Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak’s relationship has confused fans since the duo met on the set of “The Office,” in which the star’s characters played on-again, off-again love interests. According to People, Kaling and Novak dated from 2004 to 2007. However, they remained close and worked together on the show until 2013.
In 2012, Novak described his relationship with Kaling as their character’s rollercoaster romance on the hit show, but a little less chaotic. “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,'” the actor told Vulture, adding, “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.” In 2015, Kaling would also deem her relationship with Novak complicated when she told InStyle that it was “weird as hell.”
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Despite this, Kaling proved that their friendship was stronger than ever when she made Novak the godfather to her two children. And although fans would love to see these two stars rekindle their romance, Kaling doesn’t see it ever happening. “He’s really part of the family, but we’ve known each other for a long, long time, and I think anyone who’s been friends with someone 18, 19 years and at one point dated and now doesn’t, they maybe understand this,” Kaling told Drew Barrymore on her show in 2022, adding, “You have exes that you wouldn’t necessarily marry now.”
