Honestly, I like HIMYM for personal reasons. It reminded me of my group in college and Robin reminded me of a friend that I was on and off with a lot. Just like songs, shows can remind you of a time. So just like stevesie could relate to The Spectacular now (good movie btw), I do that with this show. Not cause I read at a 7th grade level.
BTW, Robin and my friend ended up in similar paths. Good for them.