Topanga Lawrence is Cory's main love interest. She is initially a hippie vegetarian who sits at the table with the other weird kids. She eventually matures into a smart overachiever and her beliefs about the environment and other topics were less emphasized. Although Topanga is admitted to Yale University, she decides to attend Pennbrook College with Cory and their friends. She proposes to Cory during their high school graduation, and they marry during their sophomore year of college, after which the show attempts to put them in stereotypical marriage problem situations. In her relationship with Cory, Topanga is generally the realist to Cory's idealist, being more plagued by doubts and insecurities about their relationship.