FAQs
Conrad is the obvious choice for Belly. He has the emotional maturity that Jeremiah lacks. Conrad recognized that he couldn't be his best self for Belly because of his overpowering grief. Therefore, he knew he had to break it off to give them the time they needed apart.
Does she choose Conrad or Jeremiah? ›
But, fans of Belly and Jeremiah might want to look away now as in the books written by Jenny Han, Belly ends up marrying Conrad. Yes, really! In Jenny Han's third book, We'll Always Have Summer, Belly breaks up with Jeremiah after two years when she discovers he cheated on her while they were on a break.
Who did Jeremiah end up with? ›
In the final book, "We'll Always Have Summer," Belly and Jeremiah become a serious couple and even go to the same college. When Belly discovers he hooked up with someone else while they were on a break, she breaks up with him. He begs her to take him back and proposes, to which she agrees, much to her family's chagrin.
When did Belly lose her virginity in the books? ›
However, in a flashback in The Summer I Turned Pretty season 2, we see Belly lose her virginity to Conrad. Fans of Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty books will know this did not happen in the original novel series.
Does Conrad find out Jeremiah cheated? ›
At Jeremiah's bachelor party, Conrad overhears Jeremiah's friends teasing him about not having sex with Belly yet. The guys also mention how Jeremiah slept with Lacie during spring break, infuriating Conrad, who had assumed that his brother was faithful to Belly and would never do anything to hurt her.
Why did Conrad and Belly break up? ›
But after Susannah's death, Conrad's grief created distance between him and Belly leading to their breakup at prom. This summer, Belly and Conrad seek closure for their failed relationship, while she and Jeremiah resume their friendship, after she picked Conrad over him.
Does Belly lose her virginity to Conrad? ›
In the second episode, it's revealed that Belly loses her virginity to Conrad by the fireplace in the house at Cousins Beach after the snow at the beach scene. “I felt like that's where Belly was in her journey,” Han tells Variety. “These two characters were very much in love and had known each other their whole lives.
Do Belly and Jeremiah get married? ›
Belly and Jeremiah plan to get married at Susannah's iconic beach home in Cousins in the third book. While planning, Belly finds out that Conrad has been living there. It's not long before she realises that she actually loves him. Belly and Jeremiah break up and Belly moves to Spain to study abroad.
Did Conrad and Belly sleep together? ›
Belly's First Time
While the pair also staged a secret visit to Cousins during Christmastime on the page, Belly and Conrad did not have sex. But in the second episode, it's revealed that the couple are intimate for the first time in front of the fireplace. "Conrad, it's only you," she tells a sleeping Conrad after.
Why does Jeremiah cheat on Belly? ›
Belly remembers how she and Jeremiah got into a fight before spring break and broke up. While Belly saw the breakup as only temporary, Jeremiah interpreted it as something more permanent, which is why he had sex with Lacie.
Belly doesn't lose her virginity in the books.
Does Belly ever sleep with Jeremiah? ›
Jeremiah was Belly's first kiss, abruptly kissing her during a game of Truth or Dare at fourteen years old. Belly had been furious since he stole her first kiss, which she wanted to be special, and he had only done so as a joke and to make Taylor jealous. The two did not have sex during their two year relationship.
Who is a better person, Conrad or Jeremiah? ›
Both Conrad and Jeremiah are good guys who genuinely care for Belly. They both have their flaws, but it's clear that Conrad is the better choice for a long-term boyfriend. Belly's brother, Steven, explained it perfectly in the second season's finale: Conrad challenges Belly to be a better person.
Who has more fans, Jeremiah or Conrad? ›
From what I've seen, there seem to be more Conrad fans overall (esp obvious on Instagram, Reddit and Twitter) but it also looks like the majority of the people on TikTok are Team Jeremiah.
Is Conrad a red flag? ›
While I understand the attraction to Conrad, his red flags are way too large to ignore. He has a complete inability to communicate his own feelings and manipulates Billy—the protagonist—and his feelings in the process.
What is the age difference between Conrad and Jeremiah? ›
By the time readers get to the end of Han's trilogy, Conrad is 26 in the epilogue of the third novel. However, in the show, he is 17-years-old and is going through an awkward adolescent phase. Those wondering about younger brother Jeremiah, he was born in 2005 and is 17 at the time when the books are set.
