On Days of our Lives, Gwen unleashed her fury on her former friend Kristen for hooking up with Xander when she knew how Gwen felt about him. However, she hasn’t taken any of that anger out on Xander, which he so rightly deserves.
Key Takeaways
- Gwen got in a physical fight with Kristen.
- She has let Xander off the hook for his bad behavior.
- Gwen’s actions are not surprising.
Different Situation But The Same Old Gwen
Leo (Greg Rikaart) proved just how much his rekindled friendship with Gwen (Emily O’Brien) meant to him by telling her a hard truth. Xander (Paul Telfer) was hooking up with Kristen (Stacy Haiduk), as EJ (Daniel Feuerriegel) told her.
Gwen took a minute but eventually believed her bestie and realized that Kristen had played her. Considering that Gwen doesn’t have many friends in Salem, Leo and Kristen are really her only ones, the betrayal was real.
Despite Xander saying more than once to Gwen that they were not in a relationship, she fell for him. Kristne knew that. Gwen’s learning that her friend was sleeping with a man she cared about was a reminder of a betrayal she had felt before.
Let’s not forget that Leo did the same thing with Dimitri (Peter Porte). They snuck around behind her back, leaving her heartbroken, so having Kristen do that with Xander sent Gwen into a fit of rage.
Taking her anger out on Kristen was easy because she had been there before. Instead of seeing that Xander was also wrong, Gwen directed all her anger at Kristen because her actions were a reminder of her pal Leo betraying her
There’s more to it than just a friend betrayal. Gwen spent her life seeking validation and love from a man after believing her father, Jack (Matthew Ashford), didn’t want her. Even after Jack learned Gwen was his daughter, her actions had him keeping her at arm’s length. Jack and Gwen recently began to mend their relationship, but the damage to Gwen was already done.
Gwen’s desire to be loved and accepted by a man will always lead her to give the man she loves the benefit of the doubt. She also doesn’t want to lose what she has with Xander because right now, he’s the man she wants in her life.
That doesn’t mean that Xander doesn’t deserve to be taken to task like Kristen was. However, that likely won’t happen because Gwen knows he will kick her to the curb. Xander has made his intentions clear to both women. DAYS fans know, the only woman Xander wants a real relationship with is his beloved Sarah (Linsey Godfrey).
