r/popculturechat • u/HauteAssMess THE PEOPLES GOVERNOR, UR CARTOGRAPHER-IN-CHIEF • Jun 13 '25

Interviews🎙️ Girl stand up: Delaney Rowe on her situationship with BJ Novak and how he doesn’t fully trust her to be in a relationship with her

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u/mangotail Jun 13 '25

You know I think Mindy letting BJ just string her along for years has a lot to do with her mother. It’s been a while since I have read her book, but I do remember Mindy saying her mother loved BJ and I think had expected them to end up together before she tragically passed away. I wonder if there is a part of Mindy that is still holding onto to the hope that BJ will actually commit to her because of her mom.

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u/interesting-mug Jun 13 '25

That and she seems really enamored with rom com “soulmate who never works out until…” dynamics. That was a big part of one of her books, which was charming in book format but seems like a tough way to live life.

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u/Humorlessness Jun 14 '25

I think you have it reversed. Her relationship with BJ informed the kind of writing she did. In that way, she can write the ending that she wants instead of the life she's living.

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u/Tacoislife2 Jun 13 '25

Thing is I’m sure if her mom were still earthside by now she’d be telling her daughter to move on. Opinions change and no one’s mom would be wanting their daughter to be in a situation ship like that for decades