Given everything that’s happened, SN now realizes that he needs to be more open with Jessie and move their relationship into the open. Just as Jessie had to recognize that she wasn’t being a great friend to Scarlett, SN has to acknowledge the skewed power dynamic in his relationship with Jessie and take steps to fix that. This suggests that a major part of being a friend—or a romantic partner—is being willing to make changes when one learns that something is hurting someone else. Without that willingness to change, friendships and relationships will simply die.