Bus Came Back: Returns in Season 5 in the aptly titled "Sam Again."
Derailing Love Interests: Inverted. In order to get him and Jess to break up (initially), he was suddenly revealed as a doctor, and great with kids. This led to Jess wanting something more, which he didn't want, causing him to break off their arrangement.
Frat Bro: He has the mannerisms of one, constantly fist bumping and talking like a surfer.
Friends with Benefits: With Jess for the beginning of season 2. When she tried to turn it into something more, he broke it off.
Friend to All Children: He's a pediatrician who is adored by his patients, even having a fun secret handshake with one of them. When Jess witnesses this, it causes her to realize her feelings for him go deeper than she thought.
Has a Type: Both of his onscreen love interests, Jess and Diane, are bubbly and nice women. Jess even remarks on their similarity.
Hidden Depths: He's a doctor, and great with kids.
Hospital Hottie: He's a tall, handsome doctor.
Love Revelation Epiphany:
- Some time into their Friends with Benefits relationship Jess confesses feelings for him, and they end things because he doesn't reciprocate. He eventually developed or realized feelings for her, and he wins her back at Christmas.
- Shortly after his old friend Diane confesses feelings for him, Sam realizes he reciprocates, and breaks up with Jess.
New Old Flame: Comes back later in season 2 wanting to get back together with Jess. And again in Season 5 when he reveals he never truly got over her and they date for the rest of the season.
One of the Kids: He initially comes off as a bit immature, but The Reveal that he's a pediatrician justifies it somewhat.
Relationship Revolving Door: Almost as convoluted as Cece and Schmidt! First they hook up when he thinks Jess is someone else. That ends when he finds out she was lying about who she was. Then he comes back and they continue to have a Friends with Benefits thing. Then Jess catches feelings and they break up. A few months later they meet again and get together for real. Then they break up because Jess kissed Nick. Years later, he returns as Jess' new boss' boyfriend. Jess causes them to break up and she and Sam begin dating again. But by the end of the season he has a Love Epiphany for his friend Diane and dumps Jess for her.
Satellite Love Interest: Lampshaded by Cece when she finds out he's a doctor. Cece just thought he was "an unemployed handsome guy or something."
Screw This, I'm Out of Here!: Leaves Jess when he finds out Nick kissed her, realizing that the relationship wasn't going to work.
Stalking is Love: He and Jess get back together when he follows her to (several) parties. And in season 5, they get back together again she follows up (even after he takes out a restraining order).

Ryan

Ryan Geauxinue

Played By: Julian Morris

Jess' love interest in Season 4, a new teacher at her school.

Accidental Truth: At one point, Jess says he's so perfect. He probably spent his childhood teaching his dyslexic sister to read or something. Turns out this is exactly true.
The Ace: He's utterly, comically, perfect. He's witty, handsome, intelligent, an excellent teacher, and loving. His biggest flaw? He's too rich.
Character Shilling: Characters cannot stop talking about how perfect he is.
Derailing Love Interests: An odd version, his derailment is that he moves to England after getting offered his dream job. The reason this is out of nowhere is because the school (his alma mater that he's obsessed with) hadn't been mentioned once prior to that episode. And once he gets to England, he winds up being awful at long-distance.
Dogged Nice Guy: To Jess. She's actively trying not to be interested in him, but he is relentless in his (respectful) pursuit of her, rules be damned.
Everything Sounds Sexier in French: Well, with a British Accent. Even mundane words can turn Jess on, including Raccoon.
Hot Teacher: To the point that Coach is upset that he's no longer the school's designated "hot teacher".
I Didn't Mean to Turn You On: When Jess is trying not to fall for him, everything he does just makes him seem more perfect to her.
Never Learned to Read: He got into teaching after teaching his dyslexic sister to read.
Put on a Bus: To England, but he remains in a long-distance relationship with Jess. Turns into a non-fatal Bus Crash since they break up while he's away.
Unfortunate Names: His last name is pronounced "Goes in you." Since Jess is actively trying to avoid thinking about, well, him going in her, this is more unfortunate for her than for him.

Nick's Love Interests

Julia

Julia Cleary

Played By: Lizzy Caplan

A lawyer Nick briefly dates.

Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: She can be condescending, judgmental, passive-aggressive, violent, and also she's not a dessert person.
Birds of a Feather: After Nick says he's sleeping with other women (and she says she's sleeping with other men), her reaction is to go cry in the bathroom. Jess walks into the women's room and finds her, then tries to go into the men's room... to find Nick crying in there.
Brainy Brunette: Very intelligent and driven. And she's got brown hair.
Hair-Trigger Temper: Which she's taking courses for... court-ordered courses. She tried learning martial arts to become more "zen" but it just made her better at hurting people who anger her.
Hello, Attorney!: Even her intern comments that he wants to have sex with her.
The Lad-ette: Has mostly guy friends, is violent, and tries to dress neutral or masculine.
Passive-Aggressive Kombat: Nonchalantly insults Jess' whole personality... and then asks her for relationship assistance. She also tells Nick she doesn't want to label their relationship, then tries to figure out how serious his feelings are before she exposes her own vulnerabilities to him.
Tomboy and Girly Girl: Tomboy to Jess's girly girl. Serves as a conflict between the two since Julia doesn't take her seriously for her whole cute shtick while Jess can't understand Julia's pantsuits and "Murphy Brown thing".
Workaholic: Spends all of Valentines Day working.

Caroline

Played By: Mary Elizabeth Ellis

Nick's ex-girlfriend. At the start of the series they have been broken up for a few months.

Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She's perfectly friendly whenever you meet her, but Nick's friends have horror stories about the things she put him through.
Girl Next Door: In her season 1 appearances, she comes across as even-tempered, friendly, with a personality not too extreme in any direction. Averted when she comes back in season 3 as a Psycho Ex-Girlfriend.
Informed Attribute: Nick says that she's emotionally, mentally, and physically abused him, but the worst we've seen is her stringing him along while he had no shot with her. After they've broken up (again), she doesn't take it well, however.
The Masochism Tango: Her habit of stringing Nick along comes from her never feeling like he's there for her emotionally, yet being unable to move on from him herself, making the relationship a painful one for both of them.
Master of the Mixed Message: She spends all day flirting with Nick before telling him she's already got a boyfriend.
New Old Flame: They get back together at the end of the first season.
Old Flame: Of Nick's. He's been hung up on her since college.
Psycho Ex-Girlfriend: When The Bus Came Back in season 3, she goes full psycho when she finds out Nick and Jess are together.
Relationship Revolving Door: She and Nick have gotten together and broken up four times.

Angie

Played By: Olivia Munn

A stripper who briefly dates Nick in Season 2.

Foil: To Jess. Both are exciting young women who have an interest in the schlubby, cynical Nick, but show two very different sides of that coin, with Angie being The Lad-ette and Jess being the cute Girly Girl.
The Lad-ette: Overtly sexual, bold, likes whisky, knocks guys out, likes guns, short hair, drives a motorcycle...
Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Where Jess, for all claims, really just encourages people to be brave enough to be themselves, Angie is truly wild and wants to sweep you along in her adventurousness. Subverted when Nick can't handle her and she freaks out when trying to be what he needs.
Ms. Fanservice: As is standard for any character played by Olivia Munn.
My Girl Is a Slut: Nick spends most of his relationship with Angie trying to be okay with having an open relationship. Angie is genuinely regretful to hurt him, but isn't ready to reel it in.
Opposites Attract: But maybe they shouldn't. She's confident, outgoing, and flighty, and for a time dates the awkward and introverted Nick. They end up being far too different to make the relationship last.
Polyamory: She doesn't want to be tied down to one guy. Nick isn't comfortable with that, which leads to their breakup.
Show Some Leg: Or, you know, something else. Uses it to get Nick and his friends into the hospital after visiting hours.
Youthful Freckles: Has them, despite being the same age as Nick and Jess.

Kai

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Played By: Greta Lee

Tran's granddaughter, whom Nick dates after "Thanksgiving IV".

