It's Not Always Brooke (General)

There's this notion that Ridge always chooses Brooke but that's patently false. I don't even have to go back to the 90s to disprove that. Back in 2015, Brooke threw herself at Ridge but he told her to go pound sand because he wanted to be with Caroline, whom he eventually married. At no point did he leave Caroline for Brooke. Their marriage was unfortunately over before Ridge fell back into his old pattern. Point is, he can and has chosen women over Brooke.

And Brooke has chosen other men over Ridge (Bill, Nick). But it's always short-lived. Ultimately they always choose each other. Ending the marriage with Caroline was his decision. If he loved her more than Brooke he would have stayed married to her.

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There's this notion that Ridge always chooses Brooke but that's patently false. I don't even have to go back to the 90s to disprove that. Back in 2015, Brooke threw herself at Ridge but he told her to go pound sand because he wanted to be with Caroline, whom he eventually married. At no point did he leave Caroline for Brooke. Their marriage was unfortunately over before Ridge fell back into his old pattern. Point is, he can and has chosen women over Brooke.

But where does he always wind up? Back with Brooke. Everyone else is angst. Just like with Hope and Liam.

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"I love you more than anything or anyone in the world. And I want you by my side for the rest of my life."

"You're the love of my life."

Liam to Hope. Debate over.

There's this notion that Ridge always chooses Brooke but that's patently false. I don't even have to go back to the 90s to disprove that. Back in 2015, Brooke threw herself at Ridge but he told her to go pound sand because he wanted to be with Caroline, whom he eventually married. At no point did he leave Caroline for Brooke. Their marriage was unfortunately over before Ridge fell back into his old pattern. Point is, he can and has chosen women over Brooke.

You mean when Brooke returned from Italy, found out about Ridge and Caroline, wanted Caroline and Rick to reunite, asked Ridge over to her house and said let's get back together in the hopes of protecting her son? Ridge said no and that was that. That's throwing herself at Ridge? A five minute exchange? She didn't even really want him back.

There's this notion that Ridge always chooses Brooke but that's patently false. I don't even have to go back to the 90s to disprove that. Back in 2015, Brooke threw herself at Ridge but he told her to go pound sand because he wanted to be with Caroline, whom he eventually married. At no point did he leave Caroline for Brooke. Their marriage was unfortunately over before Ridge fell back into his old pattern. Point is, he can and has chosen women over Brooke.

Brooke, Ridge, and Taylor have been married to others, but Ridge always returns to Brooke. It's a soap, so of course there are going to be break ups, but Brooke is the love of Ridge's life, the one he can't get out of his system and doesn't want to.

Sure but please tell me why Taylor shows no interest in Ridge when he’s with other women. Also why does Ridge always interfere with Brooke’s relationships. So he talked brash about Caroline but lo and behold Brooke moves on and he starts making excuses. Look most Brooke fans don’t care about Ridge. If he wants Taylor just move on and leave Brooke alone.

There's this notion that Ridge always chooses Brooke but that's patently false. I don't even have to go back to the 90s to disprove that. Back in 2015, Brooke threw herself at Ridge but he told her to go pound sand because he wanted to be with Caroline, whom he eventually married. At no point did he leave Caroline for Brooke. Their marriage was unfortunately over before Ridge fell back into his old pattern. Point is, he can and has chosen women over Brooke.

Caroline 1 and Caroline 2 were merely distractions. He was with these 2 for 1 year. Same for Katie, Ashley, Morgan and other women. With Brooke he shares 35 years of history, 8 marriages and 1 child, it isn't comparable.

In the beginning he only married Taylor because Brooke was with Eric and didn't want him. He may have picked Taylor over Brooke a few times in the 90s but that didn't last. Even with 3 children with Taylor, he still saw her true colors and realized he prefered Brooke.

Not that I think Ridge is a prize. If I were Brooke I'd dump him and never look back. But it'sa fact Brooke is the love of his life. Dialogs prove that!

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There's this notion that Ridge always chooses Brooke but that's patently false. I don't even have to go back to the 90s to disprove that. Back in 2015, Brooke threw herself at Ridge but he told her to go pound sand because he wanted to be with Caroline, whom he eventually married. At no point did he leave Caroline for Brooke. Their marriage was unfortunately over before Ridge fell back into his old pattern. Point is, he can and has chosen women over Brooke.

Ridge always goes back to Brooke and she is the only woman that gave him a literal heart attack when she didn't want to reunite with him and chose Nick.

There's this notion that Ridge always chooses Brooke but that's patently false. I don't even have to go back to the 90s to disprove that. Back in 2015, Brooke threw herself at Ridge but he told her to go pound sand because he wanted to be with Caroline, whom he eventually married. At no point did he leave Caroline for Brooke. Their marriage was unfortunately over before Ridge fell back into his old pattern. Point is, he can and has chosen women over Brooke.

No one says he hasn't chosen other women over her a few times. How else could he ever have been married to the two Carolines and Taylor? And there were times when Brooke chose other men like Eric, Nick or Bill over Ridge too. But just like none of these men could ever make Brooke stop loving Ridge, Brooke is the only woman Ridge has never stopped loving for 35 years and has always come back to, no matter how happy he might have been with other women for a while.

Regarding Ridge and Caroline Jr, it was always obvious that they weren't meant to last but were only put together because Ridge & Katie had turned out to be a snoozefest and Bell wasn't ready yet to reunite TK's Ridge with Brooke so soon after the recast.
Ridge was clearly in a midlife crisis after returning from Paris, and being with Caroline made him feel rejuvenated. But that bubble was always supposed to burst sooner or later, because their personalities and their goals in life were just too different to make the age gap between them irrelevant. Douglas was only the catalyst that made their marriage implode, not the reason. Ridge broke up with Caroline because he realized they had been holding onto a fantasy that couldn't withstand reality and they just weren't each other's destiny. That's also why neither of them ever looked back, which is pretty unusual on BB where relationships get revisited all the time and certain characters are still hung up on their exes even decades later.

There's this notion that Ridge always chooses Brooke but that's patently false. I don't even have to go back to the 90s to disprove that. Back in 2015, Brooke threw herself at Ridge but he told her to go pound sand because he wanted to be with Caroline, whom he eventually married. At no point did he leave Caroline for Brooke. Their marriage was unfortunately over before Ridge fell back into his old pattern. Point is, he can and has chosen women over Brooke.

Not for long

Like it or not, this show has been based on Ridge and Brooke since the beginning. If you don’t like Brooke, you can find any excuse to run down the relationship, but the fact is, they will always end up together. It’s like Mac and Rachel on Another World or Nikki and Victor on Y and R. If a viewer’s dislike of Brooke is so strong, they need to stop watching, because there will always be Bridge. That’s just the way it is.

There's this notion that Ridge always chooses Brooke but that's patently false. I don't even have to go back to the 90s to disprove that. Back in 2015, Brooke threw herself at Ridge but he told her to go pound sand because he wanted to be with Caroline, whom he eventually married. At no point did he leave Caroline for Brooke. Their marriage was unfortunately over before Ridge fell back into his old pattern. Point is, he can and has chosen women over Brooke.

You say there's this notion. Where does it come from? Because it's very obvious that Ridge plays an idiot, runs around with other women and then winds back up with Brooke. He did it with Katie, with Shauna, with Taylor, with Caroline sr. This is nothing new.

ETA, I want to say Ashely Abbott, too, but I can't remember. And he was cheating on Brooke with Quinn, so, nothing new indeed.