Relationships¶
Maintain via StoryBible (update-CTL-Story-Bible). Add or change rows from processed chapters only; do not infer from later books or from Climbing the Ladder/Notes/.
Last updated through CTL6 ch 38.
Married and dating¶
One row per person whose husband, wife, or girlfriend status is established in CTL canon. Girlfriend(s) = acknowledged / ongoing only — not casual sex partners (those belong only in Jonathan’s partners list when intercourse occurs). Status through CTL6 ch 38.
| Column | Rule |
|---|---|
| Person | Subject of the row |
| Husband | Male spouse (if any); — if none. Deceased: keep name + short status |
| Wife | Female spouse (if any); — if none. Deceased: keep name + short status |
| Girlfriend(s) | Acknowledged / ongoing girlfriend(s) only. Multiple names separated by ;. Clear or annotate when the relationship ends |
| Notes | Status detail (dating, married, widowed, broke up, cohabiting, etc.) |
| Source | Book · chapter when first established or last material change |
| Person | Husband | Wife | Girlfriend(s) | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Kane | — | Keiko Suzuki (d. Dec 27, 1983) | Violet Clemmons | Widower; will not remarry (Keiko niche / permanent “wife” bond). Violet life partner and cohabiting (shared bed). Prior acknowledged girlfriends: Lily Andros (steady Oct–Dec 1981; broke up faith); Huifen Huang (non-exclusive dating 1982; faded); Bev Newton (de facto / marriage deferred; friendship-only after Kansas, then her death). Casual partners → sex-partners table. | CTL1 ch 20, 30; CTL2 ch 12; CTL3 ch 29, 35; CTL3 ch 66–CTL4 ch 16, 26, 40; CTL5 ch 10, 72; CTL6 ch 1 |
| Violet Clemmons | — | — | Jonathan Kane | Acknowledged girlfriend → live-in life partner; not civilly married. Greece conception plan (stops pills CTL6 ch 36). | CTL5 ch 10, 72; CTL6 ch 1, 36 |
| Keiko Suzuki | Jonathan Kane | — | — | Engaged Jul 13, 1983; civil Aug 13, 1983; Shinto Oct 8, 1983; died home hospice Dec 27, 1983. | CTL3 ch 66; CTL4 ch 5, 16, 26 |
| Lily Andros | Jim McKnight | — | — | Steady with Jonathan Oct–Dec 1981 (ex). Engaged fall 1984; married St. Francis of Assisi, May 1985. | CTL1 ch 20–30; CTL5 ch 49; CTL6 ch 36 |
| Huifen Huang | — | — | — | Non-exclusive dating with Jonathan from Aug 1982 (Sundays reserved); later faded / not ongoing. | CTL2 ch 12, 22; CTL2 ch 28 |
| Bev Newton | Glen Rodgers (secret marriage Nov 1983) | — | — | De facto with Jonathan (HS through CTL3); friendship-only after Overland Park (CTL3 ch 35). Married Glen secretly Nov 1983; died by suicide (news CTL4 ch 67). | CTL1 ch 32; CTL2 ch 10; CTL3 ch 29, 35, 41–42; CTL4 ch 43, 67 |
| Glen Rodgers | — | Bev Newton (d. 1984) | — | Engaged to Linda (broken CTL3 ch 6 after Heather paternity); secret marriage to Bev Nov 1983; sex-crime charges. | CTL2 ch 37, 52; CTL3 ch 6; CTL4 ch 29–30, 43 |
| Linda Kane | — | — | — | Partner Judge Mitchell Pierce (not established as husband through CTL6 ch 38). Glen engagement broken CTL3 ch 6. | CTL3 ch 6; CTL4 ch 26 |
| Jack Clinton | — | Kristy Benton | — | Dating from CTL2; Lutheran wedding Sep 3, 1983. | CTL2 ch 6–7; CTL4 ch 8 |
