![Boehner, House GOP Leaders Address Press On Capitol Hill Eric Cantor John Boehner](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/129069012.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
On Thursday, Congressman Eric Cantor will step down from his post as House majority leader, following his shocking primary defeat in June, thus ending his Capitol Hill bromance with House Speaker John Boehner — a relationship that captivated so many hearts across the nation.
When Cantor first assumed the role of HML in 2011, some speculated that the up-and-comer was angling for Boehner’s job, but the GOP’s two top dogs were not to be defined by acrimony — after all, what good romance doesn’t begin with a little tension? (Have you seen The Notebook?)
Here, we’ve assembled a scrapbook that illustrates the bromance heard round the Beltway, each photo captioned with a lyric from Alan Jackson’s “Remember When,” because obviously. It is highly advisable to play the song as you click through the photos.
![Boehner, House GOP Leaders Address Press On Capitol Hill Eric Cantor John Boehner](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/129069012.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![House Republicans Eric Cantor John Boehner](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/129080176.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Republican Conference Eric Cantor John Boehner](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/131166294.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![House Republicans Address Media After Conference Meeting Eric Cantor John Boehner](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/145489003.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![John Boehner, Eric Cantor Eric Cantor John Boehner](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ap5925338202.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Speaker Boehner And House GOP Leadership Address The Media After Their Weekly Conference Eric Cantor John Boehner](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/476785079.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![House GOP Leaders Speak To Press After Republican Conference Meeting Eric Cantor John Boehner](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/168782765.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![John Boehner, Eric Cantor of Va., Eric Cantor John Boehner](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ap110726149625.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![US-SYRIA-CONFLICT-CONGRESS John Boehner Eric Cantor](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/john-boehner-crying.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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