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== Personal life ==
Bailey has an on-again, off-again romance with [[Dr. Johnny Fever]]. In the early episodes, it is suggested that Bailey looks up to Johnny as her mentor in the world of broadcasting, but that she also has a schoolgirl crush on him, which leads her to ask him out on a date in the second-season opener, "For Love or Money".

In the third season, Bailey and Fever are seen in the bullpen lounging on the couch together with Bailey's arm familiarly placed around Johnny's shoulders ("Out to Lunch"). By the fourth season, their relationship develops into what Smithers characterized as "more adult", giving both characters another dimension to develop.<ref name=Krupnick>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-TsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=66QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1185,1302877&dq=bailey-quarters&hl=en Krupnick, Jerry, "Despite dial-switching, WKRP keeps on surviving", ''Montreal Gazette'' (February 4, 1982) p D10]</ref> However, their relationship never seems to go further than the occasional date. (It is implied at the end of "For Love or Money" and "Mike Fright" that they have had at least casual sexual relations, though in both cases, it could be discounted as hyperbole.) In season four's "Rumors", when Johnny stays at Bailey's place for a few days, Bailey is infuriated by the gossip that they are sleeping together, disappointing Johnny, who was hoping that the rumors would come true.<ref name = Kassel/>

While her friend Jennifer dates mostly wealthy older men, Bailey seems to have a different taste in men, dating not only Johnny  but also (in the episode "In Concert") a manic-depressive divinity student with a serious drinking problem. In the episode "The Americanization of Ivan", Bailey is the focus of a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[defector]]'s attentions; although he wishes her help in defecting to the U.S., the Russian is also smitten with her good looks. In the episode "Jennifer Falls in Love", Bailey enters a nearly daydream-like state when merely listening to Jennifer's description of her new blond repairman boyfriend named Steel, and is almost incapable of coherent conversation when she finally meets him.

Her occasional references to her family suggest that she does not get along well with her parents, which may explain why she left Chicago. In one episode, she mentions that a visit home consists of relatives asking her if she's "Involved? Engaged? Pregnant?" In another episode, she attempts to describe her relationship with her father, but is left speechless with anger. In a third episode, Mr. Carlson mentions that "I talked to Bailey's father and he said I could shoot her."

Bailey's best friend at the station is [[Jennifer Marlowe|Jennifer]], with whom she often discusses relationship matters (such as obliquely referring to her crush on Johnny, or giving Jennifer advice on how to deal with Herb). She also has a strong friendship with [[Venus Flytrap (WKRP in Cincinnati)|Venus Flytrap]].