Betty and Veronica

The friendship between Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge can occasionally turn to rivalry for the affections of Archie Andrews, but for the most part they remain friends.

Season 1
Betty Cooper first met Veronica Lodge at Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe and she was anything but pleased. Veronica could not have picked up her take out at a worse time. At that moment, Betty knew that football and songwriting weren't the only things getting in the way of her relationship with Archie.

Betty and Veronica began to bond the next day, however, over their mutual hatred of Cheryl Blossom. Cheryl was the devil's incarnate according to Betty and Veronica, and it was because of their dislike of Cheryl that they became fast friends. Veronica stood up for Betty at cheerleading tryouts, refusing to join the team unless Betty joined too. The duo also worked together to set up Archie and Betty as Riverdale's new power couple. Veronica helped Betty find the courage to finally ask Archie out, and she succeeded. However, Archie really liked Betty, but he didn't feel he could live up to her expectations and believed she was too perfect for him. He told her they couldn't be together, because he felt like he was going to stand in her way for his dreams. Therefore, Veronica gave into temptation and kissed Archie during a game of Seven Minutes in Heaven. Though she immediately regretted it, Betty was very upset.

Veronica tried to make amends at school the next day by presenting her with a series of elaborate gifts, such as flowers, cupcakes flown in from New York and a gift certificate to the spa. Betty seemed receptive at first, but was unable to get over the events of Cheryl's party and broke off their burgeoning friendship. She pretended to befriend Cheryl instead to make Veronica jealous. They made up later, however, when Betty witnessed Veronica's compassionate side and realised she was a better person than she had given her credit for. They sealed their friendship with milkshakes at Pop Tate's, vowing never to let boys get between them again.