Changes: Ben Boykewich

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Benjamin "Ben" Boykewich is the son of Leo Boykewich and Sarah Helen Boykewich. He was also the father of Mercy Boykewich, whom he shared with his ex-wife Adrian Lee. He is the step-brother of Chloe Boykewich. He is portrayed by Ken Baumann.

History

Relationships

Romantic

Amy Juergens

First Relationship

Start: Falling in Love (1x01)
Engagement: What Have You Done to Me? (1x05)
Underage Wedding: The Secret Wedding of the American Teenager (1x12)
- Although the marriage was not valid because they used fake IDs, Ben still called Amy his wife.
End: Loved and Lost (2x15)
- Reason: The stress of being a new mother was weighing on Amy and Ben was jealous of Ricky. Ben went to Italy for space and Amy was not allowed to go with him.

Second Relationship

Start: Do Over (3x01)
End: New York, New York (3x07)
- Reason: Ben told Amy that Adrian was pregnant with his baby, Mercy.

Adrian Lee

First Relationship

Start: The Rhythm Of Life (2x19)
End: The Rhythm Of Life (2x19)

Second Relationship

Engagement: Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner (3x17)
Marriage: It's Not Over Till It's Over (3x24)
Divorce: Strange Familiar (4x20)
- Reason: The loss of their child weighs heavily on both Ben and Adrian and both give in to the grief and doubt which makes them act irrationally and it ultimately ends their marriage.

Adrian and Ben began to have an intimate encounter when they sleep together to get back at their ex's (Amy and Ricky) because of a kiss, lies, feelings of betrayal, and un-appreciation that Amy and Ricky made them feel.

Adrian later discovers that she is pregnant and reveals it to Ben in the episode Ben There, Done That.

They get married in It's Not Over Till It's Over and buys a condo together. Later, their daughter is stillborn which puts a strain on their relationship and they divorce in Strange Familiar.

Dylan

Start: Smokin' Like a Virgin (4x12)
End: Past History ((5x05)

Dylan is introduced during the graduation party. Henry points her out and Ben goes after her. Ben's dad and Dylan's parents catch Dylan and her friends smoking marijuana in Ben's room and they are forbidden to see each other.

After some convincing, they are allowed to go out again but they accidentally burn down Dylan's school, and they are forbidden to see each other again.

Even though her friend, Wendy, told her that she overheard Ben telling Amy that he still loves her, she still wants to date Ben. They come up with this idea that her parents could meet Henry and pretend to go out with Henry but instead meet Ben. Ben's dad finds out and forbids him from going.

At her house, Henry is mad at Ben for sleeping with Alice and plans to make revenge by going out with Dylan for real. So he forces her to stay home and have a real date. Dylan is furious with Henry, but they still remain friends. Dylan then finds out that Ben and Alice slept together. Later, she breaks up with Henry and tells Ben and Henry that she is transferring to a different school with her friends. She later in season 5B "It's A Miracle" It is discovered she misses Ben, so Leo and her father arranges for them to have dinner together. However Ben decides that he just wants to remain friends with her.

Friendship

Ricky Underwood

Ben and Ricky have come to develop a strong relationship, however, this bond is continuously tested because of the rivalry between them. They have never really been friends, although Ben has helped Ricky in numerous ways, specifically by being the reason why Ricky met his father Leo.Ben and Ricky weren't friends in the begging of the series.

He is one of the few honest characters in Ben's life, however. He admitted to Ben in Season One, that he was going to take everyone from Ben and have them on his side. However Ben overestimated himself, and the people in his life, and also underestimated how manipulative, and cunning Ricky was. This creates a rivalry between Ben and Ricky that continues throughout the series. This rivalry had first started because Ricky got Amy pregnant, leaving Ben feeling inferior to him throughout his relationship with Amy. The rivalry worsened when Ricky starts to gain the respect of Leo Boykewich. Ricky usually wins many of the competitions between them, however, Ben continues to try and win, but his father's relationship with him is both a blessing and a curse to him.

Because Leo continues to force Ben to be the better man but does not do this for Ricky, who he believes has no right to make a judgement. This gives Ricky an advantage in every competition because where Ben tries to be honorable Ricky uses underhanded method's to gain approval.

Ricky lies, and manipulates those around him, and uses his past abuse to excuse himself when he is found out, but Ben refuses to use the trauma from the loss of his mother, or the stillbirth of his child to gain sympathy.

It is seen through out the series that Leo offers no guidance or understanding when it comes to the emotional problems Ben deals with.

In Season 4, Leo never mentions the death of his granddaughter or discusses it at all. Ricky's parents usually have no say in what he does and have no opinion of his morality. They both dated Adrian Boykewich and Amy Juergens.

Henry Miller and Alice Valko

Ben has been friends with Henry and Alice since the third grade.

In the first episode, Alice pointed out Amy to Ben. In season 4, Henry breaks up with Alice and the two of them try to have "shared custody" of Ben which doesn't work out.

In the season 4 finale, Alice walks into a bedroom after a graduation party to find Henry in bed with Adrian. Angrily, she tells Ben what she found, and Ben tells Henry he is no longer welcome in his home.

In the season 4 finale episode "Love is Love", Alice and Ben sleep together to alleviate Ben's part in a fire at Dylan's school after a date.

It is later revealed that Alice slept with Ben to get back at Henry for sleeping with Adrian, Ben never admits it, but is shown that his reason for sleeping with Alice was similar.

When Henry later finds out from Alice, he is angry with them both. Henry tries to steal Dylan from Ben, but Dylan no longer has interest in either of them and breaks up with both of them, but they later reconcile and are friends again.

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+'''Benjamin "Ben" Boykewich '''is the son of Leo Boykewich and Sarah Helen Boykewich. He was also the father of Mercy Boykewich, whom he shared with his ex-wife Adrian Lee. He is the step-brother of Chloe Boykewich. He is portrayed by Ken Baumann.
-'''Benjamin "Ben" Boykewich'''
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