Lily Aldrin

According to her Curriculum vitae, which is shown in "The Possimpible", she is "Fluent in Italian, Certified in Teaching English as a Second Language, Proficient in Photoshop, Quark, Java".

Lily is often portrayed to be the most morally-inclined member of the five-some. She is rarely impressed by Barney's antics, shows a consistent dislike for people not being true to themselves (when Marshall took the "soul-destroying" corporate job) and is often horrified by the use of bad language (especially when directed at her). Despite this, she is prone to outbursts related to sexual language or harsh slang words (an example of this being when she told Ted he did not kiss Robin because he "chickened out like a little bitch" in the pilot episode). Of the couple, Lily is the impulsive one (and is terrible at keeping secrets); Marshall is often required to be the voice of reason. Lily also appears to have a talent for subtle and covert operations among her group of friends when she feels something has to be done, as revealed in "The Front Porch". Barney has even described her as a "manipulative puppet master" and "pure evil". She is often curious about trying out new things. She finds it easy to sustain platonic friendships with both men and women, although she is usually found in the company of men (Ted, Marshall, Barney). She is also prone to a reaction at certain words; "moist" makes her shiver, while "sack" and "booger" make her laugh. Read Less