Who Is the Best Man for Olivia Benson?

Stabler, Barba, someone new

Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba
2 min readAug 26, 2023
A picture collage of Olivia Benson, Eliot Stabler, and Rafa Barba on the Law and Order: SVU
Images from Wikimedia Commons, edited on Canva

In the year 1999, I became an older sister. Nigeria held its first elections after the coup, and Dick Wolf launched his masterpiece TV show that has been on our screens for the past 24 years.

Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU).

Wolf was already popular for his Law and Order series, but this one outdid the others. You can even tell since viewers are still watching in 2023.

The major characters include the beloved Olivia Benson, “Liz” who has risen through the ranks to Lieutenant and is now Captain of the Police squad, Odofin Tutuola who has been a loyal friend and confidante; and has grown alongside Liz in age and wisdom, then Liz’ former partner, Eliot Stabler who left the show after 13 seasons.

Over time, SVU fans have debated about the love interest for Liv.

First, I absolutely love this series, not just because it shows sex crimes and crimes against children being investigated and the criminals punished, but because it also revolves around a woman who has led a good life, despite her challenging upbringing, and has yet to find the “elusive” forever love.

Through the 24 seasons of this series, Liv has been in about six relationships, the most notable being with Brian…

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Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba
Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba

Written by Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba

I write about life; as I experience it, as I know it; as it could be better.

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