The couples in The Great Gatsby were a representation of how he felt towards the relationships of the 1920s. Tom and Daisy Buchanan are a wealthy couple that live in the East Egg. On their wedding night, Daisy did not want to marry him, but she ultimately went through with it due to his wealth. In the beginning of the book, it is revealed that Tom is openly cheating on Daisy with Myrtle Wilson. This puts a strain on Tom and Daisy’s relationship. Myrtle longs to be rich and is dissatisfied with her marriage with George Wilson because he is a poor and a garage owner. She married him because she believed that he was of good breeding, but she became unhappy after she discovered that he had borrowed his wedding suit. Myrtle cheats on George with Tom, who has the money to give her what she has always wanted. When Tom and Myrtle sneak away to an apartment in the city, Myrtle tells her husband that she is visiting her sister. Tom is willing to give Myrtle whatever she desires, but when she pushed him too far by repeatedly saying his wife’s name, he hit her. Jay Gatsby spends years acquiring a fortune and hosting parties in order to impress his old love, Daisy. She is impressed by his wealth and cheats on Tom with him. Despite the fact that they were once in love, their new relationship is based off of money and materialism. Gatsby is willing to do anything for her,