Curtis Harding
Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
Credit: Jill Johnson/JPI (4)
Nicole and EJ
Current status: Over. Their biggest obstacle: EJ may not want to sign the divorce papers, but with his role in Jude’s paternity lie exposed, this relationship is over. Also, Nicole left town with Eric, likely forever.
John and Marlena
Current status: Happily Married. Their biggest obstacle: John’s guilt. He’s been off in Greece for weeks to atone somehow for supposedly killing Konstantin’s daughter. But we’re hoping he’ll be home soon!
Sarah and Xander
Current status: Almost married. Their biggest obstacle: These two are in for a bumpy ride now that Xander’s mom is in town and has told everyone he’s Victor’s son. Still, we’ve got lots of hope theywillmake it down the aisle for real!
Gabi and Stefan
Current status: Married and reconnecting. Their biggest obstacle: Gabi’s out of prison, but betraying Stefan’s trust and throwing EJ under the bus caused more than a little friction. Fortunately, they’re working through it!
Nicole and Eric
Current status: Reunited. Their biggest obstacle: Nothing! They reunited and left for Paris with little Jude, finally happy after decades of missed connections.
Johnny and Chanel
Current status: Married! Their biggest obstacle: We don’t see a devil breaking them up again, but between their two families, there’s never a shortage of drama that could derail them.
Everett and Stephanie
Current status: Over. Their biggest obstacle: Everettwasbeing kept under by alter Bobby, but now they’re both gone after Connie poisoned them. So we’re gonna put this relationship six feet under!
Jada and Rafe
Current status: Dating. Their biggest obstacle: Rafe’s in a coma after Connie stabbed him in the back! Fingers crossed he wakes up before Jada suffers even more heartbreak.
Theresa and Alex
Current status: Getting an annulment. Their biggest obstacle: They made it down the aisle, but just after marrying, Xander’s mom showed up to expose every single one of Theresa’s lies! Alex is so furious, he’s getting the whole thing annulled.
Brady and Theresa
Current status: On again/Off again. Their biggest obstacle: Despite Theresa marrying Alex, she was still way more into Brady. And he felt the same! Now that she’s been exposed, though, this might be it…
Holly and Tate
Current status: Dating. Their biggest obstacle: Their parents don’t want them together, so they’re sneaking around this summer while Tate hides out. But with Nicole and Theresa both likely leaving town, things may work out for these two lovebirds after all!
Ava and Harris
Current status: Finished. Their biggest obstacle: Steve Burton left to return to General Hospital, and Harris left Ava to track down Megan. We guess that’s it!
Jada and Bobby
Current status: Done for good. Their biggest obstacle: They’ve got the same problem Everett and Stephanie have: Bobby’s dead! Connie killed him to shut him up about her murdering Li, so these two are done.
Ava and Brady
Current status: Nothing… yet. Their biggest obstacle: While we don’t condone Ava drinking with a recovering alcoholic, these two had some definite chemistry we weren’t expecting when they got together during the double wedding!
Kayla and Steve
Current status: Happier than ever. Their biggest obstacle: Steve’s own past is even murkier than we thought, now that he know he was The Pawn’s handler for Victor. Still, Kayla’s stuck with him through thick and thin, so we doubt that’ll shake them!
Abe and Paulina
Current status: Married! Their biggest obstacle: With these two, who knows, but probably something health related! Abe had amnesia for awhile and Paulina went from cancer to heart failure, but right now theyseemto be OK.
Stephanie and Chad
Current status: Just friends. Their biggest obstacle: Chad’s still hung up on Abigail (who may or may not be alive) and Stephanie has got loads of drama with Everett, so it doesn’t seem like the best idea to get back together at the moment.
Kristen and Brady
Current status: Finally finished? Their biggest obstacle: Brady hates Kristen with a passion. That’s never stopped him from giving into her seductions before, but hereallyseems to be through playing her games.
Julie and Doug
Current status: Happily married. Their biggest problem: In real life, Bill Hayes has sadly passed away, so we know that it’s only a matter of time until Julie has to say goodbye to her beloved Doug.
Alex and Stephanie
Current status: Broken up. Their biggest obstacle: They seem to be pretty well over and done. But with Everett MIA and Alex needing some comfort after the Theresa debacle, these two might not be as finished as we thought!
Andrew and Paul
Current status: Dating. Their biggest obstacle: They’re long distance and mostly offscreen. Still, these two seem healthier than most, judging by whenever we see them pop up.
Abigail and Chad
Current status: Chad’s a widower. Maybe. Their biggest obstacle: There aren’t many challenges bigger than death, but suddenly there’s a chance she’s alive again… and looking very different!
Kate and Roman
Current status: Married. Their biggest problem: They reunited after Kate “died” twice, and seem to be happy together. But her own darker tendencies may end up driving them apart eventually!
Dimitri and Gwen
Current status: Still married! (As far as we know.) Their biggest obstacle: We don’t see Gwen looking to dissolve this marriage anytime soon, at least not until she gets her hands on the Von Leuschner fortune. But if she returns successful soon, we’re pretty sure she’s kicking jailbird Dimitri to the curb!
Sloan and Eric
Current status: Married? Their biggest obstacle: Sloan fled town after being forced to give Jude back to Nicole. She’s gone and Eric wants nothing to do with her ever again. That’s all well and good, but as of Eric leaving town, the two were still, technically, married!
