The Celebrity Couples We’re Most Inexplicably Attached To

We were very upset this week to learn that one of our favorite celebrity couples of all time, Amy Poehler and Will Arnett, are getting a divorce after nine years of marriage. In fact, we were much too upset, considering the fact that we know neither party personally, and we know nothing about them as a couple other than what we surmise from photos and the odd interview. But some celebrity couples just have that effect on us — we find ourselves inexplicably attached to them, whether they just make so much sense together, or because they seem to represent some little corner of perfection all on their own. After the jump, we’ve put together a list of such couples, both present and (sadly) past. Click through to see who we chose, and let us know which celebrity couples fascinate you to no end in the comments.

Will Arnett and Amy Poehler

Two of the funniest comedians working today — and not least when working together – Arnett and Poehler’s marriage (not to mention their two adorable kids) has always made us feel all warm, fuzzy, and sometimes a little bit pleasantly uncomfortable inside. Sigh. We know it isn’t really about us, but how could they do this to us?

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No love for Amanda Palmer and Niel Gaiman or Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branaugh? Makes me saaaaad.

I like Charlotte Caffey of the Go-Go's and Jeff McDonald of Redd Kross. I love both those bands. And I was bummed about the break-ups of Nancy Wilson (Heart) and director Cameron Crowe. They were perfect, as were Nick Cave and PJ Harvey. Or at least, I wanted to believe they were perfect together!

The first couple that came to my mind was (the very newly married) Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam, even before seeing the inclusion of 2 other How I Met Your Mother stars in the list!

I'll admit I was really bummed when Nancy Wilson and Cameron Crowe and Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins broke up. Two of my fave long-running celebrity couples. And I was sad when Zoey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard broke up - they seemed perfect for each other!

jon hamm and jennifer westfeldt..Suri has given this pair the thumbs up as well!

I remember being so sad when Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson split in the 90s.

What about Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka?