Within the beloved present Brooklyn 9-9, detectives Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero) and Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) begin as office rivals at Brooklyn’s 99th Precinct earlier than turning into good pals and ultimately falling in love, getting married, and having a child.
The rationale viewers liked Jake and Amy a lot is as a result of they’re a major instance of a wholesome, balanced, and loving partnership. It was refreshing to see a pair on a TV collection that didn’t want the drama or unhealthy dynamics to be entertaining ( you, Ross and Rachel).
Anyway, with out additional ado, listed here are 4 relationship classes from Brooklyn 9-9‘s Amy Santiago and Jake Peralta.
1. Discover somebody who brings out the most effective in you.
At the start of the collection, Jake and Amy positively have their fair proportion of flaws. Amy is extremely uptight and a complete perfectionist. In the meantime Jake is her polar reverse–immature and irresponsible.
Whereas Jake and Amy do nonetheless have sides of every of those character traits all through all the present, after they get collectively, they steadiness each other’s quirks out. Amy learns to chill out a bit extra whereas Jake turns into (barely) extra accountable and mature.
2. Don’t overlook the significance of getting enjoyable.
Amy and Jake are infamous for developing with insane bets and competitions, even between one another. In truth, that’s truly how their love story began.
In season 1, Jake and Amy had a guess going for who may get essentially the most felony arrests. If Amy gained, she would get Jake’s automobile, a Mustang. If Jake gained, Amy must go on a date with him.
Jake finally ends up successful and plans an elaborate, at occasions obnoxious date for the 2 to go on collectively. Jake’s greatest pal Charles (Jo LoTruglio) factors out that the entire jokes and teasing are an indication that Jake likes Amy, which Jake initially denies, however later involves phrases with.
When Jake and Amy formally begin courting, their aggressive shenanigans proceed. The factors is that love needs to be playful and enjoyable too!
3. Communication is the whole lot.
Jake and Amy additionally educate us that communication is the inspiration of wholesome relationship.
For instance, in season 4, Jake has to maneuver to Coral Palms, Florida with Captain Holt (Andre Braugher) as a part of the witness safety program after he and Captain Holt play an integral position in dismantling the operation of mobster Jimmy ‘The Butcher’ Fikkus. Amy and Jake are unable to see each other for six months consequently.
When the couple are lastly reunited, they’ve a collection of misunderstandings and awkward moments earlier than they’re lastly capable of finding their approach again to the identical web page. This confirmed how essential being trustworthy, communicative, and open together with your accomplice is.
4. Your individual needs to be your largest supporter.
Jake and Amy are additionally one another’s largest supporters. When Amy needed to take the lieutenant’s examination and is past careworn, Jake plans a follow examination for his girlfriend to take to show to her how prepared she actually is for the examination.
Nonetheless, Amy disappears after taking the follow check and leaves a observe saying she isn’t going to take the true examination later that day. Jake and Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) go on a wild goose chase on the lookout for Amy consequently.
Once they lastly discover her on the roof of the place that they had their stakeout in season 1, Amy admits she was afraid rising by the ranks would harm her relationship with Jake, which she didn’t need to occur as a result of issues have been so good between them. To which Jake reassures her that he at all times knew Amy can be his boss and that she will be able to’t be afraid of being profitable as a result of she’s “too good for that.”
Your individual ought to at all times need the most effective for you and be your largest supporter, it doesn’t matter what.