According to Steffy, Brooke doesn't love Ridge (Never did) (General)

I think the problem lies elsewhere...to me it seems deep down Steffy is not happy...yes, she knows she should be, she just experienced her own miracle when her husband returned from the dead...but we all can see that this is not enough for her to make her happy.
And the way she treated Hope, condescending and rude, shows us the reason...deep down Steffy knows Finn is not the love of her life...when she woke up from the coma she immediately called Liam her sweet husband, and even when she found out that Finn was her husband and that he was dead she did not want her mother to help her through her pain but Liam....making him even stay overnight because it seems no one else could help her, not her mother, not her brother, not even the kids being with her...so now she wants at least Brooke to lose Ridge too like she lost Liam...Steffy was always on a crusade against "the Logans", always trying to take a Logan´s man away. She didn´t succeed with Liam so at least Brooke should lose Ridge...

I think the problem is that she's evil. That's what the writers are telling me. Every soap needs villainous characters who lie, manipulate, and hurt people. They're writing Steffy as that kind of character, IMO. When you think about it, hasn't she always been written that way, since she was aged up? There was a brief period of time when she was written differently but that was when Hope was not on the show. Before and after that she never went too long without reverting back to manipulating. Steffy is just not a nice person. She's bitter and vindictive and hateful. And her hatred is based on losing Liam to Hope.

Very good points in both posts, but I would also say that Steffy unfortunately learned a lot at her namesake's knee, and that contributes a lot to who she is today. When Taylor was dead, and Brooke was raising the Tot's, they were all pretty decent kids. They had a happy, normal life, and they all seemed content and grounded. It wasn't until Taylor returned from the dead, and once again wreaked havoc on Brooke and Ridge's happiness, and took over mothering those kids, that they began to change and have problems. Thomas particularly was a sweet young boy, but just look at him now. And there are simply no words for Steffy, who has completely gone off the rails, and quite frankly, seems unbalanced.

But it is really neither here or there; Steffy is gonna believe the history she needs to believe, no matter how much in fantasy it is based. I do continue to wonder why Ridge humors her, because he knows it is utter nonsense, but Ridge has always enabled her. So let the poor thing have at it; she is only making herself look like a fool and has no one but herself to blame.

I think that's what the writers are doing here. They're trying to make Steffy the new Stephanie. But it's not working because Steffy isn't as complex a character as Stephanie was. While Stephanie had many sides to her, Steffy is just plain mean.

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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.

I think the problem lies elsewhere...to me it seems deep down Steffy is not happy...yes, she knows she should be, she just experienced her own miracle when her husband returned from the dead...but we all can see that this is not enough for her to make her happy.
And the way she treated Hope, condescending and rude, shows us the reason...deep down Steffy knows Finn is not the love of her life...when she woke up from the coma she immediately called Liam her sweet husband, and even when she found out that Finn was her husband and that he was dead she did not want her mother to help her through her pain but Liam....making him even stay overnight because it seems no one else could help her, not her mother, not her brother, not even the kids being with her...so now she wants at least Brooke to lose Ridge too like she lost Liam...Steffy was always on a crusade against "the Logans", always trying to take a Logan´s man away. She didn´t succeed with Liam so at least Brooke should lose Ridge...

I think the problem is that she's evil. That's what the writers are telling me. Every soap needs villainous characters who lie, manipulate, and hurt people. They're writing Steffy as that kind of character, IMO. When you think about it, hasn't she always been written that way, since she was aged up? There was a brief period of time when she was written differently but that was when Hope was not on the show. Before and after that she never went too long without reverting back to manipulating. Steffy is just not a nice person. She's bitter and vindictive and hateful. And her hatred is based on losing Liam to Hope.

Very good points in both posts, but I would also say that Steffy unfortunately learned a lot at her namesake's knee, and that contributes a lot to who she is today. When Taylor was dead, and Brooke was raising the Tot's, they were all pretty decent kids. They had a happy, normal life, and they all seemed content and grounded.
It wasn't until Taylor returned from the dead, and once again wreaked havoc on Brooke and Ridge's happiness, and took over mothering those kids, that they began to change and have problems.

