Nate Wright has had 5 ex-girlfriends (6 if you count Abby Wilson.) Though, Ruby Dinsmore's status with Nate is unknown, as she has only been seen in Big Nate Blasts Off, which was released in 2016. His current girlfriend is Daphne, starting in May 2023 to present.
Contents
- 1 Abby Wilson
- 2 Angie
- 3 Kelly
- 4 Trudy
- 5 Daisy
- 6 Ruby Dinsmore
- 7 Daphne
- 8 Nate's Crushes
- 8.1 Unidentified Leader of Jefferson Posse
- 8.2 Jenny Jenkins
- 8.3 Vanessa De Vries
Abby Wilson[]
Abby Wilson was Nate's 1st girlfriend. He spent 5 minutes and 10 seconds exactly going steady with her before being dumped by her. Nate gave her his glossy which was returned back to him by Abby’s friend. This is the shortest relationship Nate has had in the Big Nate series and in the novels.
Angie[]
Angie was Nate's second girlfriend. They met because Nate's grades were so low that he had to go to summer school. There, he met Angie, and they became a couple. Angie was Nate's girlfriend from 1997 to early 1998. However, Angie broke up with Nate on February 12, 1998 after re-evaluating her feelings for him. feeling more that she likes him as a friend. Signs of the break-up started showing up on February 2, 1998. Then, on February 16, 1998, she started going out with Dan Labreque, which Nate was very bitter about. She is mentioned later when Nate takes Jenny Jenkins to the dance. Nate could have gotten Angie back after Angie and Dan have their first argument, but instead helps bring the two back together.
Kelly[]
Kelly was Nate's 3rd girlfriend. She appears in The Complete Big Nate #11-12. They first meet when Nate goes to soccer camp. They soon become a couple. This is also when Coach John is introduced. Soon, Jenny is available. Nate breaks up with Kelly at the back of a detention slip in The Complete Big Nate #12. Kelly justifiably made a huge "scene" at P.S. 38 when she found Nate broke up with her with a detention slip.
Trudy[]
Trudy was Nate's 4th girlfriend. She appears in Big Nate: Hug It Out!, Big Nate: Blow The Roof Off, & Big Nate: The Gerbil Ate My Homework. Lincoln Peirce released the strip in 2015. One day at the fair, Nate wants to ride the Flamethrower. He meets this cute girl who he rides the ride with. She then disappears. She was known then as "the mystery girl." It turns out, she moved to P.S. 38, and she's in seventh grade. The two met by running into each other in the hallway. They became a couple on October 10, 2015, which was also when the two shared their first kiss. But Nate breaks up with her on March 25, 2016. because she takes up too much of his time and she won’t spend time with his friends.
Some people think that the girl on the top right of page 153 in Big Nate In the Zone is Trudy. That can't be true, however, as the book was made before Trudy was a character in Big Nate.
Daisy[]
Daisy was Nate's 5th girlfriend. Nate and Daisy met after Daisy noticed Nate's valentine card. They went on a date to the movies. They were supposed to watch Kong: Skull Island but Daisy had changed her mind. She dislikes cheez doodles because they are “too intense” for her. Nate hated the movie Daisy picked and fell asleep. Both of them decided that they had no feelings for each other and broke up. They only dated for a month. Nate said to Chad Applewhite that he didn’t have the “tingles” while dating her. Daisy also mentioned that “When we kissed I felt dead inside!”
Ruby Dinsmore[]
Ruby Dinsmore is Nate's 6th girlfriend in the novels. Her only appearance was in Big Nate Blasts Off. Both Nate and Randy Betancourt had liked Ruby at that time. There was a big war. While it is not known who Ruby likes better, it is probably Nate. However, she never appears in the comics. It is unknown whether Nate and Ruby are still going steady because the last Big Nate novel was released in 2016.
Daphne[]
Daphne is a 2023 Big Nate character. They met when they became science partners on March 31 2023, but only started going out on May 13 2023. Nate and Daphne kissed on July 22. As of July 22 2023 Daphne left for summer camp, but returned on September 6, 2023. She was first mentioned on March 30, 2023, and first appeared on March 31, 2023. It was hinted at on March 23, 2024 that they may break up, but on March 28, 2024, the situation was resolved with the two's relationship being stronger than before.
As of May 12, 2024, this has been the first relationship within the Big Nate comics to have lasted for an entire year. This also makes this the longest-lasting relationship Nate's ever been in, as it's still going to this day.
Nate's Crushes[]
Nate has had crushes on many girls in the past, including these three.
Unidentified Leader of Jefferson Posse[]
Unidentified Leader of Jefferson Posse, appeared in Big Nate: Goes For Broke, which is her only appearance. She decided to play a little prank on Nate when he was at Jefferson by writing P.S. 38 STINKS! on his cast.
Jenny Jenkins[]
Nate has had a crush on Jenny Jenkins, but when he was about to ask her out Artur came, and Jenny fell in love with him.
Vanessa De Vries[]
In the 1999 summer chess camp arc (July 1–28), he met Vanessa De Vries (AKA “The Brain”), and fell in love with her while playing a game of chess against her. Nate had lost the match to Vanessa De Vries because he had a crush on her and couldn’t focus. and after that, she appeared in 2001's biggest chess tournament yet arc (January 1–13) and this time, Nate beat her at chess since she bet with Nate that she would go out with him if he won. This was cancelled since the tournament had a no betting rule, and Vanessa hasn't appeared since then. It was right after he broke up with Kelly.
