Totally platonic, non-sexual male/female friendships on soaps

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Saw this tweet and thought it might make for a good post, especially with the heaviness of recent days.

There were a lot of great primetime answers to this, but who can we think of for daytime? A lot of the more well-known m/f friendships evolved from hookups or romances (Cass/Felicia on AW, Michael/Phyllis & Paul/Lauren on Y&R, Carly/Jason on GH, Margo/Hal on ATWT, Nora/Hank on OLTL).

Just immediately off the top of my head: Greg/Angie and Jesse/Jenny on AMC (although I haven’t seen all the NYC episodes for the latter). 1980s AMC viewers correct me if I’m wrong.

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On ‎2‎/‎7‎/‎2019 at 12:21 PM, MichaelGL said:

The Doctors, Nick Bellini and Maggie Powers.

Also, Maggie Powers and Steve Aldrich, Matt Powers and Carolee Aldrich, Hank Iverson and Toni Ferra Powers...

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Oh, I don't think anyone's mentioned SB's Cruz and Julia yet.

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On 2/6/2019 at 2:23 PM, Bright Eyes said:

DAYS: Kim Brady/Neil Curtis, Isabella Toscano/Jack Deveraux, Billie Reed/Jack Deveraux, Marlena Evans/Eugene Bradford, Mike Horton/Diana Colville

I always loved Jack and Billie's friendship. There was something so down to earth and real about it. Matt and Lisa had just enough chemistry to pull that off.

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On ‎2‎/‎9‎/‎2019 at 3:40 PM, mikelyons said:

OLTL

Viki & Bo

I'm still surprised that they were never paired up at any point on the show.

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Go Laura! Loved her finally having the courage to stand up to Leslie. The Anita/Eva scene was nice too.

By alwaysAMC · 5 minutes ago5 min
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Now that makes sense. I do feel the Ronnie story only existed because of ES. You could take that entire story out and absolutely nothing change - except for Laura asking Martin to move out. Even that rift was healed the next time they were together (debate night). I kept wondering, who really cares who gets the Q Estate, compared to all the other stories that had been sidelined just to fit that in.

By edgeofnik · 6 minutes ago6 min
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Ahh I see, ok makes sense... not that I like it, but that makes sense haha.
So that makes me wonder - when Kate Mansi directed Tuesday's show, does that mean she only directed a few of the scenes that episode and not all? Makes me wonder how the directing/writing credits get assigned in that model.

By alwaysAMC · 16 minutes ago16 min
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I just found out (from a reddit post) that Robin Strasser returns on February 16, 1993. That soon. I can't believe my time with Elaine is ending. It's soooo disappointing to see her go after all she's done with and for the character. She WAS Dorian. Being center stage almost half of 1992 makes it hard to believe they are replacing her. The character grew so much - facing Blair and Addie/going back to her childhood/re-experiencing past trauma. I wish I could read an interview from that time to understand her feelings after leaving. If one even exists.
I've been watching the German 1980 episodes and enjoy RS's Dorian... A LOT... she does have a different energy. RS's Dorian feels more pretentious and self-absorbed (and a little bit adorable)... while EP's Dorian was darker, moodier, a bit like a broken bird... I like both. Of course a lot of these impressions are influenced by the writing for the character and not only the portrayal. I can't say which is better, but I connect more with EP's Dorian. Maybe I'll change my mind when I start watching RS in English. (I can't judge properly when it's dubbed over in German.)

By Maxim · 17 minutes ago17 min
GH: November 2025 Discussion Thread

The show is assembled from taped scenes out of order and the episodes recreated like a puzzle. So B and C stories, and ones not featuring pets or Frank’s personal favorites at that time, get dropped for weeks sometimes, or get shoehorned in as an afterthought. It did not used to be so obvious, and it is slightly better at times now. But it’s been a pattern for awhile now.
As has a bored Valentini interrupting the flow of stories and changing almost everything quickly, dropping months of plots/couples and often never returning to them. The fast pace they were running on when Rory arrived as the recast really covered the seams a lot too, but something changed with the Ronnie story and Britt return as far as momentum, so we are seeing more of the cracks in the way they assemble the show.

By titan1978 · 20 minutes ago20 min
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Yep - she acted on GL for a year in the early 80s.

By alwaysAMC · 25 minutes ago25 min
ALL: Soap actors that also worked BTS on their shows

Lois Kibbee (Geraldine Saxon) wrote for The Edge of Night while on the show.

By ReddFoxx · 27 minutes ago27 min
GH: November 2025 Discussion Thread

I'm noticing there are some issues with follow-through/up on this show. Like Ric being drugged/tortured by Alexis/Ava - after all that, we just sweep it under the rug and pretend it didn't happen? Same with Ned's heart attack - I guess this was just a fast plot point to move other things along, but we're not really supposed to care how he is? We haven't seen him or Olivia since he got to the hospital...
Otherwise, there are fun things I like about the show. It moves quickly, so it's not boring like others. The sets are amazing, and they have so many... probably the best I've seen in current times. Great acting generally.

By alwaysAMC · 28 minutes ago28 min
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For the purposes of this thread I think this is cool information to have compiled, but not quite the same as actors that fully transitioned or wrote for other characters while also still acting in the show. Although I know Rowell was instrumental in stories too, and Bill Bell had a lot of respect for her ideas.
I mean Finola/Tristan/Kimberly improvised whole scenes, rewrote dialogue, etc. Tony Geary was famous for this too. And as I said earlier, Geary and his writing partner wrote two story treatments that GH accepted and used with the writing team to develop them. The Luke & Laura returns story, and the horrible Cassadine Endgame, which Geary said had virtually zero in common with what they presented and sold to ABC. Genie Francis came up with the idea of a baby Laura left behind that Wendy Riche and Guza used later on.
Wasn’t Megan McTavish a performer on soaps before she wrote as well? And I just recalled that Pam Long wrote and acted on Texas when the show was winding down.

By titan1978 · 29 minutes ago29 min
Y&R: November 2025 Discussion Thread

I’m not gonna lie today was pretty good! Gina dragging Phyllis for the filth she is and Nina and Amy (glad to see her mix it up with more people) making it clear how much they detest Cane for everything! I even got a laugh over Esther being the culprit of the mums being sent to Christine to cause her allergic reaction.

Has Patty Weaver retired from singing IRL? My heart sank a little when Gina said she was a former singer. I guess I was kind of hoping she was gonna serenade them like she did at their first wedding with “starting here, starting now”

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