Accidental Misnaming: Calls Schmidt "Glen" and Winston "Wilfred" in one scene, to which Winston comments that she "ain't good with names."
Affluent Ascetic: Despite being very well off, she dresses in casual clothes and doesn't seem to splurge on anything very expensive, having fairly simple tastes.
Big Eater: Winston points out she eats like she never knows where her next meal is coming from.
Birds of a Feather: She's exactly as slovenly as Nick.
Brilliant, but Lazy: She does occasional consulting work and is very rich as a result, indicating that she's pretty smart, but is so lazy she makes Nick like a determined go getter by comparison.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: She's a very expensive and in-demand consultant which has made her very rich and she uses her wealth to do absolutely nothing the rest of the time.
Eccentric Millionaire: A millionaire so eccentric that Winston thinks she's homeless.
Foreshadowing: During Schmidt's Bangsgiving, Nick says "slap a dress on you and I'd date ya" to Tran when venting to him about his romantic troubles. That same episode introduced Kai when she comes to pick him up, and she and Nick are shown exchanging numbers as they leave.
Idle Rich: She's extremely well off financially and, aside from some occasional consulting work that resulted in her money, does absolutely nothing all day and has no wish to change that.
Meal Ticket: Winston at first thinks Nick is her meal ticket, but she winds up offering Nick money to not go to work and just be with her.
Nice Girl: Laziness aside, Kai is a friendly, sweet-natured and extremely laid-back person.
One-Hour Work Week: Justified in that's already wealthy, and just occasionally does consulting work.
Secretly Wealthy: She hides the fact she's incredibly wealthy. Her shadiness about it leads Winston to think she's homeless.
The Slacker: She wants to do absolutely nothing, and wants Nick to do the same. When he realizes he wants to do something with himself, she has to break up with him.
Uncle Pennybags: Due to her wealth, she has no issue sharing money around, willing to pay Nick not to go into work.
Unkempt Beauty: In keeping with her laziness, Kai tends to wear little make-up nor does she ever put much focus on her appearance and dresses exclusively in casual clothing which she has no issue sleeping in but she's still played by the very pretty Greta Lee.
We Want Our Jerk Back!: Breaks up with Nick because he's become too driven and motivated to do work.

Reagan

Reagan Lucas

Played By: Megan Fox

A former hook-up of Cece's, and tenant in Jess's room while she was on jury duty.

The Ace: Her debut episode portrays her as a strong, smart, perceptive, gorgeous Dude Magnet who is good at everything. This is downplayed in season 6, however, as she's shown to be awkward and insecure at times, particularly in regard to her relationship with Nick.
Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: The gang really wants to include her, whether she wants to or not.
The Bus Came Back: Returns in Season 6 in the aptly titled episode "Raisin's Back".
Contrasting Replacement Character: Introduced to replace Jess (both as a roommate in the loft and as Nick's Love Interest) but is pretty much her opposite. Jess is a sweet and dorky klutz, Reagan is a tough and confident Aloof Dark-Haired Girl.
Deadpan Snarker: As is standard for a character played by Megan Fox. It's just one other way in which she is nothing like Jess.
Defrosting Ice Queen: She is pretty distanced from the other inhabitants of the loft at first, however they (Winston, primarily) won't have it. She never fully defrosts, however, which is why her relationship with Nick dissolves.
Logical Latecomer: A "replacement" roommate in a Roommate Com, she is initially put off by the main cast's wackiness.
Ms. Fanservice: Played by the gorgeous Megan Fox with fitting outfits. Nick falls for her at first sight.
Not So Above It All: Despite being the most normal of the group, she still does have a few of her quirks. She fought off people in a department store with a fire extinguisher, for example.
Odd Friendship: She and Jess are much closer than Nick realizes, which confuses him. She and Winston also text each other every day.
Only Sane Woman: Takes the role of the most rational character after becoming part of the group, especially as Cece becomes less of a Straight Man by season 5.
Put on a Bus: Moves away at the end of "Goosebumps Walkaway," but starts dating Nick long-distance at the end of the fifth season. She comes back in the loft midway through season 6, but leaves the show again after her break-up with Nick.
Romantic False Lead: Very obvious with her relationship with Nick in season 6, which makes clear that Reagan doesn't really understand Nick and Jess knows him much better, leading to Nick and Jess getting back together in the finale.
Sixth Ranger: Is a tenant at the loft twice, acting as part of the gang all the while.

Schmidt's Love Interests

Elizabeth

Played By: Merritt Wever

Schmidt's college girlfriend.

Affectionate Nickname: She used to call Schmidt "Big Guy" when they were together. She briefly brings the nickname back out when he gets giggly and happy while eating pizza as a way to prove his commitment to her.
Big Beautiful Woman: She's not small, (though not all that big either) but she's also not ashamed of herself at all.
Birds of a Feather: With Fat Schmidt. They both were sweet, overweight, and danced with crazy energy. When he got skinny he changed into a jerkass and she stopped liking him as much.
Formerly Fat: Not her, but she liked Schmidt better when he was fat.
Love Triangle: Was in one with Schmidt and Cece.
New Old Flame: Schmidt's first girlfriend, and they begin dating again at the end of season 2.
Nice Girl: She first met Schmidt when she approached him at a party and asked him to dance, and tried to make him feel better about being awkward, alone, and fat.
Operation: Jealousy: The reason Schmidt pursued Elizabeth again. He wanted to make Cece jealous of him to get her to break off her marriage, he then caught feelings for her.

Fawn

Fawn Moscato

Played By: Zoe Lister-Jones

A city councilwoman who dates Schmidt in season 4.

