Lisa Miller was Bob Hughes' first love. They met when Bob was a college student. Lisa figured that a doctor's wife was what she wanted to be. Bob secretly married Lisa in 1960 in Gary, Indiana. Bob didn't want any financial assistance from his parents so he asked they keep the secret as he knew they wouldn't approve of it. When Lisa got pregnant with their son, Tom, they told his parents about the marriage. They weren't happy about it. Nancy and Chris let them live with them though, after Pa Hughes persuaded them. Nancy and Lisa became friends. Lisa quickly grew disenchanted with married life. Lisa fell in love and began an affair with Bruce Elliot in the early 1960s, she told Bob she no longer loved him and asked for a divorce. He agreed to the split. Bruce wasn't interested in a marriage to Lisa. Lisa soon realized she made a mistake in divorcing Bob and this began the many years of Lisa wanting to get Bob back.

Bob got involved with nurse Syliva Hill. She was battling lupus. They eventually became engaged. Lisa played a guilt trip on Syliva, saying she'd have her family back together if it weren't for her. It worked and Syliva broke off the engagement and eventually left town after marrying another man.

Bob married Sandy McGuire (in the late 60s). She deserted him when he was temporarily blinded, as she was unable to cope with it. Bob divorced her on grounds of abandonment. She became a successful model and Bob and Sandy planned on remarrying, as they were still attracted to each other. However, he knew he'd always take a backseat to her career, so they split up for good.

Bob's next wife was Jennifer Ryan. Chuck Ryan was a long-time friend of Bob Hughes. Chuck Ryan moved to Centreville, IL and after romances with sisters Kim and Jennifer Sullivan, he married Jennifer. Chuck and Jennifer had two children, Barbara and Rick. When Chuck got terminally ill, he took Bob up on his promise to take care of his family. Jennifer got a job at Memorial as a nurse, and she and Bob married. Rick did not like his step-father. Rick was a doctor and got a job at Memorial. He caused trouble for Bob whenever he could. Eventually Bob had to place him on probation, which was the last straw for Jennifer. She moved out. When Bob attended a medical convention in Florida he ran into Kim who had a singing gig at a lounge in Florida. Separated from Jennifer, Kim and Bob shared a night of passion. When Bob returned to Oakdale he found out that Jennifer was pregnant, and they reconciled for the sake of the baby. Kim learned she too was pregnant with Bob's child. Kim told John Dixon she was pregnant and didn't reveal the father's name. John persuaded Kim to marry him to give the baby a name, and they eloped in Las Vegas. John soon learned that Bob was the father of the baby. Jennifer gave birth to a baby girl, Frannie. Kim lost her baby. Jennifer learned she was dying of a rare disease of the central nervous system. The disease went into remission but soon thereafter Jennifer died in a fatal car accident.

Valerie Conway was one of the women that Bob dated. She eventually jilted him, as she had her eye on a few different men in Oakdale. Valerie was the sister of Kim's first husband, Jason Reynolds.

Already widowed by husband Jason Reynolds and divorced from John Dixon, in 1977 Kim married Dan Stewart. He died in 1979 of a brain tumor. Bob became engaged to Lyla Montgomery, but broke off the engagement when Bob wasn't sure he could trust her after her affair with John Dixon was revealed. Bob married Miranda Marlowe. They divorced when Miranda ran off with another man. Kim was swept off her feet by Nick Andropoulos. The marriage was a mistake though, because Nick didn't want a wife that worked. Nick ended up dying of a heart attack. Kim wanted to remain friends, and nothing more, with Bob. But when he professed his love, she knew he was the love of her life. They married at Easter time in 1985. They have a son, Christopher Hughes, and they eventually found out that Kim didn't lose their other baby. Their daughter is Sabrina.

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