| Kristy Benton | Jack Clinton | — | — | Same wedding. | CTL4 ch 8 |
| Shelly Kind | Perry Nielson | — | — | Exclusive dating CTL3; wedding Jul 23, 1983. Husband GM home (Nielson_Perry.md). | CTL3 ch 26, 38; CTL4 ch 2 |
| Perry Nielson | — | Shelly Kind | — | GM home (ER attending later). Rush → Cook County ER match; wedding Jul 23, 1983. CTL satellite only. | CTL3 ch 26–27; CTL4 ch 2; CTL6 ch 7 |
| Tom | — | Maria | — | Catholic wedding. | CTL2 ch 3 |
| Maria | Tom | — | — | Married. | CTL2 ch 3 |
| Noel Spurgeon | — | Valerie Spurgeon | — | Married (established early CTL1). | CTL1 (ongoing) |
| Valerie Spurgeon | Noel Spurgeon | — | — | Married; advance on Jonathan refused CTL1 ch 53. | CTL1 ch 53 |
| Beth Schoenburg (Rubenstein) | Joshua | — | — | Casual with Jonathan until engagement; married by CTL6; baby due ~June 12, 1985. | CTL4 ch 55; CTL6 ch 20, 37 |
| Bianca Pérez | — | — | Nicole Gallagher | Housemate / co-parent of Sofía with Nicole; baby pact with Jonathan (not marriage). Ex-girlfriend Juliette Porter (break CTL4 ch 49–50). | CTL3 ch 41; CTL4 ch 49–50, 53; CTL5+ |
| Nicole Gallagher | — | — | Bianca Pérez | Moves in Aug 15, 1984 continuum; co-parent Sofía. | CTL3 ch 56; CTL5 ch 16+ |
| Chelsea Drake | — | — | — | Not girlfriend label; live-in nanny and intentional pregnancy with Jonathan (conception plan CTL6). | CTL5 ch 55; CTL6 ch 7, 12, 22, 36–37 |
| Anala Subramani | — | — | — | Mentor-friend to Jonathan; Kenwood/Woodlawn boyfriend (not a wife/girlfriend column). | CTL4 ch 4 |
| Dustin Brady | — | — | — | Gay relationship with artist Tim (boyfriend; not wife/girlfriend column). | CTL1 ch 29 |
| Stuart Kowalski | — | — | Sylvia Ochoa | Dates Sylvia from church (CTL1). | CTL1 ch 28 |
| Anna Bergdahl | — | — | — | Casual dating/sex with Jonathan; ends over Kansas trip. | CTL3 ch 20, 35 |
| Marcia Blake | — | — | — | Wants Jonathan; sexual friendship only; later friendship / fund exit. | CTL3 ch 40–41; CTL4 ch 46, 49 |
| Teri Maguire | — | — | — | Marriage ultimatum failed CTL3; no-strings sex from CTL4 ch 66–67; not acknowledged girlfriend. | CTL3 ch 24–37; CTL4 ch 48, 66–67 |
Jonathan Kane — sex partners (intercourse only)¶
List a partner only when canon includes intercourse (vaginal or anal) with Jonathan. Kissing, petting, oral alone, and other non-intercourse contact do not belong here.
One row per partner at Jonathan's first intercourse with that partner. Book / Chapter = that first scene (first on-page intercourse when pre-series history is only recounted). Do not duplicate partners for later sessions.
| Column | Rule |
|---|---|
| Partner | Full name (surnames from author Character List → The List); link to Characters/ when a file exists |
| Book | e.g. CTL1 |
| Chapter | Chapter number of first intercourse |
| Virgin (Y/N) | Partner's status before first intercourse with Jonathan: Y / N / — |
| Notes | Optional (location, relationship type, later corrections) |
Surnames for partners without a full name in chapter prose are taken from Climbing the Ladder/Notes/Character List.txt under The List (author roster).
