Betty and Jughead

The relationship between Betty Cooper and Jughead Jones began as a friendship long before the start of the series and soon advanced to romance.

The two have given each other pet names, 'Betts' and 'Juggy'.

After the Jubilee, they both confessed their love for each other and proceeded to make out. They almost had sex but were interrupted by the Southside Serpents.

The Black Hood forced Betty to breakup with Jughead, or else he would kill him. Betty couldn't bear to breakup with Jughead herself, and asked Archie to do it for her even though it broke her heart. Archie reluctantly agreed, and told Jughead that Betty didn't want to see him anymore. Jughead currently believes the reason that Betty broke up him is because she could see him going down a bad path, and didn't want to go down it with him. Unbeknownst to Jughead, she was doing it out of protection for him, because she truly loved him.

In Chapter Nineteen: Death Proof, Betty comes clean with Jughead and they reconcile.

History
Jughead, alongside Archie Andrews, grew up with Betty in Riverdale. They were friends, but it was not until they began investigating the murder of Jason Blossom that the two started to spend a lot of their time together with the school's newspaper The Blue and Gold, thus starting their romance.

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After Archie's father was shot, and taken to Riverdale General Hospital, Veronica arrived and spoke to Jughead and Betty, where she informed them that Archie was back at the police station, attempting to identify the shooter with a lineup. Betty then told them that they all should go and be with him, as it would be traumatizing for Archie to be there alone. Veronica interrupted Betty, asking her if they could, instead, do her a favor. Fred's wallet was missing, Veronica and Archie thought that it might still be back at Pop's. His wallet was either there, or maybe in possession of the shooter. Betty suggested that the gunman probably took his wallet for the cash. Jughead offered a more distressing theory; what if it wasn't just a robbery and was a hit instead. This coming from the fact that Riverdale was also the place where fathers kill their own sons, in reference to Cliff and Jason Blossom. Adding that people have grudges, he believed it was possible that it was a hit. Betty reassured Veronica that the wallet could still be at Pop's and told her that they'd go check it out. Jughead and Betty left the hospital on Jughead's motorcycle.

In the search for Mr. Andrews' wallet, Jughead and Betty arrived at the diner, where they ran into Pop Tate. They had a brief conversation with him as to what happened back at the diner after Black Hood had shot Fred. Pop told them his version of what happened and about the mysterious man under the mask. With the story complete, he asked them if they were hungry and would like something to eat; he could use the company while he was still shaken up from the incident. Jughead indulged in his burger and fries as since he hadn't eaten since last night, while, on the other hand, hadn't touched her food. He tried to make a joke to brighten up the mood, but to no avail. Initially reluctant at first, because of Fred's current condition and the tragic event at Pop's, Betty decided to voice her concern about Jughead growing closer to the Serpents. While Jughead denied the fact that him putting on the Serpent jacket didn't mean anything as he couldn't reject their offer in front of ten biker dudes, Betty retorted that the look on his face showed that he wasn't acting for the Serpents. Betty noted it fit him like a glove, like a "second skin" and the fact that he put on that leather jacket, meant something.

He told her that it may have been his father's life, but it wasn't his. However, Betty was not convinced, pointing out that his foster family was also from the Southside, if they also had ties to the Serpents, they could try to indoctrinate him. He reassured Betty that she didn't have to worry, that he worked out a plan with his foster family where he could still live in his father's trailer home, while they covered for him with his social worker, because, much like wearing the Serpent jacket and riding his father’s motorcycle, it was a way for him to feel close to his dad, no matter what. Betty understood but warned him about getting too closely tied with the Serpents as she didn't want to see him get hurt, or end up hurting someone else as it was the Serpents' nature in doing so.

Later, back at the hospital, the gang sat together at the hospital cantine. While Betty, Jughead and Veronica commented how well Archie was tackling the situation, he didn't look convinced. Noticing this, Veronica asked Archie that he could talk to them. Sighing, he commenced telling them part of the story that he left out because he felt so ashamed; after the guy fired at his father, he should've retaliated or rushed to his father immediately, but instead stood there paralyzed. Even when the shooter walked up to him and pointed the gun at his head, he didn't move and chose instead to close his eyes, long enough for the shooter to possibly steal Fred's wallet. He didn't open his eyes until he heard the bell of Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe ring. As Betty tried to reassure him that there was nothing he could've done, Archie admitted in shame that he was a coward, because he had a chance to comfort his father or tackle the shooter. Now, him and his father, are now witnesses, as well as Pop Tate, too. Telling them fearfully, what if he came back?

Afterwards, Betty and Jughead were at the back of the hospital building, where it was raining outside. Jughead offered if she was sure that she didn't want him to give her a ride back home. Betty joked that if her mom ever saw her getting off the back of his motorcycle, she'd probably come out with a shotgun. Mused, Jughead agreed with her and they both laughed at the thought. Before Jughead left for his bike, Betty stopped him. She told him what he told her back at Pop's. She was listening to him and told him that she understood his situation and how he was feeling. She also told him that whatever it was that he needed to do or explore, she would support him. They then embraced in a kiss before Jughead left.

