Let’s be honest, season 3 of The Summer I Turned Pretty is pure rage bait for obvious reasons. Belly has been flip-flopping between Conrad and Jeremiah for the last 2 seasons, and her struggle seems to have gotten much worse in this season. The reason? Her terrible decisions. Now I know, most of you are enraged with Jeremiah for cheating on her, but newsflash: Belly cheated first, not physically, but emotionally, and it was much worse. Hold on, let me explain.
How Did Belly Emotionally Cheat On Jeremiah With Conrad In The Summer I Turned Pretty S3?
Belly never stopped loving Conrad Fisher. Period. She was always emotionally cheating on Jeremiah because her heart belonged to the boy who got her an infinity necklace, aka Conrad. Like Jere rightly said, she was always trying to replace Connie in her heart with him. Jere was nothing more than a rebound, and that, too, because moving on was easy to fake as long as Connie wasn’t around. You cannot just swim a few laps to get over your true love, Belly. If only moving on worked like that – sadly, it doesn’t.
The idea of “out of sight, out of mind” worked for Belly until she wasn’t back at Cousins Beach. Let’s be real, her heart always wanted Conrad and even more when she was back at Cousins Beach during cosy Christmas in her cute pyjamas. It was game over the minute she was alone with her childhood love during the festive season. Babe, you left your heart exposed, so it’s no surprise that you didn’t fall down the stairs, but also fell in love with Conrad (once again). To make matters worse, she never told Jeremiah that she spent Christmas with Conrad and neither did Connie. Like bestie, we all saw the looks you shared!
Nothing happened on Christmas, but everything changed. How? They may not have kissed each other, but their hearts skipped a beat the minute they saw each other. And we know Conrad just wanted to kiss the chocolate off her mouth. The emotional infidelity was quieter than their Christmas. Belly didn’t do anything, but she lied by omission. She CHOSE not to tell Jeremiah about the time she spent with Connie. Why? Because it wasn’t nothing. Because she knew it wasn’t right. Because she knew that she and Conrad could never be “just friends”.
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Isabel Conklin Was Always Cheating On Jeremiah With Conrad
NGL, but Belly’s biggest crime wasn’t not choosing between the brothers. It was that she thought she had moved on; it was that she had lied to herself about moving on. Belly was quick to jump into a relationship with Jeremiah because it was easy. He was, after all, her best friend. Like Steven said, Jeremiah did not challenge her like Conrad did. Jere was the best friend, comfort zone and did not bring the broody energy and snowstorms that Connie got. Lips may lie, but the eyes don’t lie. Remember the way she looked at Conrad during the Debuntant Ball? Yeah, well, that look never went away. Engaged or not, Isabel Conklin always looked at Conrad the way she looked at him during the rain kiss and when she put the infinity necklace around her neck. She could try to bury him all she wanted, but her heart was screaming his name louder than Taylor Swift in August.
We all know that Jeremiah might’ve been the perfect boyfriend material, but in all honesty, Conrad was always her endgame. She only buried Conrad deep down in her heart to live a lie with Jeremiah. Jeremiah and Belly’s engagement was never about love. It was about two people clinging to a lifeboat that was sinking. What’s worse is that Jere always knew about Belly and Conrad’s “sweet Christmas”. No wonder he strayed; it wasn’t shocking but rather inevitable. We cannot really hold the man responsible for cheating because BELLY CHEATED FIRST with her infinity necklace and Christmas aesthetics.
Deep down, Belly knew what she was doing, and she kept on denying it. Jeremiah was an option, but Conrad was haunting her heart and mind even when he wasn’t around. Remember when she spoke about kissing Conrad vs kissing Jeremiah? Kissing Jere was hot, but Belly didn’t have words to explain what she felt when she kissed Conrad. Need I say more?
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