You make it sound as if Bridge were married and settled the whole time Taylor was dead
Actually Brooke only moved in with Ridge after RJ s birth … and Taylor was back when he was not one.
Before that Brooke had to fight Thomas dislike of her … then flip flop between Ridge and Nick, Ridge had a fling with Bridget after he dumped Brooke over Breacon
Tridge kids were raised by Ridge as a single parent for years. The year Brooke moved in, the kids were in boarding school.

Thomas particularly was a sweet young boy, but just look at him now.

Thomas was fine until Rick s actions killed Phoebe

And there are simply no words for Steffy, who has completely gone off the rails, and quite frankly, seems unbalanced.

Bc she despises the Logans parasites ?
Who would not at her place ?

But it is really neither here or there; Steffy is gonna believe the history she needs to believe, no matter how much in fantasy it is based. I do continue to wonder why Ridge humors her, because he knows it is utter nonsense, but Ridge has always enabled her. So let the poor thing have at it; she is only making herself look like a fool and has no one but herself to blame.

Yesterday the one who felt like a fool was surely Ridge … married to a woman without any sense of what’s appropriate. He so looked happy when he came home … NOT
Happy was when he was at the Forrester mansion …

Brooke DID cheat on her current lover Ridge with her soon to be ex husband Eric didn’t she ? Paternity test 1

Brooke cheated on Eric with Ridge. Eric was her husband. When Brooke confessed to Ridge that she doesn't want to lose him to Taylor they kissed and she ran out of the room because she got scared of her own feelings. After that Brooke tried to be a good wife to Eric, but she was really in love with Ridge because Eric was always her rebound. Ridge and Brooke had sex in the FC laboratory months later... I think Ridge was seeing Taylor back then so I guess he cheated on her and Brooke cheated on Eric. After that both Rick and Brooke wanted Stephanie and Eric to get back together. When they believed that Stephanie and Eric might get back together because Stephanie showed them a love letter she got from Eric they went to big bear (Stephanie's idea) where they had sex again and planned their future. Thorne saw them and was angry with them, but they explained to him that Eric wrote a love letter to Stephanie. Soon Ridge and Brooke made love for the third time and shortly after this they found out Eric had an accident and he wants to see Brooke at the hospital. Brooke was actually shocked when Eric wanted to have sex with her and she locked herself in the bathroom. Then Brooke and Ridge realized that Stephanie lied and Eric didn't write that letter. Then Brooke decided to tell Eric the truth about her and Ridge. Eric told her that he isn't going to give her a divorce. Ridge decided that he can't hurt his father like this and he followed Taylor to st Thomas and rebounded with her. That's why Brooke decided to give her marriage another go and that's why she needed a paternity test #1.

She also banged his brother NICK while married to Ridge : paternity test 2 (yes I know he was « dead » … for 24 hours ? What a great way to mourn his death)

It was ridiculous, but it wasn't cheating.

Brooke scandals are not a myth nor her cheating nor her involvement with many married men nor her chasing after Tridge.

But Brooke cheating on Ridge with his father and brother is a myth. If anything Brooke cheated with Ridge.
You know what is a myth? The always loyal Ridge and always loyal Taylor.

It was not about just cheating but also about SCANDALS and inappropriate behaviour. Brooke was turn on by the situation, Ridge was disgusted when she brought it up.

Having sex with random men while not knowing their names is scandalous. Shooting someone in the back and covering it up is scandalous. Many things that Taylor would insult Brooke for she praised when Steffy did them.

PLEASE … Brooke also « intended » to tell the truth about Thomas being Ridge s in lake Como then a few times after … she NEVER came clean.

Nobody wrote that Brooke intended to tell the truth then. I am sure she wouldn't do it back then.

Unless she’s caught (Steffy knowing about the mask boink) Brooke NEVER confesses freely.

Still using something that Brooke didn't control against her?

