"Love triangles pop up often in Han's work, including the To All the Boys trilogy and the movie adaptations they inspired - along with XO, Kitty, the spinoff series she created for Netflix. For her, there's something powerful about characters making that impossible choice. "The beauty and pain of a love triangle is that you can't have them both," Han says. "That's what makes it such an excruciating but exquisite agony.""
"People really had a lot of fun with the two-tier chocolate mirror glaze cake. Sorry to Jeremiah for that. What about his tiny ring?Yes, it was small, and it was supposed to be small, but I don't think Belly was necessarily somebody who was like, "I need two carats." He was trying to be better with his money, so people would've laughed at him if he used his dad's card for a $10,000 ring."
The Summer I Turned Pretty presents an enduring love triangle that divides viewers into camps between Conrad and Jeremiah. Belly Conklin ultimately chooses Conrad by the third and final season, though Jeremiah became a strong contender after season two and even became engaged to Belly. Love triangles recur across related YA franchises and adaptations, reinforcing the emotional stakes of impossible choices. The tension arises from the simultaneous beauty and pain of choosing one person over another. Visual details, such as a two-tier chocolate mirror glaze cake and a deliberately small engagement ring, fueled fan conversation. Jeremiah's likability fluctuates, requiring careful adaptation to explain his actions.
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