Quote from Ted in Architect of Destruction
Ted: Look, we all change a little for whoever we're into. Barney pretended to be a rabbi to get laid. Barney: Asian girls love them some Jews. Ted: And Marshall never would've listened to The Indigo Girls if it weren't for Lily. Lily: Um, I think you got that backwards there, Chief. Marshall: And you're welcome. Ted: The point is, you weren't pretending to like the Indigo Girls for the other person. You realized you liked them because of the other person. Just like me, Zoey and The Arcadian.