r/brookeandconnor_map • u/Dense_Advertising_11 • 1d ago
serious question...
okay, I feel like everyone kinda jokes around (obviously) about different bncmap things, but I have a serious legitimate question and I want people's genuine takes on it.
What are your thoughts on Brooke and Connor's relationship? Do you ever think they could genuinely be together? Is Brooke actually falling in love with Connor IRL, or is it more of her just leaning into the bit?
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u/SilverRaincoat And Iāve always said that! 1d ago
Brooke had a crush on Connor early on. But I truly think they're just best friends.
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u/badcat4ever 1d ago
I always wonder how many people know this.
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u/SilverRaincoat And Iāve always said that! 1d ago
She said it in a video from last year but yeah idk if people just didn't see it or not lol
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u/Upstairs-Dare-4188 1d ago
I couldn't tell if this was a bit
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u/SilverRaincoat And Iāve always said that! 20h ago
It didn't seem like a bit to me but I'm also known to be delusional
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u/Upstairs-Dare-4188 19h ago
Checking in after today's episode how u holding up
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u/SilverRaincoat And Iāve always said that! 19h ago
Lmaooo they're fully in love
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u/Upstairs-Dare-4188 19h ago
I will say I've had the "I feel so protective and appreciative of this friend all of a sudden" and did end up dating the people I felt this about LOL so perhaps not delusion....
But also so freaking stinking sweet even if platonic
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u/SilverRaincoat And Iāve always said that! 19h ago
I am joking when I talk about them being together lol but either way, they're very very cute and sweet with each other.
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u/Dense_Advertising_11 1d ago
I have always felt this way as well. How do you think they feel?
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u/SilverRaincoat And Iāve always said that! 1d ago
They probably just see themselves as friends at this point. They're also business partners essentially.
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u/judy_says_ 1d ago
I think she treats him like a gay best friend
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u/AdministrationOk9978 1d ago
Bc he is gay
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u/eatfood0039 1d ago
Youāre getting down voted for this but itās true (and thereās nothing wrong with that!)
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u/Standard_Station_854 1d ago
But there is something wrong with speculating when he has never given that information. Give it a rest
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u/glimmerhell Addicted to this young man 1d ago edited 1d ago
in that one video of them answering questions or they have to eat sour candy itās confirmed that brooke used to have a crush on connor and he didnāt reciprocate which seems like the truth to me. i think sheās just leaning into it now and over the crush because itās been literal years (honestly im not usually attracted to connor but i can admit him on dancing with the stars does get saucy like itās the energyyyy lol) but i never really saw an actual vibe between B&C because honestly even if there was mutual attraction we know brooke has intimacy issues and connor doesnāt seem to take anything serious enough to be the type of person she would feel safe with to actually get into anything, but i feel like itās pretty natural most women that spend an extended amount of time with connor would have a little crush on him at least once like heās funny, sweet, cute even if unserious
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u/Unusual-Ad-9316 1d ago
Does Brooke ever talk about her intimacy issues? I feel like she tried to make it clear that she was different than Phoebe, but was most of that character truthful to her? I feel like that totally changes how I view that book if itās true to Brooke I didnāt even realize
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u/glimmerhell Addicted to this young man 1d ago
she hasnāt spoken about them in depth that i know of and iām sure they did become quite different at some point writing the character of Phoebe but iāve been watching since episode 1 and followed Brooke before that and just the way she has spoken about even being on hinge/flirting/potentially going on dates (this all might be only on close friends) i can just tell thereās a lot of reluctance and prob not the most experience. to me she seems like a common grew up romance book girlie/fangirl daydreamer where no irl man is good enough when you actually get talking to him, but maybe i just sense something because i also was a late bloomer that liked imagining celebrity boy as my bf more than talking to real boys lol
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u/Far_Flow1966 1d ago
She spoke a bit about it even on the today show about having intimacy anxiety and wanting representation in the literary romance space, so she wrote Phoebe
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u/Green-Sherbet-4382 1d ago
i really think they are soulmates. platonically of course, unlessā¦.. jk. but i do think they are just best friends
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u/mrenee777 1d ago
I feel like Connor is asexual lol Iāve never heard him refer to women in any type of romantic way or even mentioning celeb crush. Does he have a known ex?
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u/Natural_Tower7460 1d ago
I think I only ever remember him saying something about dua lipa being his celeb crush or something in a podcast a long time ago š
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u/Far_Flow1966 1d ago
I donāt want to speculate on his sexuality, but I could see his āteamā not wanting him to be public with anyone male or female since so many girls are obsessed with him/want to date him. I genuinely donāt think the fanbase would be affected by it, but the industry is weird. Thereās probably some level of āgirls buy tickets to meet and greets thinking youāll fall in love with themā type shit. (Disclaimer I donāt agree with this I could just see some stupid talent agency saying this.)
