Relationships
Steve had been in love with Laura since the 7th grade. However, she didn't always reciprocate the same feelings that he had for her and would date other guys more to her taste. Unlike Greta's successful warding of Myrtle, Laura's would-be boyfriends would often bully Steve, but it always ends with him warding them off, especially when he knows most of them would end up hurting her in the end and refused to allow them to take advantage of her. Steve has shown that, unlike Myrtle, he does respect Laura's personal space. However, she has shown appreciation for Steve when he selflessly risked himself to not only protect her, but also has saved her father's life. In season 9, he finally gets himself a makeover in time for Laura's auction, and, though it wasn't a success, her feelings for him finally changed, and they are engaged to be married.
Steve had a short and brief relationship with Susie in season 2, but their relationship ended when he introduced her to the president of the chess club. In Season 3, he also had Vonda Mahoney interested in him after he tutored her for a class. Fearing that she wants to make herself "easy" for Eddie to date, Steve teaches her the dangers of it and helps her have love and self-respect for herself. Although Vonda felt better about herself, this didn't settle in well with Eddie who wanted to pound Steve for it.
In Season 4's "A Thought In The Dark", Steve was set up and introduced to Ted's cousin, Myra Monkhouse, so Laura could have some space from his infatuation. Although he was initially attracted to Myra because of her intelligence and sweet personality, he was soon disgusted by her jealous and possessive nature by the end of "Buds 'N Buns". This was explored in both seasons 5 and 9, when Steve finally saw what life was like in Laura's shoes when he pursued her relentlessly. Though in love with him, Myra was also frustrated with Steve and asked him why he even loves Laura. When he agree to date her for a while in season 6's "Paradise Bluffs", she did somewhat revert back to the sweet, intelligent girl he was originally attracted to. By Season 9, he grows apart from her when Laura started returning her feelings for him. In "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do", during their date at Amore, it became clear to Steve that Myra hated his makeover and demanded that he return to the sexy nerd she loved so much. When he refused, she broke up with him first, although it later turned out to be a ploy so she could get him to renounce his love for Laura and stay with her. When that failed, Myra resorted to stalking and spying on him with illegal surveillance gear in her room with a spy cam attached to his glasses. In "Crazy For You" she teamed up with Stefan to stop Steve and Laura's date. Although initially successful, Laura still wanted to date him and Myra vowed never to stop stalking him until he took her back. In "Crazier For You", Steve has learned that she was stalking him with illegal spy gear and confronted her about it. He orders Myra to stop stalking him and renounce her love for him because he will never take her back and reaffirms his love for Laura. She refused and got Laura falsely arrested for stealing her watch. However, Steve was able to drop the charges when he exposed Myra for stalking him with illegal spy gear and the police pursued criminal charges against her. When she learned of his engagement to Laura, she continued to carry the torch even when he went into space.
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