As Connell and Marianne analyze the fallout of their relationship, they avoid talking to each other with outright hostility. Of course, Marianne certainly has a right to be angry at Connell, but she seems willing to move on, making light of the situation by playfully suggesting that she knew all along that Connell and Rachel weren’t a good match. When they both say they felt “abandoned” by the other, though, their conversation hints at the deeper, more serious things they felt in the aftermath of their relationship—things they don’t want to acknowledge outright but also can’t completely ignore.