| Partner | Book | Chapter | Virgin (Y/N) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly (Bev) Newton | CTL1 | 32 | Y | Mutual firsts on her 16th birthday (pre-series, recounted); first on-page intercourse Christmas CTL1 ch 32–33. |
| Gudia Chaudhary | CTL1 | 5 | — | Brookfield Zoo → Naperville bedroom. |
| Charlotte O'Malley | CTL1 | 6 | N | Mailroom fling; prior partner “got my cherry.” |
| Teresa Hernández | CTL1 | 10 | Y | Maria’s sister; Oak Street Beach → Logan Square (“very first time”). |
| Sharon Williams | CTL1 | 19 | N | Enderlee’s secretary; Hancock move hotel one-night stand. |
| Lily Andros | CTL1 | 20 | Y | 18th birthday; go-steady first. |
| Kristy Benton | CTL1 | 31 | N | Loyola dorm threesome with Allyson; prior history. |
| Allyson Crowley | CTL1 | 31 | N | Same threesome; Majorca history. |
| Sally Carlson | CTL1 | 34 | N | NYE Naperville party. |
| Jeri Lundgren | CTL1 | 36 | Y | Kenwood; vaginal then morning anal. Business-only after CTL1 ch 55 (later occasional lovers CTL3 ch 46). |
| Nickie Marsh | CTL1 | 37 | N | Afternoon temp; prior Marines. |
| Phoebe Miller | CTL1 | 38 | Y | InterContinental prize suite. |
| Lucy O'Shea | CTL1 | 41 | N | Allyson dorm strip Spin the Bottle. |
| Sylvia Ochoa | CTL1 | 41 | N | Same game night. |
| Shelly Kind | CTL1 | 41 | Y | Same game night; English Lit. |
| Bianca Pérez | CTL1 | 41 | Y | Same game night; Computer Science; later Sofía’s mother. |
| Paula Georgiou | CTL1 | 42 | N | Morning after Spin the Bottle; murdered CTL1 ch 51. |
| Julianne Hodges | CTL1 | 49 | — | Prize for card game. |
| Huifen Huang | CTL1 | 50 | Y | Prize night, dorm 504. |
| Mary Kealty | CTL1 | 52 | — | Rachel’s sister; apartment. |
| Sophie Wilson | CTL2 | 2 | N | Waitress after Phoebe. |
| Ivy Turner | CTL2 | 4 | N | Sophie’s Art Institute friend. |
| Esmeralda dos Santos | CTL2 | 5 | Y | July 5; confidentiality. |
| Katy Martin | CTL2 | 7 | Y | Kristy Sugar Grove welcome party. |
| Ellie French | CTL2 | 9 | Y | Nine-girl “baseball” rotation; Business/Computers ’86. |
| Marcia Blake | CTL2 | 24 | N | One incompatible night. |
| Meg Kassidy | CTL2 | 26 | — | Loyola baseball night; SoCal. |
| Kasey Oulaj | CTL2 | 26 | — | Same night. |
| Miranda Black | CTL2 | 26 | Y | Same night; Accounting. |
| Josie Mears | CTL2 | 26 | Y | Same night; Journalism; morning slot. |
| Deanna Haight | CTL2 | 29 | N | With Sophie & Ivy; art student / later patron. |
| Juliette Porter | CTL2 | 33 | Y | Threesome with Bianca. |
| Clara Crowley | CTL2 | 44 | Y | Allyson’s sister; arranged virginity date. |
| Beth Schoenburg | CTL2 | 46 | N | Tailor-shop date. |
| Marie Benton | CTL2 | 46 | Y | Kristy’s younger sister. |
| Jasmine Neill | CTL2 | 52 | — | Esme’s friend; Cicero bungalow. |
| Jenny Temple | CTL3 | 3 | N | Marie’s HS friend (on Pill). |
| Keiko Suzuki | CTL3 | 7 | Y | First time; later fiancée/wife. |
| Izzy Stevens | CTL3 | 13 | Y | Loyola pizza/movie night; on camera. |
| Kasia Pucinski | CTL3 | 17 | N | First sober sex with Jonathan (and hers). |
| Anna Bergdahl | CTL3 | 20 | N | Spurgeon secretary; Swedish norms. |
| Cecilia (CeCi) Forsythe | CTL3 | 31 | Y | Deanna’s Quaker film-student friend; later housemate. |
| Nicole Gallagher | CTL3 | 56 | Y | Hetero virgin (prior sex only with girls); threesome with Meg. |
| Taya Awiakta | CTL3 | 62 | — | Cherokee valedictorian; with Katy. |
| Stefi Hogue | CTL4 | 45 | Y | Art-school model; Baptist. |
| Tara Schumann | CTL4 | 52 | N | Stefi’s friend; Maxim’s then dorm. |
| Natasha Mazarov | CTL4 | 57 | N | Interior designer; Wednesday arrangement. |
