Editing Veronica Lodge (section)

==Lifestyle and relationships==
Veronica enjoys a very posh lifestyle, as her family are among the richest people in the world. She nevertheless chooses to hang out with her less affluent friends, including the boy she is in love with, [[Archie Andrews (comics)|Archie Andrews]], whom she nicknames "Archiekins." Her level of interest in him varies, however. Mr. Lodge often has nightmares that Veronica and Archie will marry. In 2009, Archie Comics published the [[Archie Marries Veronica]] to explore this possible future, marrying Veronica to Archie in one universe and to Reggie in another.

Veronica's best friend (and sometimes arch-rival) is [[Betty Cooper]], and the two enjoy countless activities and interests. However, they are also at constant competition for Archie's affections. Veronica is often jealous of Betty, and will go to any length to steal anything that is important or a triumph for Betty, even if she (Veronica) did not want it in the first place. If Betty has a date with a new boy, Veronica will let her have Archie for a brief time, so that she can steal the date. If Betty is praised for some achievement, Veronica will do anything to ruin it for her. In one story, she gave Betty a candy bar containing nuts (to which Betty is allergic), so that Veronica could steal her modeling job. Veronica is often seen scheming to get Archie from Betty whenever she spots the two dating. Occasionally, she is victorious. But usually, Betty manages to successfully take revenge on her. Also, Archie occasionally has stood up to Veronica and stuck with Betty.

Her other friends include [[Big Ethel|Ethel Muggs]], [[Midge Klump]] and [[Nancy Woods]], and they all enjoy having slumber parties and shopping at the mall together. {{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

Periodically, she can be cocky and snobbish, constantly looking down on those less fortunate than herself, or sees herself as the rules of common society don't apply to her simply because she is wealthy, which causes her friends to be upset with her. During those times, she derisively refers to the public at large as "the common horde." At other times, when she can be snobbish, her father will punish her with having her credit cards confiscated.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

Living in a house full of servants, Veronica often thinks that they are only there to serve her, and she doesn't see them as people. She will often yell at her maids to bring her something and "to be quick about it." At one point, her mother forced her to do all her own chores and fetch her own snacks, throughout the entire summer.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

Even though they're great friends in the TV series, her relationship with [[Jughead Jones]] is less friendly in the comics. They constantly argue and are critical of each other's lifestyles. She cannot stand his laid-back attitude and witticisms, and he considers her an uncaring snob and enjoys arousing her temper. Jughead enjoys flouting her. However, Jughead and Veronica usually manage to stand being around each other for Archie's sake.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

Veronica, being the only child of her wealthy parents, is outrageously spoiled and indulged by her family. Her father, Mr. Lodge, loves her dearly, and even though he frequently loses his temper with her snobbishness, frivolity, spendthrift nature, and choice of boyfriends, he can never refuse when Veronica asks him for something. Mr. Lodge does not consider most of the local boys worthy of his only daughter.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

Veronica's cousin, Leroy, in Elementary School, has a mean-spirited, [[juvenile delinquent]]-like personality. When Leroy visits, he antagonizes Archie even more than Reggie does. Veronica has a young female cousin named Marcy, aged 14, who enjoys science fiction and other things that Veronica finds "geeky." So Veronica considers her annoying. Most of the time, however, Marcy is helpful to Veronica, who discovers that her cousin is not so geeky after all.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

Veronica also has an older (teenage) cousin [[Families_of_Archie%27s_Gang#Alice_Lodge|Alice]], who lives on the "West Coast", who is so attractive that Veronica doesn't trust Alice to be alone with Archie.<ref>''Buzzin' Cousin'': Jughead's Double Digest #72, December 2000, p. 21; and Jughead's Double Digest #120, May 2006, p. 85.</ref>