<P> Played by Michael Trucco , Nick is a love interest of Robin . They originally met in a clothes shop and later came face - to - face in a bar called `` Hopeless '' . Each had a crush on the other . Although Nick was supposed to be a recurring character in season 7 , Michael Trucco could not return as he was playing Justin Patrick in the second season of Fairly Legal . Instead , he began dating Robin in season 8 . Nick is characterized as overly emotional and unintelligent , and in `` Splitsville '' , Robin begins to get annoyed by these traits ( Nick 's groin injury prevents the two from having sex , so she begins to notice his personality more ) . They break up in the same episode , after Barney makes an impassioned speech about being in love with Robin ; although he tells her that he was lying , it is later revealed he was telling the truth . </P>
<P> Played by Michael Trucco , Nick is a love interest of Robin . They originally met in a clothes shop and later came face - to - face in a bar called `` Hopeless '' . Each had a crush on the other . Although Nick was supposed to be a recurring character in season 7 , Michael Trucco could not return as he was playing Justin Patrick in the second season of Fairly Legal . Instead , he began dating Robin in season 8 . Nick is characterized as overly emotional and unintelligent , and in `` Splitsville '' , Robin begins to get annoyed by these traits ( Nick 's groin injury prevents the two from having sex , so she begins to notice his personality more ) . They break up in the same episode , after Barney makes an impassioned speech about being in love with Robin ; although he tells her that he was lying , it is later revealed he was telling the truth . </P>
what is the bar called in how i met your mother
what is the bar called in how i met your mother
Hopeless
Hopeless