THE DAYS OF THEIR LIVES.
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (57231)
March 14, 2017 7:32pm CST
Soap stars spend many days of their lives with the TV family , and I have often wondered if their real family life is affected, - or if it is as exciting as some of the scenarios we see on TV. Some of those soap operas run for decades and it is hard to imagine that these actors and actresses actually have a different life - they grow old on the show and die on the show.
The soap - "Days of Our Lives" has been around for over fifty years. I started watching soaps about twenty years ago - then I was hooked on "The Young and The Restless" but I have stopped because I simply do not have the time. Do you watch soap operas? - and which is your favorite?
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Mar 17
I watched All My Children and One Life to Live until they were cancelled.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Mar 17
@Kandae11 I know why they were canceled and it's a long and complicated answer. ABC simply didn't want them anymore and used subterfuge to get them off the air.
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@Kandae11 (57231)
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15 Mar 17
@JohnRoberts Okay - but I am almost sure money could be part of the reason.
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@Marilynda1225 (91129)
• United States
15 Mar 17
I still watch General Hospital every day and its been on for 50 or more years
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
16 Mar 17
I do not watch soaps for the time factor. I just can't watch something every day. I have a life! 
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
16 Mar 17
@Kandae11 Now that is smart as on the weekend we have time to watch something interesting and those soaps can suck one in. 
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
15 Mar 17
I used to watch the Bold and the Beautiful and then lost interest. I also watched a few episodes of Desperate Wives
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
15 Mar 17
@Kandae11 I know just as lovers that soap had some clout so to say.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
15 Mar 17
I hate soap operas - really can't stand any of them
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Why I no longer watch them - (except one which comes on once a week) is because I find I get too absorbed in their lives and neglect mine.
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
16 Mar 17
@Kandae11 the most popular one here used to clash with Star Trek and in pre-video days my parents always wanted the soap on so I often missed out 
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@Kandae11 (57231)
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16 Mar 17
@arthurchappell I understand, -- naturally you would have preferred to be watching Star trek.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
15 Mar 17
I do watch soaps. I used to watch Days of Our Lives, but quit watching it years ago. I used to watch As the World Turns and Guiding Light when they were still on the air. The only ones I still watch are The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, yet they sometimes get boring so I take a break from them.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
16 Mar 17
@Kandae11 I do that too with the soaps. At the moment, I'm taking a break from The Bold and the Beautiful because it's getting too ridiculous.
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
15 Mar 17
I've heard this soap opera before but I've never really tune into it.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
15 Mar 17
I haven't watched any in nearly twenty years.
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@Freelanzer (10782)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
Yes i watch soap operas. I still watch Young and the Restless - the longest and more recently The Bold and the Beautiful. They were actually interviewing a soap opera star who said they love it because it gives them a lot of flexibility and time for family - it is like a 9-5 job.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
When All My Children closed i stopped watching soaps. i had been hooked since my first born - taking care of baby and being quiet got me into soaps...I watched several for a while and finally just All my Children....When I stopped i felt a freedom and realized just how much time I spent in front of the TV.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Mar 17
I watched them all my life, even when I was little with my mom, but I gave them up in 2003.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
15 Mar 17
I am not anymore fond of watching TV; more so soap operas.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
15 Mar 17
It's their ways of life and they're happy doing it. It maybe affected as we are when we are busy with our job
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@atoz1to10 (6780)
• Australia
15 Mar 17
I don't watch Days of Our Lives/The Young And The Restless all the time. I'm like you, no time for them. In Australia we have Neighbours and Home And Away. These two shows have been on TV since 1980s. In my opinion, they should end long time ago so people can have good memories about them.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
16 Mar 17
I don't but I did watch Days of Our Life 40 years ago when I was home with young children. My favorite, however, was "Another World"
