Detective Benson and Stabler reunited for Valentine's Day and our hearts are full of love

For all the wonderful friendships out there.
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Kayla Bazile
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Detective Benson and Stabler reunited for Valentine's Day and our hearts are full of love
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These are the stories of a beautiful friendship.

Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay, aka Detective Stabler and Benson, fought crime together on the hit show Law & Order: SVU for more than decade. Frequently blessing us with unexpected holiday selfies, their friendship has become the crown jewel of the internet.

So, in keeping with that tradition, the pair warmed our hearts when they reunited for Valentine's Day. Hargitay's caption shows how much love the TV partners still have for one another.

May their real life partnership continue to make the internet happy for years to come.

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Kayla is the pop culture intern at Mashable and can most likely be found looking up funny pictures of cats on the internet.Follow her gif filled Twitter: @oh_kayx

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