Fictional Couples We Love

Lucious and Cookie Lyon, '03 Bonnie and Clyde — and more.

Cookie and Lucious Lyon - Celebrity coupledom is an obsession that society's had from the beginning of time. Even though their romance may not cross the barriers of the camera lens, it's pure magic when a couple becomes a classic. From Cookie and Lucious to the Huxtables to The Game, here are our favorite fictional couples.Perhaps the most talked about fictional couple of the past few months is Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) and Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) of the blockbuster drama Empire. Cookie's sassy, no nonsense personality is the perfect match for Lucious's vindictively charming ways. And we love how Cookie shuts down Luscious' current fiancée, "Boo Boo Kitty!" Cookie is a ride or die chick who takes no mess, not even from Lucious Lyon.— By Moriba Cummings(Photo: FOX via Getty Images)
Darius Lovehall and Nina Mosley - Poetry always leads to love, right? That's what Nia Long and Larenz Tate led us to believe in their portrayals as lovers in the classic Love Jones. Everyone was rooting for Darius and Nina, and many of us have modeled our relationships after this legendary couple.(Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Mary Jane Paul and David Paulk - It's the TV relationship everyone loves to hate... then love again. Stephen Bishop and Gabrielle Union's on-screen chemistry in Being Mary Jane is out of this world. Just like real life, their relationship is complex, passionate, messy and full of ups and downs.(Photo: BET)Melanie Barnett and Derwin Davis - The Game saw Derwin Davis (Pooch Hall) and Melanie Barnett's (Tia Mowry) relationship fail and flourish for seasons. Mowry and Hall were just doing their jobs well, but their undeniable chemistry made it hard for the rest of the world to separate business from pleasure. They both are happily married in real life.(Photo: The CW/Scott Humbert /Landov)

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Cookie and Lucious Lyon - Celebrity coupledom is an obsession that society's had from the beginning of time. Even though their romance may not cross the barriers of the camera lens, it's pure magic when a couple becomes a classic. From Cookie and Lucious to the Huxtables to The Game, here are our favorite fictional couples.Perhaps the most talked about fictional couple of the past few months is Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) and Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) of the blockbuster drama Empire. Cookie's sassy, no nonsense personality is the perfect match for Lucious's vindictively charming ways. And we love how Cookie shuts down Luscious' current fiancée, "Boo Boo Kitty!" Cookie is a ride or die chick who takes no mess, not even from Lucious Lyon.— By Moriba Cummings(Photo: FOX via Getty Images)

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