All the Collins have had failed relationships, too many to count!
They all were just looking for love but all too often they looked in the wrong place or didn't know a good thing when they had one.
I always wished Barnabas woke up one day and realize Julia was the only woman who constantly laid herself on the line for him on an almost daily basis, and therefore, more worthy than any of his SYTs he continually falls for.
Had he not been constantly mooning for Josette or trying to make every woman he meets into his image of Josette maybe he would have returned Julia's deep feelings for him.
Quentin was a womanizer, he was really more interested in one-night stands than any lasting relationships, at least at first. I always wanted to believe Beth was his real true love, but looking on it, I wonder if he really was in love with her at all, considering how callously he tossed her aside for Angelique, then Amanda. I think Quentin did care for Beth, and maybe he thought he was in love with her, (I certainly liked her and Quentin better than him and Amanda) but as someone always said Quentin loved the chase. Beth played hard-to-get and maybe Jenny had to.....Amanda certainly didn't, and Quentin falls for her....go figure.
Carolyn seems doomed to elude any lasting relationship with any man. Joe, Burke, Tony,Chris, even Adam all those relationships ended badly. In the case of Joe, she treated him very badly when she started making goo-goo eyes at Burke, it was no wonder Joe dumped her. Burke only wanted to use her to hurt her family, by the time she realized it she lost Joe for good. I actually thought she and Tony could have made it, [spoiler]if Cassandra hadn't made Tony her slave....[/spoiler]Tony just disappeared without explanation. She was never really romantically interested in Adam though he loved her badly. She didn't know how to deal with that situation with Adam, who couldn't understand that you can't make someone love you (unless you're Angelique lol). With the werewolf curse hanging over Chris, he and Carolyn were doomed from the start. Carolyn was interested in him from the start but Chris obviously didn't want to take the chance that he might hurt/kill her and kept her at a distance all throughout their relationship and had to keep her in the dark. Jeb was the closest Carolyn came to having a lasting relationship (they actually wed) but was shortlived [spoiler]when Jeb fell off of Widow' Hill.[/spoiler]
Roger had a phoenix and a witch for wives....poor guy couldn't seem to find a HUMAN woman to be the kind of wife he was seeking.
Elizabeth married one man whose character left a lot to be desired and who deserted her....and then almost came close to being blackmailed into marrying his scumbag friend. Can't really blame Elizabeth for staving off men after the last two men in her life turned out to be such creeps. Would have been nice to have seen her wind up with some man worthy of her affections....maybe Richard Garner?
All of the Collins seemed doomed to never really achieve any long-term relationships.
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