The next day, Frances has a consultation about her chronic period pain, during which she is diagnosed with endometriosis and told that she may have a difficult time conceiving children. He tells her about his depression and her affair with their mutual friend, Chris, before mentioning that Melissa has no interest in having kids. In the penultimate episode, Frances and Nick have an intimate talk about what happened between Nick and Melissa the year before. She often minimizes her situation to those around her, not wanting to make a fuss or for her health issues to interfere with her and Nick’s relationship.

She ends up hospitalized and is referred to a gynecologist for scans. While all of this is going on, Frances struggles with intense pain, heavy bleeding, and nausea around her period. Seeing how happy Nick is with Frances, Melissa decides to try and make this complicated dynamic work, allowing them to continue to see each other. Melissa’s reaction, however, is more calm than one might expect. Even though they act like they've moved on from each other, their closeness as friends keeps those feelings fresh. While their lovers-to-friends relationship appears to be without too much drama, Frances also hasn’t been with anyone romantically since Bobbi broke up with her. Bobbi walks in on them sleeping together while on vacation in Croatia, and is hurt that Frances kept this from her.

Nick and Frances act on this attraction, shaking up the group when Bobbi and Melissa find out about their relationship. As the four get to know each other, Bobbi and Melissa become close friends, while Nick and Frances find an unexpected attraction to each other. Melissa is a writer working on her latest novel, Nick is an actor, and Frances and Bobbi are trying to enjoy the summer before their final year at Trinity College in Dublin.

The Hulu series Conversation with Friends, based on the Sally Rooney novel of the same name, follows college friends Frances ( Alison Oliver) and Bobbi ( Sasha Lane) as they befriend and grow close to married couple Nick ( Joe Alwyn) and Melissa ( Jemima Kirke).

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