'Private Practice' star doubts romance

Tim Daly has admitted that he does not expect his romance on Private Practice to last.

Daly's character Pete will marry Violet (Amy Brenneman) in the season premiere but the actor admitted that he is not very hopeful about the relationship.

"I think that they're just avoiding our inevitable downfall because Private Practice isn't known for having relationships work out," he told TV Guide.

"I'm just assuming that we'll do a couple more episodes and then it's all going to go to s**t. Happiness is inherently not dramatic. They give people a little taste and then make it all horrible."

Daly hinted that Violet's relationship with Cooper (Paul Adelstein) will cause problems in the marriage and revealed that he will begin a friendship with Cooper's fiancée Charlotte (KaDee Strickland), who also feels jealous.

He explained: "I think they're interesting to put together because Charlotte is so hard and critical and Pete, to this point, has been such a humanist and sort of a guy that lives tolerating the grey areas of life."

The new season of Private Practice begins tonight at 10/9c on ABC.