Yes, Brooke hates Thomas and doesn’t think he can change … well Thomas and Steffy don’t think Brooke can change either …

Thomas, Steffy and Taylor hate Brooke for way less than what Thomas put Brooke through over the years. I can't imagine what Ridge would do to Hope if she would put him through all the stuff Thomas has put Brooke through. She has every reason to hate him yet she's still cordial with him... Imo she shouldn't be because he doesn't deserve it.

Just like Sinn were casually dating. Bur I agree Brooke was nothing but a distraction then …

No. This "Casual dating" didn't come out of Steffy's mouth. He was often staying overnight and bonding with Kelly. Steffy herself said that she betrayed Finn and told Liam that she loves him and can't lose him. you think she said it because it was "casual"?

I don’t remember AT ALL Ridge looking impaired … HE started the seduction and the day after he told everyone he KNEW what he was doing

He started the seduction after he got the pills... Even Taylor told Stephanie that Ridge seems detached and as a psychiatrist that prescribed the pills she had to know what reactions are possible... She just chose to be delusional.

Brooke banging Katie’s husband isn’t so old is it ?

Older than Steffy banding her FIL and Taylor trying t murder a guy yet I heard that it's "their past" all the time.

I disagree. It’s about FAMILY loyalty. Just like Ridge was incredulous Brooke would AGAIN kiss her sister s man a couple of years ago.

The family loyalty that Ridge felt when he passed Douglas as his own? Or maybe the family loyalty he felt towards Eric, Thorne etc? this guy isn't loyal.

Is THAT a sacrifice ?

Yes it is because it means that her daughter can't even make a party and invite both of her parents while ridge can still see Taylor all he wants. If that is not a sacrifice then Ridge should stop seeing Taylor right away.

Not chasing after a married man is just NORMAL behaviour btw.

According to Taylor and Steffy... Only when they aren't the ones doing it.

Brooke s advice was 100% self serving and hiding Ridge s letter 100% life altering. Caroline got this major information at the last minute. If she had more than a week to ponder the decision to marry Thorne she may have worked this out with Ridge and reunite with him like they eventually did after loosing 2 years bc of the jealous losers Throoke.

Yes it was self serving. At least she gave her a chance. If it would be like Steffy she wouldn't give the letter and would lock ridge in a gondola for that day just in case. Ridge was treating Caroline so poorly and cheating on her and somehow Brooke was their biggest problem? lol

But Brooke ALSO learnt WHY Taylor had dumped Ridge. Bc of a misunderstanding SHE created when she pushed a drunk Ridge on her bed and straddled him.

Taylor knew that Ridge was angry at Brooke because of a kiss she shared with Deacon yet she allowed him to "come home"... In Monaco she knew that Ridge suddenly changed and kissed her after seeing Hope's photo with her parents yet she still believes the kiss was magical.

Thorne had REAL remorses and eventually confessed to Taylor … Brooke actively lied and planned to lie forever.

I think that this opinion is based on the fact that you don't dislike Thorne as much as you dislike Brooke.

The whole truth would have reunited tridge much sooner. And Brooke KNEW IT.

Taylor became pregnant because she got Ridge after he believed that Brooke is cheating on him and proposed to her out of spite using the ring he had prepared for Brooke and Tridge were apart during Taylor's pregnancy because Taylor couldn't cope with Ridge always being in Brooke's business so Brooke had a lot of reasons to believe that Ridge would choose Taylor just because of the baby. Taylor initially was in fact Ridge's rebound...

When her kids are adults

So parents don't worry about their children being hospitalized when the kids are adults?

Taylor could not come back from Africa … bc she swore to Bill she wouldn’t be back in LA ?
And bc she was not cast …
But Taylor herself said that she wasn't coming back because of Bridge. I don't care if they found a re-cast now. They could do it before if they wouldn't want to show us that Taylor was putting her feelings first.

