A
fictional couple from the hit televison drama, ‘Private Practice’. Fans took Addison and Sam’s names and created the title: Addisam to show homage to their favorite couple and to have a sense of unity. They
represent the couple who has it the hardest, united under very difficult
circumstances, have different wants and goals in life when it comes to having a family, yet through it all the one thing that remains strong and never changing is their love for each other. The coupling is one of the few in Shondaland who didn’t fall in love after sex. They were bestfriends who fell in love because they were always there for each when they needed it. Sam knows how to be gentle with Addison when needed and also how to be tough and let her know someone can be strong for her. Addison knows how to let Sam feel like a man, as well as check him and be a strong
intelligent woman at the same time. They are each other’s “Anyway friends” because through all the BS, fights, trials and heartache they survive together and love each other anyway.
Fans love them for their fight, their journey and the unconditional love they share. Televisions first leading
interracial couple, with a black man and a white woman
challenging all the odds of today problems, diversity and acceptance. This couple isn’t perfect, but when it comes to the most realistic, they are as close as it gets.
“We are always good together, when it’s just us, we’re great together…” – Sam
“For
the first time in a very long time, call me crazy, but I can honestly say I am… Happy!” – Addison
Sidenote: Addisam is the only ship name ever to be mentioned on a Shonda Rhimes show.
