I HATE soap operas. My mom watches them all the time. From what I've seen in my near 17 years of being stuck around them, I have learned a pattern.

1. Whine
2. Whine more
3. Whine even more
4. Man cheats on woman
5. Woman slaps man
6. More whining
7. Woman cheats on man
8. Man beats woman and gets locked up
9. Someone dies
10. More whining
11. Someone replaces dead person
12. Wash, rinse, repeat.