Highlights

  • Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak's relationship is "weird as hell," described as a romantically charged camaraderie with loud arguments.
  • They have an bizarre bond that has caused difficulties in their courting lives, with others being intimidated by means of their close connection.
  • Although they would possibly not be getting back together romantically, their friendship has deepened over time, and Novak is even the godfather to Kaling's daughter.

Since starring in The Office in combination, Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak were coworkers, romantic partners, and friends. Although they are now simply close friends, audiences are still fascinated about their relationship and whether they're still in combination. BJ Novak, who's the godfather of Kaling's daughter, has mentioned that it is a laugh being Mindy's highest buddy whilst she admits their relationship is "romantically charged."

It does not appear to be the pair will rekindle their love, nevertheless it does not imply we aren't still fascinated (and somewhat jealous) by their dynamic. Many fanatics and internet sleuths are positive that there's something else happening, at the back of the scenes. So why are we so intrigued through their relationship and want to know if BJ Novak and Mindy Kaling will get again together?

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9 Have Mindy Kaling And BJ Novak Ever Dated?

Fans aren't the one ones puzzled about Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak's relationship status. In a 2012 interview with Vulture, BJ Novak admitted that he and The Mindy Project's Mindy Kaling by no means in point of fact knew in the event that they have been dating or now not.

"No one, including us, ever really knew, 'Is this dating? Is this not dating?' We were never really dating, we were never really not dating. We didn't know. No one knew," he defined. "All you'd know for sure was that you'd always find one of us next to the other, even if we weren't getting along."

8 BJ Novak Once Broke Up With Mindy Kaling

During a 2014 appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Mindy Kaling printed that BJ Novak once broke up together with her, leaving her devastated. "It was years and years ago that that breakup happened," she instructed the host. "I was so sad, not angry, sad."

When Stern asked her if she would have married him if he proposed, she responded, "At the time? Yeah. I was 24. For the record, if anyone asked me to marry them, I would have said yes." Kaling and Novak have by no means married.

"I love him, and I think he's a great person, but I'm not holding a candle for BJ," she added.

7 Mindy Kaling And BJ Novak Admit They Have An Unusual Relationship

In a 2015 interview with InStyle, Mindy Kaling spoke about her "weird as hell" relationship with BJ Novak.

"I will freely admit: My relationship with BJ Novak is weird as hell," she admitted. "He is not my boyfriend, but he is not my best friend. I guess you could describe our relationship as a 'romantically charged camaraderie with loud arguments,' but I don't think Facebook would accept this as a new status."

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With feedback like this, it's no wonder that people are rooting for them and their romance.

In a 2015 interview with The Guardian,Kaling was asked what she thinks about the fans who need the 2 of them to end up together.

"When people say that, it makes me feel so cool. Like, oh, people are thinking about me like I'm a character," she informed the British newspaper. "We are so different, and we fight a lot, but the gift [Novak] has always given me is the utter and total belief that I am one of the greats. And it is an intoxicating feeling."

6 Mindy Kaling And BJ Novak Struggle With Dating Others

It appears their relationship has gotten in the best way of courting. BJ Novak revealed in a 2013 interview with Entertainment Weekly, that anyone who's dated Mindy Kaling or Novak has been intimidated by means of the pair's unusual relationship.

"We are pretty inseparable best friends with a lot of chemistry ourselves, and we're not dating. Whenever we date anyone else, I think there's a period when the person is very skeptical of our friendship," he advised the newsletter. Neither have had public relationships since their own, leading many to consider they're hiding their romance.

"'Everyone seems to think you two might be a couple, and I don't mean to get in the way. Are you sure you're not dating? Are you sure you're not going to end up dating?' It's such a common thing to have that platonic best friend that becomes a little weird when you start dating someone."

5 Mindy Kaling And BJ Novak's Relationship Mimics Fictional The Office Romance

BJ Novak has spoken that the pair's real-life relationship incessantly inspired Kelly and Ryan's on The Office. Mindy Kaling used to be a creator at the display, which she starred as the needy Kelly Kapoor. Kaling is also a co-executive producer and author of twenty-two of the Emmy Award-winning show's episodes.

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"Sometimes viewers would ask, 'Are Ryan and Kelly together right now, not together?' It's not even that I wouldn't know. I thought the question was missing the point." Novak stated. "Write whatever you want. So, Kelly needed a boyfriend this week, so Ryan goes on a date. Ryan and Kelly are getting engaged ... I think it was sort of expressive of the relationship that we were in."

"In real life, I think we just essentially grew up, and it became more of a transition," he said about their breakup, the same could not be stated for Kelly and Ryan's messy relationship breakdown.

4 Will Mindy Kaling And BJ Novak Get Together?

Sadly for lovers of the pair, it seems like they would possibly not be rekindling their romance any time quickly. During a 2019 interview with CBS Sunday Morning, display Mindy Kaling spoke about their former romance and how it is not going to be renewed.

"I've known him for 16 years," she stated. "We met each other when we were 24, and now we're both going to be 40 in about a month ... Anyone who's known each other for that long, I think it's nice, I like when people ... think it's more romantic or sparkly or interesting than it is."

"It isn't, I think, the thing that people sometimes think it is. But he's really part of my family now, which is great," she stated. "... Even though that's less of a sexy characterization of our relationship, I think it's a deeper and a closer one."

3 Mindy Kaling And BJ Novak Have A Close Relationship

In that same CBS interview, Mindy Kaling published "It's still nice. We do spend a lot of time together, and it's a great blessing in my life."

BJ Novak instructed Bustle that, "It's really fun to be her BFF. It is a fantastic relationship with a lot of shorthand. I feel so lucky that I get a brilliant text from Mindy Kaling, like, once an hour. It's like something you'd win at an auction — Mindy Kaling will blow up your phone!" They are so close that she used to be pictured on the set of Novak's new movie, Vengeance.

He stated one thing very similar to Elle in 2014, "She's a gangster. And guys respond to that. This is not a girl who waits by the phone. This is a girl who picks up the phone and calls whoever she wants."

2 BJ Novak Is Godfather To Mindy Kaling's Daughter

Although many believed that BJ Novak used to be the father of Mindy Kaling's daughter, he is in truth Godfather to her daughter, Katherine. She has never revealed who the father of her children is.

"The truth is that BJ is so much more like family now than a platonic friend. He's the godfather to my daughter, he comes over like once a week. Sometimes he'll come over just to hang out with her," she told Good Housekeeping in 2019.

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"When I said, you know, 'BJ, if something happens to me, it's not like I have a husband, like you have to just take the kids.' And he's like 'Oh, my god, don't tempt me,'" she published about Novak's relationship with Katherine.

She seems unconcerned about the rumors of BJ fathering her children. "It doesn't bother me," she mentioned. "He's the godparent to both my kids — and they have such a great relationship — and so far [the rumors haven't] affected my happiness at all, it hasn't affected my kids or BJ."

"He said the funniest thing, he was like, 'Can you sue for god-paternity rights?'" she persevered. "... He just loves her so much."

1 Mindy Kaling And BJ Novak Took Her Daughter Stargazing

BJ Novak and Mindy Kaling once once more made headlines after she Tweeted an image of him retaining her daughter Katherine 'Kit' Swati. The pair went to the Griffith Observatory for her fourth birthday.

"We kept her up way past her bedtime and it was worth it, even though it was cloudy last night. Thank you @bjnovak for sharing your passion for astronomy and for @orionbearastronomy and @griffithobservatory for a spectacular night!"

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