Hope bringing Steffy’s history was just deflecting
And Hope couldn’t contradict Steffy about Brooke s scandals …

She could have, because most of Steffy's accusations against Brooke were lies, like the cheating on Ridge with Eric and Thorne. She just chose to debunk Steffy's claims with a general statement about Steffy making up her own version of the truth instead of discussing every single detail.

Too bad she wasn’t allowed to bring up the not so old mask boink …

How would that have made Steffy's point that Brooke can't be faithful and always feels attracted to other men? Even Steffy knows that Brooke never felt attracted to Oliver at all and thought he was Ridge.

Steffy’s faults don’t change the fact Brooke kissed Bill and Deacon while married to Ridge and lied about it.
She had no intention to tell about Bill (and yes bridge were separated BUT had planned to reunite)

She had every intention to tell him right after their reunion party, which took place only two days after the kiss. Quinn just beat her to it, the same way as Steffy and Thomas beat her to it when she had decided to confess about the NYE kiss.
And Brooke never believed that Bridge reunion after her kiss with Bill would happen in the first place, because Ridge had made it 100% clear that she would have to forgive Thomas first, and she knew she couldn't do that.

When Steffy cheats on Finn now they’re married the comparison can stand.
When his inhibitions were lowered by alcohol and pills, Ridge sex cheated on Brooke with Caroline and Taylor : that prooves he doesn’t love her too ?

By the time Ridge slept with Caroline he hadn't even told Brooke yet that he loved her, they were only casually dating. So that wasn't cheating. And Ridge being so out of it after taking the pills that the show made a point of showing us his totally blurred vision before he slept with Taylor can hardly be compared to Steffy having a few drinks before sleeping with Liam, gushing about the night the next morning and never giving us any reason to doubt that the sex was fully consensual.

After decades of chasing after Ridge Brooke STILL has to seduce the men around her. Her behaviour is still tacky and classless (mask boink).

When was the last time Brooke has tried to seduce anyone who wasn't her husband? And even if you think the mask incident was classless, that already happened more than a decade ago, so it's absolutely no reason to claim she's STILL like that.

Bridge still fight all the time about everything bc they don’t have the same values.

The only thing they keep fighting about are their kids, which has nothing to do with not having the same values.

Ridge isn’t THAT happy with Brooke … maybe his flashbacks said it all : sex for Brooke, closeness and laughter with Taylor.

Well, I could as well argue that those flashbacks were so different because he simply doesn't desire Taylor physically and only loves her as a friend who knows how to cheer him up. He didn't even flash back to the Monaco kiss, which seems to be the only thing Taylor can think of whenever she's daydreaming of Ridge. So even their flashbacks aren't compatible, while Bridge always remember the same scenes when they are thinking of each other.

Does Brooke love Ridge ? She sure wants him. But does she put HIS happiness first ? She NEVER did. And that is the definition of real love.

Seriously? Then what did she do other than putting his happiness first when she banned Deacon from her property?
She also put his happiness first when she gifted him to Taylor and agreed to speed up the divorce after Thomas' lie about sleeping with her. Or when she accepted his decision to marry Caroline and never even tried to interfere in their marriage, just to name a few of many examples.

Brooke KNEW he was in love with Caroline and vice versa but she wanted him for herself so she manipulated to get him.

Ridge and Caroline were neither married nor engaged at that time and Caroline was already dating Thorne. It's not like Brooke was trying to break up a happy couple. She truly thought that Thorne would make Caroline happier than Ridge ever did. She would never have interfered if Caroline had been miserable without Ridge. That doesn't mean what she did was right, but it wasn't a purely selfish deed either. She thought it was the best for everyone, while Steffy, Thomas and Taylor don't care about Brooke or even their half-brother RJ's happiness at all, only about their own.

She KNEW he proposed to her on the rebound thinking Taylor had cheated on him with Thorne and was expecting his child. She knew it was hurting him but all she cared about was getting her claws on him.

