1. 1984: Ashley found she had a bit too much in common with dear old mom Dina after accepting Eric Garrison's proposal; Eric was Dina's ex-lover. As she mended her broken heart, Ash fell for Marc Mergeron (Dina's stepson). Marc had a brief affair with Jill. 2. 1985: Ashley fell for tycoon Victor Newman. With prodding from a jealous Nikki, Ashley began dating Matt, Victor's half brother. 3. 1986: Pregnant by Victor, Ashley walked out on him because his wife, Nikki, was "dying." The Emotional effects of her abortion landed Ashley in a mental ward. 4. 1987: A recovering Ms. Abbott wed her therapist, Dr. Steven Lassiter. The following year, she donned widow's black when Steven was murdered by a disturbed youth. 5. 1990: Pursued relentlessly by her ex-brother-in-law, Brad, Ashley wed Victor instead 6. 1992: Ashley left Victor after he confessed that he had fallen in love with Nikki again. 7. 1994: A divorced Ashley wed photographer Alex Bladeson, aka Blade, then was duped into bed by Rick, Blade's evil twin. Blade & Ashley reunited, but he died the next year in a car crash. 8. 1996-97: After a brief mourning period in Paris, Ashley returned home. Her chemistry experiment with Adam Hunter fizzled, and Ashley sought advice and friendship from her ex, Victor. Later, she became attracted to Kay's handyman, Kurt Costner, who rescued her from muggers. After finding out Kurt was a doctor & convining him to start up his practice, he left her for Hope and left town shortly thereafter. 9. 1998: Cole Howard, Victor's son-in-law at the time came to Ashley with the idea of writing a novel about her. The two have since fallin' in love and Cole is divorcing his wife Victoria to be with Ashley. 10. 1999: Ashley married Cole and soon divorced him. 11. 2000/01: Ashley married Brad Carlton who was married to her sister Tracy & business partner with her brother Brad. She also had a baby who's paternity is up in the air.