SVU gotta smooch already.

Mulder and Scully, Booth and Bones, Benson and Stabler.

Partners with undeniable chemistry make for good TV.

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Though she’s had serious relationships, Olivia Benson is currently unattached, and has never been married.

But shedoeshave a family; she legally adopted her son Noah during season 15.

For each and every tender moment, check outthis full timeline of their relationship.

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When Stabler returned to New York, he gave Benson an emotional letter.

This was happening over onOrganized Crime, so you might have missed it.

Anyway, the letter was like, You’re so great but maybe we are bad for each other….

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If things were different, I coulda loved ya.

(I’m paraphrasing.)

But suffice it to say, these two have some unfinished business.

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Most important, the two areoffscreen besties, so ship away.