I don't understand those who argue that the endgame between Belly and Conrad was "rushed" or the result of their childhood love. Beyond the fact that their conversation at Belly's house served precisely to erase this latter option and that the fact that they would end up together was built up from the first season, let's focus on the "rushed" aspect.
The point of the third season, in my opinion, was precisely to show how these two fell in love with each other again. They hadn't seen or heard from each other for years, but they were able to rebuild what was between them in a finally mature way. This is evident from the Christmas flashback but even more so in the entire episode from Conrad's POV, in which they spend an entire day getting to know each other again, talking and sharing moments and experiences... and it continues like this throughout that summer. In the finale, then, after a year, he finds her as the woman she's become, but unlike Jeremiah, he doesn't try to change her or keep her a girl.
Conrad finds confirmation of his love for her even as they've both grown and changed (hence the "if I met you again tonight, I'd still fall in love with you"), and he supports her in her ambitions and aspirations. Their entire day in Paris shows their reconnection and how they haven't stopped speaking the same language or feeling the same things, the difference is that now, unlike when they were teenagers at the beginning of this story, they are better at communicating, or finally talking about their feelings and dealing with them. Conrad loved the girl he once was, and he loves the young woman he now is. When she chooses Conrad, Bally also chooses herself because she is finally free.
Unlike Jeremiah, who didn't want her to go to Paris or told her things (cringe) like "never cut your hair" as a metaphor for not wanting her to grow, change, mature, or have any experiences outside of him and their relationship, Conrad wants exactly the opposite for Belly. Belly stays in Paris for another year after she and Conrad get back together, proving that theirs is a healthy relationship where each has their own space. That's why I'm so excited to finally see their relationship in the present time in the film; I'm sure it will be truly beautiful and satisfying.
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