They were very passionate, and at the same time, really evoked that feeling of first love." When Lily and Daniel's marriage ended, fans of the couple were saddened. Lily's romance with Cane first received a mixed response; viewers were divided on the couple because of the age difference between the characters. Khalil said that she was sure there were going to be people "who will always feel" that Cane is too old for Lily, but there are others "who just don't care about the age difference": "You can't please everyone. You just have to do your best with the storyline and hope that people will like it." "Soap Opera Digest" gave the couple a thumbs-up: "On paper, a Cane-and-Lily pairing shouldn't work. They've both just left marriages (to Amber and Daniel, though Cane's wasn't legal), their exes are living together, and Cane is older than Lily. Yet, the adorable Aussie and the cute coed make a charming match." The magazine praised the couple because they united the core families, the Winters and the Chancellors. "Soap Opera Weekly" considered their Valentine's Day surprise in 2008 "a hit". Michael Fairman of "On-Air On-Soaps" called Cane and Lily "one of daytime's most popular couples", and their story with Billy and Chloe "one of soaps all-time best quadrangle story arcs". Mallory Harlen of "Soap Opera Digest" praised the quadrangle for adding another layer to Lily: "The always prim, always perfect Lily reminded me way too much of Christine Blair...in a bad way. But being a woman scorned really worked for her; her newfound feistiness is completely fitting for Drucilla's daughter." Nelson Branco of "TV Guide Canada" criticized the couple; he thought they had no chemistry and wanted Cane "in the big leagues and not with little girls", but conceded that they had "a very vocal, and loyal fanbase". "Soap Opera Update" named Cane and Lily the best couple on "The Young and the Restless" in 2008, and viewers voted them into top-couple polls in soap-opera magazines. Khalil received two nominations for Outstanding Younger Actress at the 2004 and 2006 Daytime Emmy Awards, and two Young Artist Award nominations for Leading Young Actress in 2003 and 2004. Khalil and Sherwood received NAACP Award nominations for Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series in 2007.