After Finding out that his father, FP, would be in prison for the next 20 to 40 years for his crimes. A worried Jughead was seen, as he hoped for his father to not have such a harsh punishment. Determined to help his father, Jughead found a loophole out of his father's punishment. Which was, he had to get the Blossom Family to make a statement, stating that they forgave FP for his part in Jason's murder. Jughead later headed over with Betty to the Thistlehouse, where Cheryl and her mother, Penelope where staying. To convince them to make a statement that would help in FP's case. However, the Blossom's were reluctant to do so, Refusing to help Jughead. As Penelope and Cheryl wanted FP to suffer for what happened to Jason. As Betty later pointed out to Cheryl that it wasn't FP who killed her brother, it was her father.

Later, Betty stopped by the girls' locker room, as she came by to have a chat with Cheryl. Betty blackmailed Cheryl into testifying on the behalf of her family for FP's court trial, without Jughead knowing about it. As she threatened Cheryl that she would show every one of the copied footage that was made an kept on Jughead's laptop, of the night her father, Clifford, killing Jason in cold blood. Ashamed of her father's sins, and how it would impact her and her mother, Cheryl was willing to make her statement to prevent the footage from getting out. Back at Pop's Retro Night is a success and Betty was able to "officially" save the Pop's from closing.

Betty is determined to not make the distance of schools a problem that will affect their relationship and visits Jughead at the Red and Black, Southside High's school newspaper. They share a tender kiss, which was not long before being interrupted by Toni Topaz; Jughead's new friend.

Later, after Betty's Visit, Jughead stayed late at the Red and Black, finally finished cleaning up the place, setting it up for him to start writing. However, on his way home, he was beaten up by the Ghoulies. The next day, at his home, Betty cleaned up his bruises, believing that he fell off his motorcycle, which was an excuse Jughead used instead of telling her the truth. Toni, however, knew what really happened, but knew Jughead wanted to keep it a secret, so instead, she honored his wishes due to her loyalty towards him.

Betty met up with Jughead, at Pop's, where she greeted him with a kiss. She was a sight for sore eyes, Jughead commented. They'd both been feeling unmoored recently. Jughead wanted to check in with her after the exposé of her mother that she published, with a mugshot from many years ago, of her mother's arrest as a young member of the Southside Serpents. While it was intense, it was also a long story that Betty chose not to dive into at the moment. Betty then asked about Jughead's hand, after noticing that it was wrapped in gauze. He claimed that he sustained the wound while dogsitting Hot Dog. Sitting on opposite ends of the table, holding each other's hands, Betty and Jughead both wished that they could leave Riverdale on his motorcycle for someplace where there wasn't a brewing war between two sides or crazy moms and psychotic killers. They'd be like Romeo and Juliet, Betty imagined, but with a happily ever after instead.

As Black Hood had been threatening Betty to do deceitful acts through phone calls, Betty was forced to break up with Jughead or he would kill Polly and Jughead. So Betty, in tears, met Archie at the Blue and Gold offices to tell him of recent developments with Black Hood. She confessed that she lied earlier about Black Hood contacting her again and told him that Polly's life was threatened if she didn't break up with Jughead. Upon hearing this, Archie was reached for his phone, about to call someone, but Betty insisted that no one know. She then asked Archie to tell Jughead that she has broken up with him, telling him to make something up, something believable that would make Jughead stay away, for a while at least, hoping they could undo the damage later. Reluctant, Archie decided upon complying with her wishes.

However, when Archie went to deliver the news, the Serpents had arrived for the final stage of Jughead's initiation. Overcome by anger that Jughead was becoming a Serpent, he made matters worse by hurting Jughead more than intended, who later, unbeknownst to Betty, shared a kiss with Toni in FP’s trailer.

Before the Riverdale Drag Race, Betty is fixing the car that Jughead and Archie will ride to win against the Ghoulies. Betty attempts to make conversation with Jughead after their forced breakup. Silence is prevalent for only a few seconds until Jughead tells Betty to say what's on her mind, which is that Jughead told her he wouldn't join the Serpents. He counters that by saying that she said he loved him, and then she dumped him. She sincerely apologizes, saying that she broke up with him in order to protect him, as everything around them was imploding. Betty continues, saying that she'll tell him everything, but after she helps him through this race first. Jughead scoffs and turns his back to Betty once again.

In the trailer, Jughead and Betty are cuddling, as she's reading a book, and Jughead is writing his ongoing book about Riverdale. It is revealed that Betty came clean to him about her "dance macabre" with the Black Hood.

Quotes
"Jughead. If we're gonna be together, I wanna know who you are. All of it."

- Betty to Jughead.

"I love Jughead. He’s as much my family as you are, more so, right now."

- Betty to her mother

"I'm not letting Riverdale's civil war split us apart, Jug."

- Betty to Jughead

"Hobo. Bride of Hobo."

- Cheryl to Betty and Jughead

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