Back for the Finale: Returns for a cameo in the last episode, having become mayor of Los Angeles in the intervening time.
Brutal Honesty:
Schmidt: To Fawn. A woman who likes me not in spite, but because of my flaws.
Fawn: I do like you. But I hate your flaws.
The Friend Nobody Likes: Lampshaded after she and Schmidt break up.
Jess: I'm sorry about Fawn.
Winston: Yeah, you guys were good together. She was fine.
Schmidt: Okay, that's enough. I know you guys didn't like her.
Nick: Hated her guts.
Coach: So much...
Insistent Terminology: "That's Councilwoman Fawn Mascato!"
Iron Lady: A tough and ambitious career woman.
Manipulative Bitch: She knows how to manipulate Schmidt and likes to take control of him.
Romantic False Lead: She's just a temporary obstacle to Schmidt's real Love Interest Cece, who starts to have feelings for him again when he's dating Fawn. When they break up, Schmidt and Cece get back together for good.

Winston's Love Interests

Shelby

Played By: Kali Hawk

Winston's first girlfriend.

Beta Couple: With Winston in season 1. A secondary couple which was more stable than Nick, Jess, and Schmidt's relationships.
Dead Sparks: Early in Season 2, she and Winston stop having sex completely, and there isn't even enough passion remaining to truly argue about it until they finally break up on Halloween.
Flat Character: Other than being a cute Love Interest, there's nothing notable about her personality.
New Old Flame: She was Winston's booty call prior to his career in Latvia. After he apologizes for the way he treated her in the past, they start dating again.
Only One Name: Her last name is unknown.
Satellite Love Interest: Usually appears to be Winston's girlfriend and not much else.

Daisy

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Played By: Brenda Song

Winston's love interest in late season 2 and early season 3.

Derailing Love Interests: In her first appearances, she was fairly likable. As of season 3, she starts juggling several men (and lying about it) and taking advantage of Winston.
I Can Change My Beloved: She's interested in Winston because she likes a challenge, since he Cannot Talk to Women and wants to teach him to be more confident.
Only One Name: She has no known last name.
Small Role, Big Impact: Only appears in a few episodes, but she was the original owner of Ferguson the cat. Winston steals the cat from Daisy to get back at her for cheating on him. From that point on, Winston's obsession with Ferguson becomes one of his defining traits.

Aly

Aly Nelson

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Played By: Nasim Pedrad

Winston's police partner, later girlfriend, and eventually wife.

Action Girl: As part of her job as a cop.
Ascended Extra: Only appears in two episodes of season 4, but she's upgraded to Love Interest to a main character in the following seasons, eventually becoming a Sixth Ranger.
Birds of a Feather: Can be as quirky as Winston, making them perfect for each other.
Character Development: She starts off as an incredibly serious foil for Winston's idiosyncrasies, but she develops the same sense of humor that Winston does later on.
Deadpan Snarker: Often has sarcastic replies in response to Winston's antics, especially in the beginning.
Defrosting Ice Queen: Starts as strictly professional and distant from Winston (probably not helped by Nick and Coach's antics worrying about him) but he slowly coaxes her out of her shell over time.
Happily Married: To Winston in the final season, although we never actually see their wedding due to the Time Skip.
Not So Above It All: Originally Winston's serious partner, but after she starts a relationship with him, she reveals an unexpected kooky side and actively enjoys her boyfriend's over-the-top quirks.
One True Love: Winston says that after he fell in love with Aly he realized he'd never loved any of the girls he'd dated before, he only thought he did. He then called them all and said "I never loved you".
Only Sane Woman: Even after she's revealed to be weird in her own way, she's always much more rational than Winston, although that's not saying much.
Pintsize Powerhouse: She is petite, which gets the guys worried that she cannot defend herself, but she quickly proves them wrong.
Sickeningly Sweethearts: Many of her lovey-dovey scenes with Winston in season 6.
Sixth Ranger: By the end of the show, she's pretty much this with Winston's friends, and she has even lived in the loft at one point.
Straight Man: Mostly to Winston, but she also plays this role to the immature Nick in the episode "San Diego", when she reluctantly helps him with his relationship with Reagan.
Tomboy with a Girly Streak: In her early appearances, we mostly see her as a tough and no nonsense police officer, but she has no problem wearing feminine and flowery clothes when she's outside of work. She also loves shopping.

Rhonda

Played By: Sonequa Martin-Green

Winston's ex-girlfriend/"wife" (it's a prank).

