Y&R Opinion: Why Are Most Y&R Couples Dull or Comfortable When I Want Messy?

The couples viewers prefer is subjective, comes from our life experience and baggage. If I find one couple boring and another person doesn’t, it doesn’t mean either of us is right or wrong. We all watch soaps for different reasons. I watch for the high drama and some watch for the romance. Leave a comment to let me know which your preference is and vote in our poll for your favourite couple. 

 

Nikki and Victor have had their fair share of happiness and heartbreak, off and on that has spanned several decades. They’re at that time in their life when it’s likely they’ve seen the end of most of the usual relationship drama.

They share a comfortable love and there are times when things get heated when Victor inevitably does something to piss her off, often something in an attempt to control their children. She can push his buttons but knows there’s a boundary that he doesn’t like crossed.

They’re comfortable like a worn pair of slippers you can’t part with even if your toe is peeking out. And I’m fine with that.

Lauren and Michael (Mauren? Licheal?)

Lauren and Michael have been together a very long time and since they both seem to be seen so rarely. In the past they’ve been passionate and messy from time to time.

I like them both individually and their scenes are often enjoyable. Like Tessa, when one-half or both people in a soap couple are recurring, there’s not much room for movement. I wouldn’t mind seeing more of them.

Tessa and Mariah haven’t had much of any storytelling recently as a couple. In fact, the storytelling for a gay woman (Tessa) and a bisexual woman (Mariah) has been dismal. 

Not on par with any other couple on the show aside from a few short scenes and this sexy one below.

Since the show won’t explain this, we can only assume they’re protecting to a demographic that discriminates instead of showing what a normal, loving relationship looks like between two women with regular ups and downs. 

They’re comfortable. Sweet, when all I want is passion, imperfection, heartache, drama and for them to be seen as a real couple.

 

Giving them flaws, putting them in jeopardy and creating sympathy is what makes viewers empathize.

 

 

Diane and Jack fell hard and fast, though they had a tumultuous past together. He forgave her for faking her own death, something that in reality, I doubt many could do, especially when there’s a kid involved. Jack’s always unlucky in love.

 

He thinks with his heart instead of his head so this is no surprise that he dove off the deep end and has barely come up for air. Not even long enough to take stock of the fact that his entire family thinks he’s being impetuous.

 

Except Traci who is supportive no matter what. See Big Boss’ post below!

 

Jack married her without family, some may say just to prove a point. Some argue that it’s because he’s in love and couldn’t wait. Maybe there’s a little self-unawareness. But why did Diane marry him? 

Diane’s still a big mystery. Her past should be a big red flag, but she sure does seem as though she’s besotted with Jack as much as he is with her. 

Is Diane truly in love with Jack or does she have ulterior motives? Could both be true? Is she working with Tucker to gain control of Jabot? There’s a big part of me that wants her to be in cahoots with Tucker. I’m all for that drama!

 

Abby and Devon were best friends, had a child together via surrogacy, and cheated on their significant others in one pent-up lusty scene where they christened every available surface in his condo including the old-school stereo and his stairs. It was hot.

But if you were hoping they’d keep up that energy, it’s barely been a few months since they’ve been together and they’re already in old married couple territory. This isn’t the norm in my world and I don’t know why it has to be in Genoa City.

 

Though to me, they have friend chemistry, there’s no passion between these two. I’m not talking about sexual passion. Passion in general. It makes the scenes a bit dull, much like Abby’s with Chance was.  

 

Y&R or CBS in general, often chooses comfort over passion. This wasn’t always the case. Go to YouTube and search for Drucilla and Neil videos. They had passion to spare. She had passion.

 

 

Chelsea raped Billy and he has forgiven her and now they’re a couple. If the roles were reversed, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.

 

It’s not Stockholm Syndrome but it’s still distasteful and anyone who was raped who would likely call it a slap in the face to survivors.

 

I’ve seen friend chemistry between them and if Chelsea hadn’t raped him, I’d be calling them yet another comfortable, dull pairing. As it stands, they should not be a couple. Period. 

 

Not everyone needs to be paired up. There are people who enjoy being single. If it were up to me, I’d write Billy as someone who is happy to sleep around and Chelsea would take a lot more time on her own to figure out who she is. Alone.

 

Ashley and Tucker together are messy, mysterious and to me, deliciously fun to watch. They make me laugh, which is all I need, really.

If you’re looking for a loving, sweet and gentle couple, this one isn’t going to be for you. No matter what’s going on in their minds, their passion burns bright.

I have been torn between thinking Ashley is falling back in love with Tucker, and that she’s merely using him.

And as I mentioned above, I still wonder if he and Diane are working the long game together, hoping to get a chunk of Jabot stock so they can take over the company.

 

 I’ve taken to calling them ‘Trashley’. I love that drama. I mean, at least they’re not dull?

 

 

Lily and Daniel are a slow burn. So slow that I wasn’t sure if they were headed toward coupledom.

They’ve been a couple once. It didn’t work out, but using the same actors ramps up the nostalgia, which helps some gravitate toward them.

 

My problem is that they haven’t even revisited the reason they broke up so why do they think they can make it work this time?

 

They’re sweet and cute.

 

There’s probably long-term potential here, and since Lily’s not afraid to say how she feels, I would love to see some big fights caused because of his involvement with his mama, Phyllis.

Otherwise, to me, their comfortable relationship is spelled d u l l.

 

 

Sharon and Chance aren’t quite a couple yet. They have shared a friendship and flirtation and since they had some hot sex, they’ve shared a few knowing smiles.

To me, that means they’re friends with benefits but Chance showed up at Crimson Lights this week with a picnic basket, which seems more like a date.

 

It looks like they’re headed to coupling but he’s almost a clone of Rey to me. He doesn’t have much of a personality beyond being nice and a cop. 

 

I see a comfortable pairing coming but I also see Summer in his orbit is going to shake things up. 

I’ve talked with a lot of older woman about this who don’t like that Sharon (their words) ‘has to compete with a younger woman’. It doesn’t help that she was Supergirl’s step-mommy.

Hey Y&R, your demographic women are Sharon’s age and older. They don’t want to see a young chippie (my mum’s words) pit against a mature woman. But there’s also a fanbase who wouldn’t mind Summer and Chance as a couple. I don’t have a stake in the outcome of either pairing.

Neither does much for me. My preferences are not “cozy.”

 

Kyle and Audra (Kaudra)

 

They’re definitely not comfortable. They do sizzle but to what end? And I do have to wonder if Kyle will finally realize that what Jack says is probably true, that he’s running away from his pain instead of confronting it head on.

Will Summer be waiting around? I doubt it. If these two did become a couple, I can see a lot of lying and manipulation from her end.