With that in mind, let’s look at some of daytime’s most iconic love triangles.
Jax helped Brenda pick up the shattered pieces of her broken heart.
What started as fun and games blossomed into a sexy, sweet romance.
Victor and Ashley grew closer, and feelings developed between the pair.
Hurt and jealous, Nikki responded to Jack’s attention, andNikki and Jackhad an affair.
Unbeknownst to Victor, Ashley was pregnant with his child, and Nikki had gone into remission.
Sparks flew between them, and the pair married.
Their love was cut short by Roman’s death in 1984, or so it seemed.
To her joy, she discovered John was her presumed dead husband.
Roman and Marlena reunited, but tragedy again intervened when Marlena was presumed dead in a plane crash.
Marlena’s return led to the stunning reveal thatJohn was not Roman.
Roman had been held hostage for the past few years.
When Ridge met Brooke, the attraction was instant.
Despite his interest in sultry Brooke, his heart belonged to sweet Caroline.
Ridge proposed but wasn’t ready to leave his playboy past behind and cheated on Caroline.
Ridge, meanwhile, explored his attraction to Brooke, though Caroline was never far from his thoughts.
Gwen had years of history with Ethan, but Theresa believed Ethan was her destiny and doggedly pursued him.
Gwen stepped in to console a distraught Ethan, and they resumed their relationship.
Gwen had his ring, but Theresa had his (secret) son.
Their love seemed destined to last forever until British beauty Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) came to town.
Holly’s initial romance was with Robert’s best friend, Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary).
When Luke was presumed dead, Robert married Holly to save her from deportation.
Holly stayed with Robert even after Luke returned.
Anna Devane’s arrival in Port Charles threw things into disarray.
The revelations temporarily caused tension betweenRobert and Holly.
While they eventually reconciled, Anna’s shadow loomed over their marriage.
Robert and Holly relocated to Australia for a fresh start.
The love triangle took a new turn when Holly was presumed dead in 1987.
Robert returned to Port Charles and eventually rekindled his relationship with Anna, marrying her in 1991.
Robert’s unresolved feelings for Anna and Holly linger, leaving the triangle’s outcome uncertain.
Bill courted her, and they became engaged.
After a rebound relationship fizzled, Laura refocused on her job.
The couple wed, but Bill, jealous and drunk, raped Laura, and she became pregnant.
She gave birth to a son named Mike and passed him off as Mickey’s.
When Mickey had an affair, Laura turned to Bill.
Mike overheard them as they made plans to be together.
After Mike nearly died, a guilt-ridden Laura stayed with Mickey.
Bill and Laura married and had a daughter, Jennifer Rose.
Laura’s mental state declined after Jennifer’s birth.
Bill ended up leaving Salem and Laura behind.
Laura eventually recovered and created a life for herself without Bill or Mickey.
Rick was involved with Lesley, but Monica was undeterred.
She attempted to blackmail Lesley into dumping Rick.
Her scheme backfired, and Rick and Lesley married despite her interference.
After Alan supported her through a personal crisis, Monica agreed to marry him.
Tempted by spending time in close quarters, Monica and Rick made love.
Monica became pregnant and believed Rick (Chris Robinson) was her son A.J.
Lesley and Rick divorced, and Monica and Rick planned to reunite.
A furious Alan attempted to kill the lovebirds but failed.
Monica pursued a divorce, and she and Rick planned to marry.
Rick and Monica’s plans went up in smoke when Alan revealed not only was A.J.
his biological son, but Monica had known the truth and kept it a secret.
Luckily for her and unknown to him, Cord’s biological father was the wealthy Clint Buchanan.
It was the first of many schemes Tina would pull throughout their relationship.
Her inability to stop scheming drove the couple apart.
Max was slightly more forgiving of Tina’s transgressions.
Their friendship turned into romance as he helped her track down her son, and they eventually got engaged.
Tina loved Max but had lingering feelings for Cord.
Standing at the altar on their wedding day, she fantasized about marrying both men.
Victor was a ruthless crime lord who took what he wanted without remorse.
Shawn was steadfast, dependable, and a hard-working family man.
The men were total opposites, but Caroline held both of their hearts.
Shawn and Caroline’s marriage hit a rough patch after Caroline revealed Bo’s paternity.
Shawn, betrayed and humiliated, withdrew from his wife.
Shawn and Caroline reconciled and remained married until he died in 2008.
Even with Shawn no longer in the picture, Victor and Caroline never reunited.
When Caroline died in 2019, Victor was devastated at having truly lost the love of his life.
That good deed did not go unpunished, and Todd was shot and presumed dead.
Todd’s path of revenge led him to Tea Delgado (Florencia Lozano).
Tea, who valued financial security after growing up poor, agreed.
As they spent time together, Tea fell for Todd.
With a mutual love for the children bonding them, Tea and Blair went from rivals to friends.
The real Todd had been held hostage for several years.
Thefeud between Katherine and Jillthat resulted from Phillip and Jill’s affair raged on for decades.
Phillip and Katherine’s marriage was troubled.
Once he found out Jill was pregnant, Phillip wanted out of his marriage to Katherine.
He flew to the Dominican Republic and obtained an island divorce.
Upon his return home, a distraught Katherine drove them off a cliff.
Phillip married Jill on his deathbed, but Katherine had the marriage annulled.
