When I moved from one country to another earlier this summer, my mother tried to sneak all seven box set DVDS of Gilmore Girls into my luggage. If that isn't proof that I was raised on this show, then I don't know what is. That being said, who Rory Gilmore ends up with in the Netflix's Gilmore Girls: A Year In the Life reboot is very, very important to me. I have a lot of feelings on this topic but have also done a lot of research. Therefore, here is both my conclusion and my reasoning for said conclusion, conducted through the process of elimination. Please hold all commenting and questions until the end. I am right and you are wrong.
Why she WILL end up with Jess
You probably guessed it by now–we’re not just crossing our ï¬ngers for Jess, but we’re convinced that he’s going to end up with Rory. Here’s why.
1. Their chemistry and sexual tension was insane. Rory and Dean were always awkwardly pecking at each other, and you only ever really saw Rory and Logan lounging together in bed after sex. But Rory and Jess couldn’t keep their hands off each other, because they had wanted one another for so long. They would meet up whenever they had a few spare minutes just to make out and suck face and be together. It was the most passionate relationship she had, even if she was young and it was short-lived. Jess is also the only boyfriend of Rory’s that she never slept with, so she must be saving the best for last.
2. He fought for her. Not in a creepy I’ve won you way, but in a I’ll wait until you’re ready way. He didn’t care that she had a boyfriend. He won her basket at the auction, jumped onto a moving horse carriage, created a fake care package from Luke just to spend an evening with her, and even sat through a dance marathon just to make it clear that he wasn’t going anywhere or giving up.
3. He never got over her. A year after he skipped town, he came back to Stars Hollow to tell Rory that he loved her, and begged her to run away with him. HOW ROMANTIC IS THAT? You can hear the pain in his voice when he tries to explain why he left and how he wasn’t ready: “You know we’re supposed to be together. I knew it the ï¬rst time I saw you two years ago, and you know it too. I know you do.” That line destroys me every single time. Even years later, when she’s with Logan and she’s a total mess, he still can’t resist kissing her. They’re drawn to one another, timing just hasn’t been right¦yet.
4. He grew up. Rory met Jess during a really, really bad point in his life. Jess had just been abandoned by his mother, after being abandoned by his father years before that. He was in a new town, thrown into a new life that he didn’t know how to deal with. He was angry, and rightfully so. He made a lot of judgments in error while living in Stars Hallow, which he grew out of. But when he was ready, Rory wasn’t ready. And when he was ready again, Rory was in a relationship. Timing just wasn’t right. But there’s been 10 years since, and we’re sure timing must’ve been right at least once during that. The last we heard from Jess was in season 6, after writing a book and starting his own “tiny publishing house” in Philadelphia. He made his dreams come true, and credited Rory to being the pushing force he needed to get there. Her influence on him made a lasting, positive change on his entire life. If he was able to go from a high school flunk-out to a published author and business owner, imagine what 10 additional years could do?! Jess is totally going to be a banging hot 30-something publishing mogul, and Rory and him are going to be sharing a beautiful apartment together in NYC, and it’s going to be the best. DREAM TEAM.
6. He genuinely cares about her. His tough demeanour and rough attitude when the pair dated was a defense mechanism. The kid had some serious abandonment issues which caused him to bail before he could get hurt”unfair to Rory at the time, yes, but something he grew out of and clearly regretted. After the car accident in season 2, we see Jess show emotion, real emotion, for the ï¬rst time¦ and it’s about Rory. His voice cracks when he says to Luke, “I made sure she was okay.” As the years passed, that never changed. Seasons later, he showed his concern and genuine care for Rory when he shows up and ï¬nds out she’s dropped out of Yale. He doesn’t coddle her like everybody else (except for Lorelai) does. Instead he says, “I know you. I know you better than anyone. This isn’t you.”
7. He’s Rory’s intellectual counterpart. The ï¬rst thing Rory and him flirted over? A book. Rory made a reference to Oliver Twist and Jess picked up on it immediately. He was the only boyfriend that was able to keep up with her quick wit, and their shared love of books, music and culture makes the longevity of their relationship more feasible.
