Emma-Julian Relationship

" Just like Berkeley is your dream, you're mine. And I can't stand the thought of you going across the country without me by your side. "

- Julian

The Emma-Julian Relationship, also known as Juliemma, refers to the romantic relationship between Emma Humphrey and Julian Carlisle.

Overview
Emma and Julian meet in the pilot episode and Emma is immediately starstruck by the older and popular Julian. Emma harbors a crush on Julian for months, though Julian remains oblivious and thinks they are simply acquaintances. Julian asks Emma to go with him to his senior prom, not intending for it to be a date. Emma feels out of place the whole night, being the only freshman at the event. At the end of the night Emma tries to kiss Julian and he rejects her advances, saying that while he considers Emma a great friend she should be with someone her own age. Emma is upset but understanding.

Their relationship takes a romantic turn again in Season 3 when Emma's date to cotillion abandons her. Julian becomes her last minute escort and Emma becomes the talk of the party, being the only girl there to have a college boy as her date. That night Julian and Emma kiss for the first time and decide to see where their relationship goes. Things fall apart a few months later however when Emma begins to brag about Julian to all her friends. Julian begins to feel that Emma is still not mature enough to be in the adult relationship that he needs and they break up.

When Emma is rejected from Berkeley the next year, Julian comforts her and they have sex for the first time. The two officially rekindle their relationship after Emma's high school graduation and Julian soon asks Emma to move in with him. They try living together in Season 5, but they find that they are not ready to take that step. Over the course of the season they grow closer together and by the end of the season they finally say 'I love you'.

Emma and Julian's relationship takes a hit when Emma decides not to reapply to Berkeley and instead stay in New York so she can be with Julian. Julian secretly sends in an application for Emma and she is accepted. Emma initially refuses to go, but Julian tells her that she does not want to keep her from her dream and the couple tearfully break up. However in the series finale, as Emma is at the airport preparing to leave for California, Julian realizes that he doesn't want to be without Emma and runs after her. Julian tells Emma that she is his dream and he can't stand the thought of her going to California without him. The couple happily reunite and head off to California together.