| Alexa Wilson | CTL4 | 59 | Y | Sophie’s sister; Northwestern date. |
| Teri Maguire | CTL4 | 67 | Y | Circle twin; after 60-second ultimatum. |
| Debbie Jones | CTL4 | 67 | Y | Jasmine/Esme friend; not Debbie Vaughn. |
| Erin Laning | CTL5 | 6 | — | Natasha’s friend; Pill since 15; Wednesday substitute. |
| Violet Clemmons | CTL5 | 10 | Y | First lovemaking LA hotel; becomes life partner. |
| Missy Monroe | CTL5 | 16 | N | Pool after Gremlins. |
| Trisha Williams | CTL5 | 16 | Y | Missy’s friend same afternoon. |
| Jennifer Rivers | CTL5 | 17 | Y | Nursing track; harness/pegging later. |
| Piper Kelly | CTL5 | 20 | Y | Condo (Ohio hayloft aborted earlier). |
| Lexi Martin | CTL5 | 24 | Y | Katy’s younger sister. |
| Nikki Forster | CTL5 | 28 | Y | Condo; later marriage-goal mismatch. |
| Kayleigh O'Connell | CTL5 | 31 | Y | Hancock loft; Catholic breakout; later casual (CTL6). |
| Skyler Stevens | CTL5 | 34 | Y | Taya’s Evangelical friend; Journalism/Mass Communication, AZ State. |
| Krissy Eubanks | CTL5 | 35 | N | Art Institute; prior Summer/UCLA boyfriend. |
| Mei-Ling Chen | CTL5 | 38 | — | Florida client-party girl; not Mei-ling Li (CTL6). |
| Kendra Jackson | CTL5 | 40 | — | Art student hanging-party. |
| Kassie Georgiou | CTL5 | 40 | — | After Kendra same day. |
| Desirée O'Shea | CTL5 | 43 | Y | Allyson spin-bottle; Lucy O'Shea’s sister. |
| Isabella Andersen | CTL5 | 44 | Y | Spin-bottle virginity chip. |
| Claudia Schmidt | CTL5 | 44 | N | Spin-bottle; prior Prom. |
| Dewi Nasution | CTL5 | 44 | Y | Spin-bottle. |
| Priscilla Baker | CTL5 | 52 | Y | Twin night with Tiffany. |
| Tiffany Johnson | CTL5 | 52 | Y | Twin night with Priscilla. |
| Marlena Volkmer | CTL5 | 54 | N | Divorcée / client; steak dinner → bed. |
| Chelsea Drake | CTL5 | 55 | Y | Nanny; then live-in; intentional pregnancy CTL6. |
| Traci Metcalf | CTL5 | 57 | — | Art-student “senses” experiment. |
| Liz Coulthard | CTL5 | 61 | Y | CeCi student film attic. |
| Becky Gearhard | CTL5 | 61 | — | After Liz; attic. |
| Suzanne Anderson | CTL5 | 61 | — | After Liz; attic. |
| Gamila Khaled | CTL5 | 66 | Y | Northwestern. |
| Kaitlin Quinn | CTL5 | 69 | Y | Isabella’s friend. |
| Willa Gibbons | CTL5 | 71 | — | Saint Martin. |
| Stacey McMmillan | CTL5 | 72 | — | Saint Martin; tender; status unstated. |
| Anji McAuley | CTL5 | 72 | Y | Saint Martin. |
| Debbie Vaughn | CTL6 | 8 | — | Netherland Plaza Cincinnati; AWLL crossover; not Debbie Jones. |
| Daisy Becket | CTL6 | 10 | — | Dallas; Becket orbit hotel. |
| Mei-li Lin | CTL6 | 11 | Y | LA suite; CeCi joint-deflowering fantasy. |
| María Luisa López | CTL6 | 11 | N | LA apartment. |
| Marisa Brown | CTL6 | 16 | Y | Art Institute freshman after modeling. |
| Jiāng Yù (Jade) | CTL6 | 21 | N | Home; Noel-party history. |
| Serena Braga | CTL6 | 27 | Y | UChicago dorm; Deanna sketches. |
| Saskia McLean | CTL6 | 30 | — | NYC threesome with Deanna. |
| Sophia «Sapphire» Andersen | CTL6 | 33 | Y | NYC; “bottle of Jack” signal. |
| Mei-ling Li | CTL6 | 35 | Y | Chicago threesome with Jiāng; not Mei-Ling Chen (CTL5 Boca). |
| Katherine Hamburg-Miller | CTL6 | 38 | Y | SF Mark Hopkins; escort uses Miller; F&F invest talk. |
Explicit non-rows (through CTL6 ch 38)¶
- Rachel Kealty — offers; Jonathan refuses while she stays on church track.
- Rose — candid talk/hug CTL6 ch 9; no intercourse through ch 38 (Story Bible “intimate” is not intercourse).
- Cathy, Diane, Sarah Gilbert, Mei-Ying, Alicia Moore, Britney — no qualifying intercourse with Jonathan in processed canon.
- Oral-only or refused scenes do not create rows.