Bidding Question -- Should you BID or not?

RHO	You!	LHO	Partner
Pass	1♠	Pass	1NT
Pass	Pass	2♣	2♥
Pass	???

Question is: What the heck is Partner's 2♥ bid?!? Is this a forcing bid?

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Partner has ♥! They should have a LONG ♥ suit (probably six) and a WEAK hand. They do not want you to bid. They just didn't want to let the Opponents play in 2♣.

They might have something like this:

♠8
♥KQJ872
♦9842
♣87

or this:

♠86
♥AKJ872
♦982
♣87

How do you know Partner has a weak hand? They did NOT have enough values to bid 2♥ originally. You need 10 or more HCP to bid a new suit at the 2 level when Partner opens the bidding.

They should have length because YOU are supposed to Pass and let them play in 2♥ -- even with no ♥.