Soap Opera's........Ladies your honest opinion

Back when I was married and raising my kids, my wife, now my x-wife, pulled something on me one day after work. I cant remember exactly what it was but it was quite upsetting and we got into a heated argument. Later, after all was said and done and we made up, so to speak, I asked her what in the world ever possessed her to try such a thing..?
She stated she saw it on a TV Soap Opera and it worked really well there on TV...! I did explain to her that those TV Soap Opera's are only for entertainment purposes and not real life situations..! She was a huge fan of General Hospital, As The World Turns, The Bold and The Beautiful, and many others....
So ladies, if you watch the Soap's, do you allow them to influence your life in any way..? If so, how and why...?
I know the Soap's arent reality and I hope you do know this also...be honest......