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• How do Lara Jean's love letters get sent out?▾

  Lara Jean writes private love letters to boys she has had crushes on as a way of emotionally processing and letting go of those feelings — she never intends for anyone to read them. Her younger sister Kitty discovers the letters and mails them, believing it will push Lara Jean to stop pining over Josh and move on. The mass mailing triggers the entire conflict of the film.

• Why does Lara Jean agree to fake-date Peter Kavinsky?▾

  After the letters are sent, Lara Jean is terrified that Josh — her sister Margot's ex-boyfriend — will think she still has feelings for him, which would hurt Margot and make family life awkward. Peter, who received one of the letters, proposes a fake relationship so that Lara Jean can deflect Josh's attention while Peter makes his ex-girlfriend Gen jealous enough to want him back. Both enter the arrangement with purely strategic motives.

• What causes Lara Jean and Peter's fake relationship to become real?▾

  Over time the two spend so much genuine time together — including an intimate hot-tub scene and shared personal conversations — that real feelings develop on both sides. Lara Jean gradually recognizes she is no longer pretending, and Peter's consistent protectiveness and affection signals his feelings have shifted too. The turning point comes when Lara Jean kisses Peter for real at the ski lodge after he comforts her following an embarrassing rumor.

• What is the hot-tub video rumor and how does it affect the plot?▾

  A rumor circulates at school — fueled by Gen — that a private hot-tub moment between Lara Jean and Peter was filmed and shared, implying something sexual happened. Nothing explicit actually occurred; the rumor is Gen's way of sabotaging Lara Jean and reclaiming Peter. The incident forces Lara Jean to confront her vulnerability and nearly causes her to end the fake relationship, but Peter's genuine response to defend her ultimately brings them closer.

• Does Peter actually still have feelings for Gen at the end of the film?▾

  The film leaves some ambiguity early on, but by the climax it is clear Peter's feelings for Gen are rooted in habit and history rather than genuine romantic love. When Lara Jean confronts him after seeing him with Gen at the ski lodge, Peter explains he was only comforting Gen, not pursuing her. His decision to run after Lara Jean's school bus and ask for a real relationship confirms he has chosen her over Gen.