It´s unsure. I think after Edward leaves and Bella thought he would never come back she had in anytime began to thought about that she had to face the future. She fell in love with Jacob but when Edward cames back she was helpless. She didn´t fell in love with Jacob when she thought there was a chance that she´ll get Edward back. I see it in that way: She loved Edward with her whole heart. He leaves. Then she fell in love when she thought she could never see Edward again. He came back. Her feelings struggled and she lost her whole heart again on Edward. Her feelings for Jacob were weaker. Because her heart always belonged to Ed :)
I fully believe that she never really loved Jacob. He spent all of Eclipse emotionally blackmailing her into believing that she did, but as she says in New Moon "I wish Jacob was my brother so I could have a claim on him." He was her best friend though, that much is true. But what Bella and Jacob didn't realize is that there were other forces drawing them together, namely Renesmee. As soon as she is born all of their feelings toward each other are gone. It's like she was always a part of Bella and Jacob was in love with that part of her.
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so basically she doesn't love Jacob in that sense?
That's exactly what I believe. I could be wrong though, I'm just a fan and I'm not inside Stephenie Meyer's head. That is just what it seemed like to me.
I believe she loved Jacob, but not all love is the same.
She had a familial love for Jacob. He was like a part of her family. She didn't have desires to touch him and kiss him like she did Edward. She ony wanted him to be present in her life.
She had a romantic love for Edward.
Loving your family doesn't mean you love your romantic interest any less.
'Jacob was right. He’d been right all along. He was more than just my friend. That’s why it was so impossible to tell him goodbye — because I was in love with him. Too.'
Of course it's subjective but yes, Bella has said she was in love with him. And not as in a brotherly love as she kissed him.
