archie ended up with veronica lodge, not betty.
who does archie end up with betty or veronica?
veronica lodge
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 (which betty is allergic to), 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.
veronica lodge
after the gang cleans up their mess, archie attempts to resume his conversation with veronica, but she interrupts him again to tell him she's moving to paris after her trip to run her father's fashion holdings. after this news, archie decides to stop talking with veronica and decides to talk with betty instead. archie reminds betty of how they first met and were always friends, and said he can never fit into veronica's high society world. betty assumes he's going to ask her to “go steady,” but instead archie proposes to her. betty, in shock for a moment, jumps for joy and accepts. archie and betty kiss as veronica watches in awe and disgust. midge swoons at the romantic moment and prods her longtime boyfriend, moose for a similar proposal, but he makes a joke instead. she slams his mortarboard over his head. meanwhile, reggie tries to comfort her. but she also breaks his mortarboard over his head. veronica screams at archie, claiming he missed his chance, but archie defends his engagement to betty in turn claiming that "she" was the one who missed her chance with him. veronica leaves in anger and disbelief.
archie marries veronica/archie marries betty