Steve Andropoulos and Betsy Stewart

The fictional couple wed on May 30, 1984; the episode attracted 20 million viewers making it the second highest-rated hour in American soap opera history.

Their marriage is later strained due to Craig's incessant jealousy, leaving Betsy to flee to Spain.

Upon returning to Oakdale, Betsy is ready to leave Craig but loses her nerve when he plans a romantic evening for her.

David discovers that Steve is suffering from blood poisoning and gangrene and will die unless he gets treatment.

In the process of attempting to help Steve, Betsy finds that she is still in love with him and decides to leave her husband.

Diana discovered him there and tried to get him to leave, but Steve couldn't tear himself away from Betsy, who gave birth to a healthy daughter.

On Kim's advice, a sad Betsy wrote a note to Steve telling him how much she loved him.

The next morning when Betsy arrived to get the rest of her things, Craig picked a fight with her and seemed to fall down the stairs.

She surprised Craig by telling him she planned to build a home for abandoned children on the lot and call it the Refuge.

She found the book of Greek poetry Steve had given her when they first met and decided to give it back to him.

When Betsy arrived at Steve's apartment, she tried to say she was through with him, but the chemistry between them was too strong, and they fell into a passionate embrace.

Craig threatened to leave town with Danielle if Betsy called the police, and if she went to Steve, she'd never see her daughter again.

Steve found Betsy at Kim's, and when she told him she'd left Craig for good, they had a joyful reunion.

Money pressures mounted when administration assistant Iva Snyder had an accident and Steve was unable to pay her medical bills.

After a failed attempt at romance with Josh Snyder, Betsy decided to get away from Oakdale and in 1988, she and Dani moved to Wisconsin to live near her uncle Ronnie Talbot.