Will Diane's jealousy of Nikki blow up her marriage to Jack on The Young and the Restless?

On Monday's episode of The Young and the Restless, it felt like the writers may have dropped some anvils about the future of Jack (Peter Bergman) and Diane's (Susan Walters) marriage. It all started the moment the subject of Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) came up.

What happened Monday on The Young and the Restless

On Monday's episode of The Young and the Restless, a pleasant get-together for drinks at Society turned into an intense disagreement between Jack and Diane. Jack discussed joining forces with Billy (Jason Thompson) to seek vengeance against Victor, who recently made a business arrangement with Audra (Zuleyka Silver) to break up Kyle (Michael Mealor) and Claire (Hayley Erin). Billy's goal is to take over Chancellor Industries, but Jack's main hesitation is that the company's CEO, Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott), will be hurt in the process.

Diane was enraged by Jack's instinct to protect Nikki, since they are long-time friends and ex-spouses. Diane and Nikki have a history of mutual animosity, as Nikki used to be married to Jack, and Diane used to be married to Victor. Plus, for years, the Genoa City residents thought Diane was dead after Nikki seemingly killed her in self-defense. So there will likely always be bitter blood between the two women.

Jack asked Diane, "Are we ever going to get past this?" He knows the subject of Nikki was also a thorn in Diane's side after Nikki started drinking again in 2023. Jack acted as Nikki's sponsor, which Diane reluctantly accepted. But after he overdosed on pills one night to try to sober up a drunken Nikki, Diane was both worried and furious that he risked his life that way. "How could you do that to me?" she asked him. "To your family?"

Diane and Nikki should work together to get their husbands to stop fighting

When Diane and Nikki had a tense run-in with each other in the park last week on The Young and the Restless, Diane told her the same thing she told Jack -- that Nikki "turns a blind eye" to Victor's evil schemes. Nikki tried to keep the peace with Diane, saying that Claire is struggling with her first romantic disappointment after learning that Kyle kissed Audra, and Kyle needs to be patient while Claire tries to process what happened and figure out where their relationship stands.

Diane and Nikki both know Kyle and Claire love each other, so it would be nice if these two ladies could put their past differences aside for the sake of their families. Instead of Diane wanting to join Billy in seeking control of Chancellor Industries, what if Diane and Nikki actually joined forces to try to convince their husbands to call a truce with each other again? It's amazing what they might accomplish if they put their heads together and brainstorm possible ways to establish peace between Victor and Jack.

Jack and Diane have had their issues, but have remained happy and in love -- but for how long?

Jack and Diane have gotten through some difficult times in their marriage, like the 2024 storyline where Kyle rebelled against them and went to work for Victor. Jack and Diane concocted a plan to get Kyle out of Victor's clutches by pretending they were breaking up. It was hell on both of them, but it was the only way they could think of to get Kyle away from Victor. Kyle was furious but eventually forgave them. If Jack and Diane could weather that storm, then they shouldn't let Jack's friendship with Nikki tear them apart either.

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But the Nikki-centered dialogue between them on Monday's episode felt like foreshadowing. It seems like Jack and Diane are going to face another rocky road ahead. Is she jealous of Nikki? It sure seems so. Will she and Jack overcome this obstacle like they did the last one, or will this obstacle ultimately create a rift in their marriage?

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