Quote from Marshall in The Broken Code
Marshall: [over video chat] Now, although not expressly stated in the Bro Code, a weird moment between a bro and his bro's fiancee is, in my bro-pinion, a violation. Ted: No. Barney: Yes. Marshall: However, Ted was helping Robin as a friend. Therefore holding her hand isn't necessarily a weird moment. Barney: No. Ted: Yes. Marshall: That being said, if we decide that holding any friend's hand is weird then, yes, Ted did break the Bro Code. So the question is this: If Ted had gone to the park and held Barney's hand, would it have been weird? Barney: Yes? Ted: No? [later, Barney and Ted hold hands at the beach as they sit in a circle with Marshpillow] Ted: See? It's not weird at all.