Question about "How I met your mother"?

Question

I've watched the CBS show "How I met your Mother" a few times over the last couple years. But I've never watched enough to figure out what's going on. So: 1. Which characters get married and become the father and mother in the title? 2. When does this show take place? In the present? Does this assume the couple get married in the future? Or does it take place back in the nineties or something? 3. Who are the kids the father is telling this story to? Do they even exist?

Answer 1

1.The father is the main character, Ted Mosby. The mother is currently unknown.

2.The actions on the show are based in the present but they're being told as a story from the year 2030.

3.Yes, the two children exist. They're Ted's children.  

I hope this helps. :D

Answer 2

Ted is the father, but the mother isn't known yet, which is the premise of the show. The show takes place in the present, but it's as if Ted is talking to his kids after they are born, which is obviously in the future. The kids are often shown in the very beginning of the show, Ted's children of the future.