^Rothman, Lily. 'How I Met Your Mother': Platonish and Other Words. 《时代周刊》. 2013-11-12 [2019-06-16]. (原始内容存档于2020-11-12) (英语). The neologism, Platonish, perfectly sums up that not-quite-platonic relationship status…a status that, if you ask Barney, is true of every single male-female pair of friends who are both single (with one exception).
^Nichole, Jamie. How I Met Your Mother S9/E14 Review "Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra". www.allthatsepic.com. All That's Epic. 2014-01-15 [2019-06-15]. (原始内容存档于2020-09-18) (英语). For bibliophiles you may also recognize the title as a play on the famous book "Appointment in Samarra" and, yes, the episode follows the same sort of set up.