Days of Our Lives: Belle and EJ’s Romance Sizzles While Other Salem Couples Crash and Burn

Talk about a breath of fresh air in Salem! While most couples are hitting rock bottom faster than you can say “wedding disaster,” an unexpected pair is lighting up our screens with some serious chemistry. Let’s face it, folks – Salem hasn’t exactly been Cupid’s favorite playground lately.

Just look around town: Jada is planning her wedding to a man who isn’t even the real Rafe (yikes!), Brady and Ava’s relationship is barely out of the starting gate, and don’t even get me started on Leo and Javi’s first-time meet-cute that’s giving us whiplash. Meanwhile, Holly is acting like her teen romance with Tate is the greatest love story since Romeo and Juliet, even though they’ve broken up more times than we can count!

But wait… what’s this? Just when we thought romance in Salem was flatlining, along comes a steamy situation that’s got everyone buzzing!

Picture this: Marlena walks into her daughter’s bedroom, and oh boy, does she get an eyeful! It seems like only yesterday that Belle was calling her hookup with EJ her most “ill-advised” decision. (Though let’s be real – she never said it was bad, just questionably timed!) But apparently, our girl Belle either got over those reservations mighty quick, or she wanted to double-check just how “ill-advised” it really was!

And check she did! When mama Marlena tried to read her the riot act, Belle wasn’t having any of it. Like the strong-willed woman she is, she basically told her mother, “I’m a grown woman who can make her own choices!” All Marlena could do was lay down one rule – no bringing EJ under the Black family roof. (But what happens outside those walls? Well, that’s fair game!)

Here’s the thing that’s got us all hot and bothered – Belle and EJ aren’t just another pretty couple. These two have got that spark, that fire, that delicious banter that makes us want to grab our popcorn and settle in for the show. In a sea of angsty relationships and doomed romances, these two are serving up something fresh, fun, and fantastically entertaining.

And let’s be honest – if things start getting too comfortable (because this is still a soap, after all), we can always count on Sami’s eventual return to stir up some grade-A drama. Now that’s what we call must-see TV!