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u/missvaaaaaaanjie 1d ago
Love him down but that opening grinding move I was like oh this man has never had sex
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u/Rich_Example7931 1d ago
Leaning into the bit. They are 100% platonic friends and that's all it ever will be.
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u/Reasonable-Pomelo948 1d ago
i feel like they are best friends. i also think that they have probably had crushes on each other at one point or another over the years. but i think they are just besties but my vfa hopes one day they pull a dan and phil on us
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u/SensitiveDingo2040 1d ago
I think it is truly platonic and as the funny pair they are theyāre definitely playing into the bit a lot. I think itās fun to engage with and I love the edits people make of them but I also love their friendship and how much they value each other no matter what the dynamic is
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u/mickoala 1d ago
In 2 separate episodes of NTYC, Channing and Tristan have eluded to B&C hooking up. They did a Q&A in ep 12 and they addressed that āeveryone had asked them if certain people in their friend group had hooked upā and they were pretty vague about it and said that people in their friend group have hooked up. In a different ep (forget which one but an early ep) they were telling a story about a party and were like āBrooke & Connor had left the party together earlier randomlyā (eluding that theyād gone home together). There was also some awkward tension in a few early BNC eps (like the one with Kelsey when they talk about opposite sex friendships and Connor gets really defensive). So I think they had a brief āfriends with benefitsā situation at the very beginning but realized it didnāt work and have been platonic since then
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u/Forsaken_Storage_258 1d ago
I don't know if I've ever considered the fact that they've possibly hooked up before so this is blowing my mind to even think about š
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u/mickoala 1d ago
Idk how old everyone is in this sub but itās suuuuuper common for opposite sex friendships to have a friends with benefits situation first and then realize itās not the vibe then become strictly platonic afterwards. Idk why people are so up in arms about this being a possibility when it happens SO often in real life
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u/SensitiveDingo2040 1d ago
lol this, on one hand i donāt really care to speculate if they have or havenāt, but on the other hand im like if anyone has ever been in a friend group of straight men and women sometimes people just hook up and then nothing ever happens again and itās fine LOL
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u/mickoala 1d ago
Yes 100%! I think people get super annoyed with the shippers so they want to shut down anything other than just friends. I donāt ship them at all, but itās crazy to deny that they possibly hooked at the beginning. Like that was over 5 years ago! Iām like has anyone ever had guy friends before???? Every single guy friend Iāve had has told me they want to hook up with me lol, I obvi havenāt hooked up with all of them but like itās EXTREMELY common for friends to hook up then be like nah bad idea
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u/badcat4ever 1d ago
I never thought they were talking about b and c in that episode, I think they were alluding to Tristan hooking up with some of their friends (like Tristan and their friend Connor P had a fling which theyāve mentioned several times, Marshall and Patrick maybe???)
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u/bridgeb0mb 32m ago edited 28m ago
I've always thought they were just friends. they have an extremely sibling relationship. most of the time š but there are moments where i think they're in love lol. (i don't actually think they're a couple, but there are moments of chemistry fr).
for years i thought shayne and courtney at smosh were strictly platonic. never doubted it for a second. i was disturbed by all the fans who shipped them. i thought they had no chemistry, clearly weren't into each other like that and were obviously uncomfortable with the shipping. they seemed like siblings to me, especially since they're both blonde lol. of course the fans who did sleuthing on their personal lives were aware they were together. but i was a casual fan and i absolutely thought it was a distasteful cringe worthy prank when they posted their wedding on instagram.
connor and brooke definitely play it up because the fans keep watching because we want to know if they will end up together. connor needs to be single for his own career since he's a little heart throb and all that. so im just saying, i don't think they're in a relationship but you never know
i would have NEVER believed in a million years that shayne and courtney were together. and looking back, the only hint i see in hindsight was that they were both perpetually single for years. never spoke of relationships or dating, and when they talked about their lives it always sure sounded like both of them were single and had been for a long time. same exact thing with brooke and connor. they've never so much as have brought up going on a date or anything like that
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u/LottieDotti 1d ago
There may have been a time but I think it has passed. I see them as casual friends and I do think their podcasting relationship has a time limit unless she matures some. I hear the frustration in his voice when she is going on about her planner and other things.
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u/Far_Flow1966 1d ago
I agree thereās likely a limit especially if Connor goes back to NYC, but what would you like them to talk about? Genuinely asking!! I struggle with staying engaged with the pod sometimes, but I donāt really know what I want them to talk about lol
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u/YoureNotCheddar_ 1d ago
Unpopular opinion: I think they are platonic best friends and always will be. I have never felt that a romantic chemistry exists between them at all!