I think it nice to see long married couples together.......just like Doug & Julie. Days is short on those...I guess they don't know what to do with them once they hit 40. Like Patch & Kayla, Jack & Jennifer, keep separating them, for one stupid reason or another. The fans protest, so the other half is brought back, and then the writers are duh, what do we do now. Oh, I know, backburner. grrrrr.