Dimitri and Leo
Current status: In the past. Their biggest obstacle: Dimitri got transferred out of maximum security prison, only to break up with poor Leo with a letter.
Bonnie and Justin
Current status: Shockingly married. Their biggest obstacle: She’s not Adrienne. But they do seem to make a good couple, and all the recent Kiriakis family drama seems to have only drawn them closer.
Anna and Tony
Current status: Married. Their biggest obstacle: It seems Thaao Penghlis’ time as Tony may be done, so we’re not sure we’ll ever see them on our screens again together.
Kristen and Alex
Current status: Former friends with benefits. Their biggest obstacle: They just started hooking up to make their respective partners jealous. So while there was plenty of fire, there wasn’t much else there!
Konstantin and Maggie
Current status: Done. Their biggest obstacle: Konstantin wasn’t just exposed as a con at Maggie’s wedding, Xander put him in the ground! These two are blisffully over.
Wendy and Tripp
Current status: Dating and fake married? Their biggest obstacle: They recited vows to each other just before almost dying, and now they’re off in Hong Kong together. As far as we know, they’re doing just fine these days!
Wendy and Johnny
Current status: Over. Their biggest obstacle: Wendy dumped Johnny for Tripp after giving them both a test run. And now that they’re both with others, we don’t see her running back to him any time soon.
Hope and Bo
Current status: Reunited! Kind of. Their biggest obstacle: Bo’s in a coma and being treated somewhere in Europe. That puts a damper on their relationship.
Xander and Gwen
Current status: Nada. Their biggest obstacle: Xander always treated Gwen as his backup and she got so tired of it, she married Dimitri. That may have blown up, but she’s trying to get her husband’s money somewhere in Europe and even if she does return, Xander’s happy with his number one choice, Sarah.
Alex and Gwen
Current status: Former hookup buddies. Their biggest obstacle: They had a fun fling, but Gwen’s been off in Europe trying to get her hands on locked up hubby Dimitri’s money for ages. But with Theresa leaving, Gwen could very well make her return!
Phlip and Chloe
Current status: In New York together. Their biggest obstacle: They haven’t quite gotten it right in all these years, but maybe now that they’re both together in New York, they might have an actual shot.
Jennifer and Jack
Current status: Married. Their biggest obstacle: Who knows how they’ll both react if Abigail does turn up alive. Thatshouldbe a good thing, but you can never tell how resurrections can tear a family apart.
Ava and Johnny
Current status: Dead in the water. Their biggest obstacle: They were growing close, but then she killed his beloved Grandma Susan and went completely off the deep end. Ava and Susan may both be back, but she’s moved on and Johnny’s remarried Chanel.
Sonny and Will
Current status: Married. Their biggest obstacle: At the moment, nothing, seeing as how they moved to New Zealand together once their marriage hit some bumps. These days, it seems they finally returned to Arizona, but still, they seem happy enough!
Sami and Lucas
Current status: Done… forever? Their biggest obstacle: Oh, we don’t know, maybe that whole Lucas secretly kidnapping Sami for months thing? He seems to have genuinely atoned, but Sami doesn’t seem likely to return to Salem. Ever.
Melinda and Li
Current status: Over. Their biggest obstacle: Li’s dead after Connie stabbed him in the back. We’re never quite convinced of death in Salem, and Melinda was one of the few people to mourn him, so if it turns out he faked it, these two may still have a chance!
Sami and EJ
Current status: Over and done. Their biggest obstacle: It turns out EJ was right about Lucas after all. But that didn’t make Sami grateful. She’s declared herself done with him, Salem and pretty much everyone.
Maggie and Victor
Current status: Widowed. Their biggest obstacle: This is a rough one. It took some time to catch up, but about eight months after John Aniston passed away, Victor too, died, leaving Maggie to mourn a husband once again.
Belle and EJ
Current status: Fizzled out. Their biggest obstacle: EJ’s married to Nicole and Belle left town to be with Shawn for rehab. But that doesn’t mean a reunion is impossible!
Lani and Eli
Current status: Married. Their biggest obstacle: Family drama? Lani’s finally out of prison and the two are starting their life over again as Eli rejoins the FBI in Maryland, but there’s always the chance they could get sucked back into the Price and Horton family problems.
Belle and Shawn
Current status: Married. Their biggest obstacle: Though they initially split while Shawn went to rehab, we just learned that Belle’s since joined him over in Europe somewhere. So we guess they’ve got less obstacles than we thought!
Ciara and Ben
Current Status: Sailing around the world. Their biggest obstacle:We assume the couple’s happy as can be with little Bo and another tot on the way.
Sarah and Rex
Current status: Divorced. Their biggest obstacle: Sarah never loved Rex, she was just using him to keep Xander away. Granted, Rex knew that, but his plan to win her over was always doomed to fail.
Alex and Sloane
Current status: Fomer hookup buddies. Their biggest obstacle: They had some fun back when they both showed up, but he moved on with Stephanie (and then Theresa) and Sloan’s fled town after Jude’s kidnapping came out.
Chanel and Allie
Current status: Over. Their biggest obstacle: Allie cheated on Chanel with Alex and then left for New Zealand with Will and Sonny, so this relationship is officially toast!
Xander and Chloe
Current status: Over. Their biggest obstacle: Chloe knew she’d never live up to Sarah. So once she found out that Xander was a father to little Victoria Horton, she decided it was time to call the relationship and leave Salem.