Days of Our Lives Stars and Their Real-Life Loves: Who They Are Dating or Married To

Carson Boatman married Julana Dizon on July 23, 2021, at Barnes’ Place in Adel, IA. “We each wrote our own separate vows and didn’t share them with each other until the day,” he shared with Soap Opera Digest the following year, adding, “I definitely cried like a baby.”

The pair met in 2016 when they were introduced by their mtuual personal trainer, and they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Ava Rey, on December 18, 2023.

Mary Beth Evans was only 19 years old when she first met Michael Schwartz, her husband since November 3, 1985. “He’s what I need, because he’s a solid person. logical and all that," the actress told Digest in 2019. "He’s what I want, because I desire him and still think he’s really sexy. I still think he’s super-fun. He’s a good balance.”

The couple has three adult children — Danny, Katie and Matthew — and a growing flock of grandchildren.

Conner Floyd first met his future wife, esthetician Carly Frei ,on Valentine’s Day, 2020. They began dating in 2021, and in 2022, Floyd described his girlfriend to Digest as “a super-smart, super-sweet girl” and said that they’d “crossed paths at the right time and just clicked.”

The couple got engaged in December 2025 in her hometown of Boston, MA, and tied the knot on March 21, 2026, at the London Hotel in West Hollywood.

Galen Gering actually married his wife, Jenna, twice: The couple first tied the knot on January 3, 2000, when they eloped to Vegas, then had a big ceremony at their friend's house in the Hollywood Hills on April 8 of that year. "After the ceremony, we announced that we were already married," Gering told Digest in 2019. "Most people thought it was funny."

The couple put their sweet relationship on dispay in the 2011 reality show Dirty Soap and are proud parents to their two sons, Dillon, 17, and Jensen, 19.

It was love at first sight for Abigail Klein when she spotted future husband Chris Armstrong in a photo a friend posted on Twitter back in 2012. That pal played matchmaker and set her up on a date with the sports agent, who was living in Toronto at the time.

“We did long distance for three years,” Klein shared with Digest in 2022. “Then he proposed, while we were in Vancouver. I freaked out. I was completely surprised. It was such a blissful, euphoric moment. I said ‘Yes,’ then we planned our wedding.” Those nuptials took place on October 22, 2016.

Lauren Koslow first met future husband Nick Schillace in 1984 when she was cast as Lindsey Wells on Young and Restless, where he was working as a makeup artist. They were friends before they began dating, then married in 1987, and have two children together, son Zachariah and daughter Millikate.

"Underneath Nicky's macho behavior, he's very much a feminist, which was very appealing to me," Koslow shared with Digest back in 2014 about what drew her to her spouse. "He has a great respect for women."

Wally Kurth told Digest in 2015 that it was love at first sight when he met attorney Debra. "We were at a function at the Pittsburgh Zoo," he recalled. "She walked over and she says that the trumpets blared, the lights shone down, the angels sang. Now, that’s her saying that. After she introduced herself and we shook hands, I said, ‘Can I get you something to eat?’ because she was a little bit tipsy [laughs]. But that was a magical moment for both of us, it really was.”

They tied the knot on July 4, 2003. Kurth, father to daughters Meghann and Rosabel from previous relationships, welcomed son Brogan with Debra in 2014.

Martha Madison said yes when boyfriend A.J. Gilbert popped the question to her on July 29, 2009, during a birthday dinner at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego. She and the restauranteur then tied the knot on August 25, 2007, and welcomed their daughter, Charley Elizabeth, in 2013.

“I met A.J. three days after I moved to Los Angeles in 2003,” Madison recalled to Digest back in 2015. “So that was a big event, not just moving to L.A., but also meeting my life partner at the same time.”

Eric Martsolf met his wife, Lisa Kouchak, when they toured together in a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. They wed on October 10, 2003, at Occasions at Laguna Villiage in Laguna Beach, and they welcomed their twins, Chase and Mason on April 7, 2006.

Of their big day, Martsolf shared with Digest in 2014, “I remember it was very cloudy that day. It wasn’t until Lisa started her descent down the stairs to where I was standing that the sun came out. It was pretty neat, as far as the beautiful nature of it, because the sun literally popped out over the clouds, just as Lisa appeared at the stairs.”

AnnaLynne McCord first met former rugby player Danny Cipriani in 2016. They dated, but split up in 2020 before coming back together in early 2024. He popped the question in her home at Christmas 2025, and she happily said yes.

“Our journey and its twists and turns have taught me many things — the most prominent in this moment is that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE,” McCord shared on Instagram in a birthday post to her beau. ”There’s no manual for this wild and crazy path of love. But you’ve shown me that following your heart is all I need to know.”

Four years before landing his career-making role on DAYS, Stephen Nichols had what he called in an Instagram post "the great good fortune" to meet his future wife, Lisa Gordon. They got married on October 24, 1984 and welcomed daughter Dylan in 1991, who joined his children from a previous marriage, Vanessa and Aaron.

Nearly 26 years into their marriage, Nichols is still smitten. In a Valentine's Day post to his beloved, he wrote, "Still falling… deeper and deeper, my love ♥️."

Emily O'Brien has been with her partner, portrait artist Ken Barnett, for 12 years. In 2017, she told Digest that she wasn't quite ready for marriage and starting a family, noting, "There's still a long list of things I want to do, so that's something that's on hold for me."

Now, however, the couple is planning a walk down the aisle! The pair will tie the knot this summer.

James Reynolds had been friends with wife Lissa Layng for eight years before things turned romantic. The actor invited her to attend a concert with him and his son, Jed, from a previous marriage, and they soon made plans to ring in the new year together. "We were just going to have a good time together — as friends," he recalled to Digest in 1998. "At the end of New Year’s Eve, we were together.”

The duo said, "I do" on December 21, 1985. “I guess when I make a commitment, I stick to it," he winked to Digest in 2017.

July 2005 was a life-changing month for Greg Rikaart, as that's when he first crossed paths with his husband, writer/producer Robert Sudduth. He recalled to Digest in 2019, “I was interested in him when we first met, but I think I was there with somebody else and he was there with somebody else. I had to wait until it was free and clear to make a move! We went out in September of 2005.”

After a decade-together, the pair said, "I do" on May 9, 2015 in Hawaii. They welcomed son Montgomery Argo (who they call Monte) via surrogate on June 12, 2016.

Paul Telfer nursed a crush on his Broadway star future wife, Carmen Cusack, while they were living in London and she was appearing as Fantine in Les Miserables. One night, he arranged for her to be seated next to him at a play reading. "I walked Carmen home, and instead of kissing me good night, she bit my ear," Telfer relayed to Digest in 2021. "We’ve been together ever since.”

The actors walked down the aisle on December 1, 2012, and Cusack gushed to Digest in 2021 that her husband "has so many great qualities, but if I had to choose, the one I appreciate the most is his loyalty.”

Robert Scott Wilson and model/fitness expert Casey Wilson have been going strong since 2024 — and according to the Instagram message he posted in honor of her birthday that year, "she’s all angel." Not to be outdone, she posted on his birthday,, "Happy Birthday to the person who lit up every corner of my life."

The active couple loves traveling together, and in 2025, Wilson shared with Digest that he was teaching her how to snowboard, one of his passions. "She’s just putting those final little pieces together to be able to be confident enough to go down the mountains and different trails," he reported. "It’s hard. It’s not a natural thing, but she’s been doing really, really good. I’m proud of her. She’s faced her fear.”