Despite the fact that Grey's Anatomy [1] is all about the trials and tribulations of Dr. Meredith Grey, she can't always have the spotlight. In fact, over the course of the past 13 seasons, it's become quite clear that every other character in the cast [2] has just as much depth as the titular Grey. Take Alex Karev, for example: the brooding hothead with a heart of gold has endured more than his fair share of heartbreak since the show's beginning — and, in the process, he's provided a veritable gold mine of very relatable moments.

You When You're Telling Yourself You'll Wake Up Early to Go to the Gym Tomorrow

When You Realize It's Sunday Night and That Means It's Almost Monday

When You Finally Meet Your Soulmate

When It's 5:01 P.M. and You Finally Make It to Happy Hour

When You're Trying to Take a Cute Selfie For Your Dating Profile but You're Dead Inside

When It's Monday at Like 8 A.M. and That Morning Person You Know Is Like, "WHAT A LOVELY DAY!"

When Your Friend Gets Ghosted by That Potential New Bae

When You Accidentally Roast Your Best Friend Too Hard and They Actually Get Upset

When Your Friend Passes Out at the Pregame and You Basically Need a Crash Cart

When You're Shopping With Headphones in and a Salesperson Talks to You and You're Like, "Oh God, I Have to Say Something Now"

When It's Day 2 of Your Diet and You're All, "I Deserve This"

When It's Day 3 of Your Diet and You're Like, "Oh Well, Haha"

When You're About to Be All, "Did You Really Just Say That to Me?"

When It Takes Every Fiber of Your Being Not to Roast a Trifling Hater

When Your Friend's Like, "Try to Stay Positive!"

When You're Trying to Enjoy Your Lunch Break and a Stranger Bothers You

When You're in a Boring Meeting and You Feel Like Your Brain Might Just Melt Out of Your Skull

When Anyone Says Anything to You About Anything Ever

When Your Friend Is Like, "You Want the Rest of This?"

When You Make Eye Contact With Your Crush and You Pretend You Haven't Been Intensely Staring For the Past 5 Minutes

When You Finally Bond With the Co-Worker Who Hates Everything as Much as You Do

When You Overhear Your Friends Discussing Taco Tuesday

When Your Younger Sibling Turns 21 and You Take Them Out to Get Wasted

When You Do the Same Self-Destructive Things Over and Over Again