Infidelity towards Brooke

Sammy , 5/4/2023, 7:11PM(379 days ago) @longtimerfan

The only time Ridge has ever truly cheated on Brooke when they were living together in a committed relationship was by kissing Quinn in 2017.
When he slept with Taylor last fall, he had already moved out and told Brooke their marriage was over, so I wouldn't call that cheating. And sleeping with Taylor in 2009 after being drugged wasn't cheating either. Bridge's marriage had already been declared invalid and Ridge had already moved out of Brooke's house because of Rick.

Didn't Ridge cheat with the first Caroline, too? What was the status of Brooke and Ridge's relationship when he skeaked into Thorne's bed and slept with his wife? They were not married but I think they were in a relationship.

What about that time when he walked in on Brooke and Grant's good-bye kiss? The same day he proposed to Taylor and that's how Thomas was conceived. Did he break up with Brooke after the Brooke-Grant kiss?

I would also consider it cheating when Taylor crawled out of the grave in 2005. Sure, the Bridge marriage turned out invalid but Brooke and Ridge thought they were married, and at the very least they were in a committed relationship. When he found Taylor in the cemetery, they certainly kissed passionately and multiple times, and that was before Brooke even knew Taylor was alive.

And personally, I also consider Katie and Ridge in 2014 an emotional affair. Ridge was planning his wedding with Brooke and fantasizing about Katie. I don't remember if their first kiss happened after he dumped Brooke, but I found the whole thing very inappropriate.

I guess it depends on how the viewer defines "cheating". In real life, many won't care about kisses but on soap operas they always make it a big deal. Hope has called Liam a cheater and dumped him every single time she caught him kissing Steffy, yet she systematically got free passes for making out with Oliver or Wyatt when she was with Liam. One of the many reasons why I will never root for Lope. Liam is a cheater when he does it but Hope isn't held to the same standards.

Excellent post

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