Grey’s Anatomy

WhenGrey ’s Anatomytook off as a ethnical phenomenon in the mid-2000s , Patrick Dempsey ’s Dr. Derek Shepherd also swiftly became one of the biggest heartthrobs on television receiver . Nicknamed " McDreamy " by ( then ) Seattle Grace ’s intern , Derek is held up as an ideal mate for a long time : one of the best surgeon in the world , a consecrated married man and Father of the Church , and very easy on the optic . However , not even thebest characters fromGrey ’s Anatomyare thoroughgoing , and Derek has shew his flaws that interrupt the McDreamy range of a function more than a few time .

At the heart ofGrey ’s Anatomyis Ellen Pompeo’sDr . Meredith Grey and Derek ’s love floor , but this sits alongside central themes of aspiration and self - fulfilment , especially concerning the show ’s female characters . Meredith is on a journey to become the best surgeon and person she can be , and sexual love and sex are very much a part of her account . There are times when it seems like Meredith has won the lottery when it comes to Derek , but others when he tarnishes his own dreamy reputation by pee things more unmanageable for her or just being obviously unlikable .

Derek Cheats On Meredith (& Addison)

Derek Never Totally Breaks His Cheating Habit

Grey ’s Anatomytends to ring around Derek ’s infidelity habit by supply justification or toy it down as only a kiss or toying . When Derek kiss a co - worker while in Washington , D.C. — while he and Meredith are at one of their worst fierce fleck — he does end it before it goes any further , and immediately goes home to Meredith . However , he try out to cover up this incident at first , which in and of itself is bad given how Derek and Meredith started , and some of his interactions with other women while they were formally together in the past .

While romance is a huge part of Grey ’s Anatomy , there have been plenty of metre where the surgeon have cut across the line of reasoning in the name of ' love '

Namely , Meredith is terrified of history repeating itself . Derek and Addison ( Kate Walsh ) are essentially severalise when he first cope with Meredith , but they definitely go a point where he needs to tell her the verity . Derek also make a full point of narrate Meredith that he flirted with another woman at a saloon or had a moment with a nurse when they are together , ostensibly to point out that their human relationship necessitate to be sterilise . It always comes back to how happy he is in the relationship at a given moment when he is the one who keeps toeing the line .

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Derek Tries To Force Alex & Izzie To Move Out

Meredith has commitment issue — which Derek knows — so their moving in together is a tentative stride forward . Considering this , Derek isverypresumptuous before he has even officially move in , assuming Alex ( Justin Chambers ) and Izzie ( Katherine Heigl ) are moving outand measuring a bedchamber for a potential office . When Meredith makes it clear that this is n’t materialise yet , that Alex and Izzie are family to her , Derek backs down . However , the moment showcases his tendency to assume that he knows what ’s what , and to start moving onwards without look up Meredith .

Derek Accuses Meredith Of Being Like Her Mother

Derek Uses Meredith’s Difficult Relationship With Ellis As A Go-To Insult

Things look bleak for " MerDer " when Derek gets an go to work for the chairwoman , which would take him across the country . Derek has made the decision to stay in Seattle and has to live with it , while Meredith is just try out to get on with work when Derek tell that Meredith sounds just like her female parent by dismissing him . It ’s really one of Derek ’s lowest moments , to use something that he knows is deeply painful for Meredith to make his point , call her out as being uncaring about him and his career .

Derek Breaks His Promise To Meredith To Support Her Career

Derek’s Career Will Always Be Miles Ahead

Becoming a female parent is something Meredith never exclusively imagined herself doing , and reckon out how to balance work and parentage is a straining endeavor for her . Of course , the parenting duties seem to fall upon her rather than Derek . He assure that he will step up and countenance her more work time for at least a year — until he gets a better offer . However , an offer like this could come at any time , puddle his committedness to Meredith all the more important , as she is year behind him in her calling and take the support .

Derek Accuses Meredith Of Sleeping Around

Derek Is Plain Mysoginistic In This Moment

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