As far as Brooke knew, Taylor was done with Ridge for good and fully intended to keep the secret about her baby's paternity forever. So why should Brooke have been the one to tell Ridge? Sure she took advantage of the situation, but why should she have made Ridge even more miserable by rejecting his proposal when it looked like Taylor still wouldn't have taken him back?

When Ridge refused to leave his tridge family after the horse interruption, Brooke threatened to leave LA with Rj unless Ridge returned to her : she was ready to deprive Ridge and RJ from each other bc SHE couldn’t stand to see Ridge reunited with his first family
Brooke so called love is SELFISH. So no it’s not real love iMO

Taylor left town as well to live on another continent because she couldn't stand to see Ridge with his other family. And it's not like she left her kids behind out of selfless love for Ridge. She simply couldn't take them with her because they were already adults living their own lives, so she was depriving her kids of their mother instead and wasn't even there for them when they were fighting for their lives in a hospital bed several times. How is that any better than depriving your kid of his father?

It's funny how the mask incident is brought up against Brooke when Ridge wasn't even mad at her over it. I think he may even have been a little amused, IIRC.

The Posse Boink is weak sauce; everyone knows how that shook out, no matter how ridiculous. So, Brooke unknowingly had sex with Oliver; let me clutch my pearls and run to the morality police. Sure wasn't like two someone else's we know that knowingly and willingly and with their eyes wide open stepped out numerous times.

Hope bringing Steffy’s history was just deflecting
And Hope couldn’t contradict Steffy about Brooke s scandals …

She could have, because most of Steffy's accusations against Brooke were lies, like the cheating on Ridge with Eric and Thorne. She just chose to debunk Steffy's claims with a general statement about Steffy making up her own version of the truth instead of discussing every single detail.

Too bad she wasn’t allowed to bring up the not so old mask boink …

How would that have made Steffy's point that Brooke can't be faithful and always feels attracted to other men? Even Steffy knows that Brooke never felt attracted to Oliver at all and thought he was Ridge.

Steffy’s faults don’t change the fact Brooke kissed Bill and Deacon while married to Ridge and lied about it.
She had no intention to tell about Bill (and yes bridge were separated BUT had planned to reunite)

She had every intention to tell him right after their reunion party, which took place only two days after the kiss. Quinn just beat her to it, the same way as Steffy and Thomas beat her to it when she had decided to confess about the NYE kiss.
And Brooke never believed that Bridge reunion after her kiss with Bill would happen in the first place, because Ridge had made it 100% clear that she would have to forgive Thomas first, and she knew she couldn't do that.

When Steffy cheats on Finn now they’re married the comparison can stand.
When his inhibitions were lowered by alcohol and pills, Ridge sex cheated on Brooke with Caroline and Taylor : that prooves he doesn’t love her too ?

By the time Ridge slept with Caroline he hadn't even told Brooke yet that he loved her, they were only casually dating. So that wasn't cheating. And Ridge being so out of it after taking the pills that the show made a point of showing us his totally blurred vision before he slept with Taylor can hardly be compared to Steffy having a few drinks before sleeping with Liam, gushing about the night the next morning and never giving us any reason to doubt that the sex was fully consensual.

After decades of chasing after Ridge Brooke STILL has to seduce the men around her. Her behaviour is still tacky and classless (mask boink).

When was the last time Brooke has tried to seduce anyone who wasn't her husband? And even if you think the mask incident was classless, that already happened more than a decade ago, so it's absolutely no reason to claim she's STILL like that.

Bridge still fight all the time about everything bc they don’t have the same values.

The only thing they keep fighting about are their kids, which has nothing to do with not having the same values.

Ridge isn’t THAT happy with Brooke … maybe his flashbacks said it all : sex for Brooke, closeness and laughter with Taylor.

Well, I could as well argue that those flashbacks were so different because he simply doesn't desire Taylor physically and only loves her as a friend who knows how to cheer him up. He didn't even flash back to the Monaco kiss, which seems to be the only thing Taylor can think of whenever she's daydreaming of Ridge. So even their flashbacks aren't compatible, while Bridge always remember the same scenes when they are thinking of each other.