Birds of a Feather: With Winston, although their relationship doesn't work out, as Rhonda is revealed to be too crazy even for him.
Catchphrase: "You got Rhonda'd!"
Distaff Counterpart: A female Winston, she likes pranks just as much as him.
The Friend Nobody Likes: While Winston finds her hilarious, none of his friends like her at all (mainly Schmidt, Cece, and Aly).
The Prankster: Her defining trait. Other than stupid, many of of her pranks are just plain cruel.
Unwanted Spouse: To Winston. They get married as a prank, but she leaves before getting the annulment. One season later, he convinces her to sign the divorce papers, with Cece and Aly's help.

Cece's Love Interests

Robby

Robby McFerrin

Played By: Nelson Franklin

Cece's boyfriend in season 2, who shockingly gets along great with Schmidt.

Almost Famous Name: His name is almost identical to Bobby McFerrin's. Schmidt is amazed when he hears it out loud.
Amicable Exes: With Cece, after they break up because she realizes her window of time to have kids is closing, but he isn't ready to be a dad yet. When he comes back in later seasons, they're friendly, although he sometimes admits he still has feelings for her.
Birds of a Feather: When dating Jess in season 6, they bond over their friendly, dorky personalities, and sharing many of the same quirks.
The Bus Came Back: He returns in season 5, and remains as a recurring character in season 6.
Butt-Monkey: A season 6 episode revolves around Jess being a Lethal Klutz resulting in Robby getting hurt repeatedly in the most painful ways possible.
Characterization Marches On: In Season 2 when he's introduced, he's a sort of bumbling, awkward nerd who admits he doesn't like music much. When Jess starts dating him, he's eventually revealed to be incredibly successful and talented, with their shared interest in singing being a turning point in their relationship.
Endearingly Dorky: A dorky Gentle Giant with glasses who is charming enough to attract the modelesque Cece and is liked by everyone because of his genuinely nice personality. In later seasons, he and Jess bond over their similar nerdy traits and have a brief Birds of a Feather relationship.
Friendly Rivalry: With Schmidt in season 2, as they quickly become great friends, despite both being in love with Cece.
Gentle Giant: He stands 6'5", has a stocky build, and is one of the show's nicest characters.
Kavorka Man: He's not especially ugly, but manages to date Cece, Nadia, and Jess who are all much more attractive than him, although his Nice Guy personality (and the fact that he's an apparently-wealthy Renaissance Man) probably helps.
Kissing Cousins: After discovering that they are third cousins, he and Jess end their relationship.
Nice Guy: A genuinely likable guy who is friendly to everyone. Even Schmidt adores him.
Nice Guys Finish Last: When it comes to Cece, as Schmidt makes clear to him whenever he gets the chance.
Odd Friendship: With Schmidt. Even in a later episode, Schmidt refers to Robby as his "second best friend".
Renaissance Man: Is eventually revealed to be this in Season 6. Apparently, he's a hugely successful architect, has a boat, is fluent in Latin, and plays several musical instruments (including having played bass on a Santana album, which went platinum). There's also apparently a documentary about him, as he once saved the life of none other than Elon Musk.
Stalking is Love: In "A Father's Love", he starts to stalk Cece along with Schmidt, both trying to get back with her.

Shivrang

Played By:' Satya Bhabha

A guy Cece considers an arranged marriage with.

Disposable Fiancé: Given that this is an arranged marriage, he doesn't exactly give Cece butterflies, but she knows he's a nice, reliable guy so they agree to get married. They mutually call off the wedding at the last minute, freeing Cece up for more romantic drama with Schmidt.
Straight Man: He's a sane, down-to-earth contrast to the zaniness of the other characters, and reacts to their antics with confusion or disapproval.

Coach's Love Interests

May

May Esperas

Played By: Meaghan Rath

Coach's final girlfriend before he leaves the show.

Birds of a Feather: She and Coach initially bond over both having been raised in military families, moving around a lot as a result. They'd also lived in many of the same cities, although in different years.
The Bus Came Back: Along with Coach, she comes back in the season 5 finale for Schmidt and Cece's wedding.
Elegant Classical Musician: She's beautiful, plays the cello, and attends fancy parties.
Official Couple: With Coach. It's mentioned in season 6 that they are still dating.
Opposites Attract: She is an Elegant Classical Musician, while Coach is cocky, athletic, and often acts like a Fratbro.
Small Role, Big Impact: Only appears in a few episodes, but she's the reason why Coach is Put on a Bus and moves to New York with her.
You Can't Fight Fate: Implied to be the reason she and Coach get together. After "just missing each other" throughout their lives (by nature of his moving to one Army base just as she'd left it several times) they run into each other in every bar on Nick's Valentine's Day bar crawl, making them realize their connection.

Characters / New Girl: Love Interests

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