21 TV Couples Threatened by a Parent's Disapproval

There's a history of bad blood between Culhane and Blake Carrington. Unfortunately, this put a damper on Fallon and Culhane's relationship.

Carol's parents were not happy about her marrying a woman. Their refusal to come to the wedding almost made Carol call it off altogether, but she realized that she was getting married because she loved Susan and not to gain her parents' approval.

Ryan and Marissa's case is an extreme example of parental disapproval. Julie Cooper nearly had Marissa committed in order to keep her away from Ryan. Talk about crossing a line.

Cheryl's mom was so against her being with a girl that she locked her up and forced her to undergo conversion therapy. Thankfully, Toni wasn't letting anything happen to Cheryl and she broke in to rescue her girl from the Sisters of Quiet Mercy.

Anastasia's mother said if she ran off with Will she would eventually learn that you cannot live on love, but she would not be welcomed back home except to clean the chamber pots. If you can't tell, she wasn't a big fan of her daughter's relationship.

Veronica's best friend warned her that their mom would do anything to break her and Duncan up. As it turns out, she was right and Duncan's mom succeeded.

We might have found George and Lemon adorable, but George's mom had a different opinion. She found Lemon silly and high strung and was increasingly horrible to her.

Sabrina's parents weren't as big of an issue as much as her coven was. Sabrina is a witch while Harvey is not, and her coven didn't approve of her dating a mortal

One thing to know about Roswell, New Mexico, is that Alex's father is the worst character. He was abusive and unaccepting of his son's sexuality. When he caught Michael and Alex together he tried to attack Alex, but Michael jumped in between them. He broke Michael's hand, which was scarred for a decade.

Daniel's mother, Victoria, despised Emily and we do kind of understand it. After all, Emily was actually Amanda Clarke and she had been playing Daniel for quite some time.

Samantha's mom, Endora, hated that Samantha married a mortal. She never called him by his correct name to illustrate her dissatisfaction and it was a running gag throughout Bewitched.

It's hard to believe how against this relationship Maryse Lightwood was at the beginning of Shadowhunters. But she's grown significantly since the start of the show and is now the number one Malec stan.

Emily's mom tried to get on board with her daughter being a lesbian, but she always saw it as something she couldn't get past. When Emily first started dating Maya, her mom thought that it was repulsive. But she had a lot of character development and even gave Alison the family ring to propose to her daughter.

Brandon and Callie's situation was a bit complicated. They fell in love when Brandon's parents took Callie in as a foster child, but they eventually wanted to adopt her. That couldn't happen if Brandon and Callie were romantically involved, so the entire thing was conflicting for the characters and the audience.

Amy's dad was not a huge fan of Jake when they first met. Even after solving a case together and having time to bond, Mr. Santiago was not on board. He did, however, come to accept that if his daughter loved Jake he could live with it.

Emmett's mom didn't like that Emmett was dating a hearing girl. She went out of her way to be rude to Bay, and it took a long time for her to finally soften up towards her.

Mon El's parents and the people of Daxam hate Kryptonians. Kara and Mon El didn't get along themselves when they first met for this very reason. But despite Rhea's best efforts to keep them apart, Kara and Mon El found each other every time.

Both of Allison's parents tried to kill Scott on multiple occasions, so it's safe to say they weren't a big advocate of their relationship. Werewolves and werewolf hunters usually don't mix well.

Buffy and Angel's love may have been strong, but when it comes to their children parents don't give up. Joyce even managed to break up Angel and Buffy at one point.

Santana's grandmother didn't approve of her sexuality which reduced Santana to tears. Her sexuality had always been a hard thing for her to accept, and hearing such cruel words from her grandmother made it even more difficult.

Both of Jane's parents were Team Michael, and we can't blame them. Jane's mom even declined a call from Rafael when she saw that she and Michael were starting to bond again.