Does Brooke love Ridge ? She sure wants him. But does she put HIS happiness first ? She NEVER did. And that is the definition of real love

Seriously? Then what did she do other than putting his happiness first when she banned Deacon from her property?
She also put his happiness first when she gifted him to Taylor and agreed to speed up the divorce after Thomas' lie about sleeping with her. Or when she accepted his decision to marry Caroline and never even tried to interfere in their marriage, just to name a few of many examples.

Brooke KNEW he was in love with Caroline and vice versa but she wanted him for herself so she manipulated to get him.

Ridge and Caroline were neither married nor engaged at that time and Caroline was already dating Thorne. It's not like Brooke was trying to break up a happy couple. She truly thought that Thorne would make Caroline happier than Ridge ever did. She would never have interfered if Caroline had been miserable without Ridge. That doesn't mean what she did was right, but it wasn't a purely selfish deed either. She thought it was the best for everyone, while Steffy, Thomas and Taylor don't care about Brooke or even their half-brother RJ's happiness at all, only about their own.

She KNEW he proposed to her on the rebound thinking Taylor had cheated on him with Thorne and was expecting his child. She knew it was hurting him but all she cared about was getting her claws on him.

As far as Brooke knew, Taylor was done with Ridge for good and fully intended to keep the secret about her baby's paternity forever. So why should Brooke have been the one to tell Ridge? Sure she took advantage of the situation, but why should she have made Ridge even more miserable by rejecting his proposal when it looked like Taylor still wouldn't have taken him back?

When Ridge refused to leave his tridge family after the horse interruption, Brooke threatened to leave LA with Rj unless Ridge returned to her : she was ready to deprive Ridge and RJ from each other bc SHE couldn’t stand to see Ridge reunited with his first family
Brooke so called love is SELFISH. So no it’s not real love iMO

Taylor left town as well to live on another continent because she couldn't stand to see Ridge with his other family. And it's not like she left her kids behind out of selfless love for Ridge. She simply couldn't take them with her because they were already adults living their own lives, so she was depriving her kids of their mother instead and wasn't even there for them when they were fighting for their lives in a hospital bed several times. How is that any better than depriving your kid of his father?

It's funny how the mask incident is brought up against Brooke when Ridge wasn't even mad at her over it. I think he may even have been a little amused, IIRC.

Yeah ..it’s hilarious but also telling how he expects so little from his wife in the class and manners department. He knows she has no idea about what s appropriate or not.
He said it then and before : her main quality as a wife is she’s ready anywhere anytime.
She’s sexual … but also tacky and vulgar. Brooke being Brooke

Hope didn't sleep with Wyatt when she was engaged to Liam, she straight up married the guy in secret before she and Liam broke off their engagement and officially cancelled their wedding, then she broke her vows again so she could marry Thomas and adopt Doug, this just as bad if not worse;

Let's not forget Quinn manipulated caused Liam to be late, and stalker Wyatt was ready to pounce the minute Liam was late. I still remember Hope said she wanted to wait alittle longer to see if Liam would show up at the park, but Wyatt browbeat her to leave. Yes, she made a mistake of marrying him, but Wyatt was so pushy every step of the way..heck, he even had the wedding dress and the captain ready to go to rush that stupid wedding.

Thomas too a stalker and schemer who took adventage of Hope's grieve and hid the real truth about Beth is alive from Hope. She was not in her right mind when she made that mistake of marrying him, but it was NEVER her idea to be Douglas' replacement mommy to begin with..it was Taylor's selfish idea cuz she wanted Thope and Leffy.

IMO, Hope is nowhere near as bad as Steffy who straight up cheated on her husband with her nasty adultery with his father then kept it a secret from Liam. And Hope NEVER needed 2 paternity tests either. LOL.

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Shown on screen, Steffy blackmailed Bill. Yet, she told Ivy (and Liam too) that “blackmail is a crime”. Per Steffy’s own words, she IS a criminal cuz she has blackmailed.

