The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 ending spoilers ahead.

And just like that, summer has come to an end. Yes, despite all of the rumours and conspiracy theories, The Summer I Turned Pretty ending is finally upon us.

As we bid farewell to Cousins Beach and its very weird fraternal love triangle, I’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to a show that, against all odds, gave us millennials so much: Ethereal remixes of Taylor Swift. Endless Dôen, Reformation and Sézane outfit inspiration. Delectable references to classics like Notting Hill, Sabrina, Casablanca, Bye Bye Birdie, and so many more. And, of course, one of the great romantic leading men of the modern age. The Summer I Turned Pretty may look and feel like your average soapy teen fare, but it was so much more. And a big part of its appeal was thanks to Christopher Briney’s Conrad Fisher.

But who does Belly end up with? Here’s The Summer I Turned Pretty ending explained and our thoughts on it all. After all, it’s been a long time coming.

The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 recap

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A little recap of the saga: Belly grew up spending summer with the Fishers, family friends who owned a very nice New England beach house. She harboured a child-like crush on older brother Conrad. The destined pair embarked on a doomed relationship in their teens (you know, after she ‘turned pretty’), but that quickly turned sour when the death of Conrad’s mother exacerbated Belly’s insecurities and Conrad’s poor communication. He forgot her corsage at prom. She told him to go to hell at his own mother’s funeral. And so, the infinity necklace he had given her was torn off and she swore she would never let herself go there again. She spent the next four (4!) years dating his younger brother Jeremiah.

In The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 Belly and Jeremiah got engaged, much to the horror of all of their friends and family. The wedding seemed more and more doomed as the “happy” couple debated over pretty much every detail of the event and Belly and Conrad got closer. You know. As future siblings-in-law. Siblings-in-law who gaze into each other’s eyes and wipe peach juice off of each other’s chins. All very above board. Eventually, Conrad confessed he still loved Belly, but she still couldn’t bring herself to believe him. Nevertheless, the wedding was, inevitably, called off and Belly finally left Cousins to go do some growing up without either of the Fisher brothers hanging around. She spent a year in Paris. She got her own flat. She got a new boyfriend. She got new friends. She got a haircut!

Who does Belly end up with in TSITP?

All of this brings us to The Summer I Turned Pretty finale when, finally, Conrad and Belly reunited, and, finally, they were both ready be brave enough to admit their real feelings and commit to being a real couple once again. Cue happy screeching all over the land.