Belle Black and Shawn Brady may have grown up together, but they didn’t always get along. Shawn returned from boarding school with a huge chip on his shoulder and an attitude to match, while Belle would win any popularity contest with her charm and kindness. But since opposites attract, Shawn and Belle were destined to overcome their differences.

It was at Salem High’s Last Blast Dance when Shawn literally danced Belle out of a potentially humiliating situation that an undeniable chemistry began to simmer. As the bickering stopped and they provided each other with emotional support, Belle and Shawn separately realized their feelings for each other ran much deeper than friendship; confusion and misunderstanding kept them from admitting their true feelings. It was on a school trip when they shared their first kiss during a romantic moonlight swim, and a couple was born.

They may be a few years behind their respective supercouple parents, but they are traveling down the same path of obstacles their parents faced: serial killers, kidnappings, amnesia and ill-fated weddings. Belle is currently married to Shawn’s best friend, but like any supercouple they won’t let that small issue keep them from being together.

So far, they have survived every test of their love and recently found their way back together, proving that Shawn and Belle have matured from a teenage crush into adult love.