Hope didn't sleep with Wyatt when she was engaged to Liam, she straight up married the guy in secret before she and Liam broke off their engagement and officially cancelled their wedding, then she broke her vows again so she could marry Thomas and adopt Doug, this just as bad if not worse;

That leaves out a TON of details.

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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.

I don't agree with most of your points... I think Riley already answered for me.
But the main point of this thread is Steffy's comment after she learnt about Brooke and Deacon's kiss. She stated Brooke doesn't love Ridge and never did. Even after she learnt about Sheila's sabotage, she didn't change her version. She still thinks Brooke doesn't love Ridge and never did.

The alcohol isn’t the ONLY reason Brooke kissed Deacon. Or are you saying Brooke would kiss ANY man around ?

By her own logic and definitions, she doesn't love Finn. She doesn't love Liam either. She never did.
By saying Brooke never loved Ridge, Steffy admits she never loved Finn and never loved Liam. The way she cheated on these 2 men was 3 times worse than an isolated kiss, for all the reasons I stated.

Nope
Steffy cheated once on Liam after HE was unfaithful. Brooke did this ALL HER LIFE.
Paternity tests for 2 kids bc she bedded Eric and Nick while supposedly SO in love with Ridge
Fling with Grant while with Ridge
Secret meetings with Nick while with Ridge
Secret kisses with Bill and Deacon …
It’s a PATTERN

35 years and all you have is Eric having sex with a drunken Brooke who was his wife at the time and who had no memory of the splendid event. A traumatized Brooke being taken advantage of by Nick after Brooke wanted to kill herself because she thought Ridge was dead. A kiss with Grant while Brooke and Ridge were a couple. A kiss with Bill while Ridge and Brooke were separated. And a kiss with Deacon while she was drugged. This is a pattern? My big question is, when has Brooke ever had sex with another man while married to Ridge?

Brooke doesn't have feelings for Deacon. She told him he meant nothing to her other than he is Hope's father. So no, she would not have kissed Deacon if Sheila had not switched the labels. Even Ridge acknowledged it. That only happened because she was drunk and she didn't make the decision to drink, Sheila made it for her.

Steffy kissed Wyatt and slept with Wyatt while she was still officially engaged and actively fighting for Liam. According to Steffy herself, she and Liam were still together until she sent him a voicemail and "Liam" told her to never contact him again. So by her definition, she cheated on Liam with Wyatt.
Steffy slept with Bill. This wasn't just a random drunken kiss. She spent the night with him and had sex with him. She admitted later she had feelings for Bill and kept having secret meetings with Bill while with Liam. She renewed her vows with Liam and still kept the truth from him. If he had not found the paternity test, she would still be lying to him today.

Brooke never bedded Eric when she was in a committed relationship with Ridge. Ridge had already dumped her for Caroline when Brooke and Eric's story started.
And she wasn't legally married when she slept with Nick. Ridge was dead. It isn't like Ridge kissed Taylor under a pile or rubbles and Brooke walked out on him and jumped in bed with Nick... Ridge was DEAD, for god's sake. Dead. Finished. Burnt to to ashes. Dissolved.

Grant? There was one friendly kiss at worst. It wasn't even a mutual, passionate kiss. Brooke never had feelings for Grant. She made that clear when they got married and Grant knew it and agreed. Ridge misinterpreted what happened just like Liam when he saw Thomas and the mannequin. How can one seriously compare Brooke's one friendly with kiss with Grant to Steffy jumping in the sack with Liam and keeping it secret?

Brooke can have secret meetings with Bill, Nick, Eric or Deacon if she wants. As long as she doesn't BED one of those guys while she is with Ridge, Steffy can't talk. That ONS with Liam last year wasn't a friendly isolated kiss, it was a full night of passion she intended to take to her grave. Then she made sure to let Liam know he was ger greatest gift, whether she was with him or Finn. Brooke has certainly never gone behind Ridge's back telling another man he is the great love of her life. The only time she called another man the love of her life was Bill, and Ridge was happily married to Caroline.

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