In a recent interview, Rebecca Herbst openly confirmed what many fans feared but suspected: Elizabeth Baldwin and Ric Lansing are officially dating again this February. This is not a misunderstanding, not a tease, and not a vague emotional reconnection. According to Herbst, Liz agrees to go on a date with Ric, and that decision launches a storyline filled with multiple romantic and intimate scenes between the two.

The word that matters most here is again. Liz and Ric are not beginning something new — they are reopening something deeply damaged. Their history is one of the darkest, most psychologically complex relationships in General Hospital history. By confirming that Liz and Ric are re-dating, the show is intentionally reviving a romance built on obsession, manipulation, trauma, and unresolved emotional dependency.

Rebecca Herbst’s comments make it clear that this reunion is not framed as a mistake or a moment of weakness at first. The story leans into romance. There are dates. There are charged conversations. There is chemistry. The show allows Liz to choose Ric willingly — and that choice is what makes the storyline so unsettling. Liz is not being tricked. She is saying yes.

From Liz’s perspective, the decision to date Ric again appears rooted in emotional exhaustion. She has spent years being the stable one, the caretaker, the moral center for others. Ric offers attention without restraint and devotion without boundaries. To Liz, that can feel like relief. To the audience, it feels like the calm before a psychological storm.

Ric Lansing, however, has always followed the same pattern. He reenters Liz’s life when she is vulnerable and overwhelmed, presenting himself as changed, reflective, and emotionally available. Romance is his entry point. Control follows later. Dating Ric has never stayed simple, and history suggests it never will.

What makes this February arc particularly dangerous is that Liz believes she is different now. Older. Stronger. More aware. That belief has always been her blind spot with Ric. Every time Liz thinks she can manage the risk, Ric gains more power. Re-dating him is not a step forward — it is a test of whether Liz has truly broken the cycle.

The romantic scenes promised by Rebecca Herbst are not soft nostalgia. They are emotionally heavy, history-laden encounters where attraction collides with memory. Every smile between Liz and Ric carries the weight of what they once were. Every intimate moment invites the question of what this reunion will cost her next.

This storyline also sends shockwaves beyond the couple. Liz’s children, her friends, and the people who once helped her escape Ric’s influence are all affected by his return to her heart. Dating Ric again does not exist in a vacuum. It destabilizes Liz’s entire emotional world.

By confirming that Liz and Ric are re-dating — not circling, not flirting, but actively pursuing romance — Rebecca Herbst signals that this is a major February storyline, not a short-term detour. The show wants viewers uncomfortable. It wants them conflicted. It wants them watching closely.

Ultimately, Liz & Ric re-dating is not a love story — it is a warning. February promises romance on the surface, but underneath it lies a familiar question: has Liz truly healed, or is she once again mistaking intensity for love? With Ric Lansing, the answer has never ended well.