Monica and Chandler are the most beloved couple on the sitcom Friends. Unlike Ross and Rachel, who go through a lot of ups and downs in their relationship, Monica and Chandler seem perfect for each other. They begin as friends and then realize that they have serious romantic chemistry. Once they get a taste of what it’s like to be with each other, they can’t ever be apart again.
Life throws a lot of obstacles at them, including infertility and having to relocate for work, but they manage to get through it all without letting it affect their relationship. There’s no doubt that these two are meant to be together. But that doesn’t mean their relationship is perfect!
Check out these 15 things that everyone ignores about Monica and Chandler’s relationship.
15 Monica Didn’t Know What Chandler’s Job Was For A While
When you’re in a serious relationship with someone, you should always know what their job is, right? So, it’s kind of a red flag that Monica doesn’t know what Chandler does for such a long time. Sure, it’s a running joke that nobody in the gang knows what Chandler does, but Monica should. She learns eventually, but it takes her a while!
14 Chandler Runs Off Before The Wedding And Monica Doesn’t Care
It’s normal to get cold feet before your wedding day. However, it’s a much bigger deal if you actually try to flee the scene before your wedding day, and when Monica finds this out about Chandler, she should be shocked. But, she takes it surprisingly well for someone whose lifelong dream is to get married.
13 Monica Only Settles For Chandler Because She Can’t Have Joey
In the end, Monica and Chandler end up being absolutely perfect for each other. But their relationship doesn’t start off so genuinely. Remember that Monica only settles for Chandler in London because she can’t have Joey. Chandler learns this and comes to be fine with it, but still. Not the stuff fairytales are made of!
12 They Had Two First ‘I Love You’ Moments
One thing that a lot of people ignore about Monica and Chandler’s relationship, is that they have two moments where they declare their love for each other for the first time. The first happens in Season Five when Monica puts a turkey on her head. The second happens a few episodes later when Chandler tells Phoebe that he’s in love with Monica and Monica acts shocked.
11 Monica Repeatedly Rejects Chandler Before They Get Together
In the days when Monica and Chandler are just friends, he makes his feelings clear, calling her the most beautiful woman he’s ever met. He even asks if she would ever date him, to which she laughs in his face. She makes her lack of romantic feelings for him clear. For Chandler, this would be difficult to forget about.
10 Chandler Only Finds Her Attractive After She’s Lost Weight
Back in the late 1980s, Chandler goes home with Ross for Thanksgiving and first meets Monica. While Monica develops a crush on him, Chandler calls her “fat” behind her back. Fast forward to the future and Chandler’s suddenly attracted to Monica who rejects him. He seems to only find her attractive after she’s lost weight.
9 Monica Acts More Like Chandler’s Mom Sometimes Than His Partner
We still think Monica and Chandler are the best couple on the show, but there are certain times when Monica acts more like his mother than his girlfriend or wife. She always has that controlling personality, but it seems to get worse once she’s in a relationship with Chandler. In this way, he seems to bring out the worst in her.
8 Monica Doesn’t Seem To Know The Basics Of Chandler’s Personality
Despite being in a serious relationship, Monica appears to not know as much about Chandler as she should. Honestly, how could she not know that calling another guy the ‘funniest guy she’s ever met’ would upset him? Being funny is Chandler’s thing and she should know that, even before they start dating.
7 Chandler Doesn’t Even Know About Monica’s Secret Closet
There are also a few things that Chandler should know about Monica but doesn’t. For example, it’s just a little strange that he doesn’t know about her secret messy closet. You don’t have to know every single detail about your spouse’s life, but considering Chandler lives in the apartment too, this seems like something he would have come across.
6 Monica Wanted To Humiliate Chandler And Ended Up Cutting Off His Toe
Monica and Chandler’s relationship in the later seasons of the show is perfect in so many ways. But their relationship in their youth is considerably less positive. Chandler calls Monica fat so she sets out to humiliate him as revenge and ends up cutting off his toe. Hardly love at first sight!
5 Monica Thinks Money Is More Important Than Her Relationships
In the episode where the friends try to win the lottery, we find out a detail about Monica that we always kind of knew but is still a little shocking. When Phoebe asks her whether her friends or money are more important, she says, 'Money!'. Assuming she feels like this about all her relationships, that’s not great news for Chandler.
4 Chandler Purposely Crushes Monica’s Spirit Just To Get Out Of Exercise
There are a few horrible things that Monica and Chandler do to each other, before and after they start seeing each other romantically. When they’re still friends and Monica is trying to motivate Chandler to exercise, Chandler totally crushes her spirit by reminding her of everything that’s wrong with her life just to get out of doing his work out.
3 Monica Is Okay With Chandler Kissing Another Woman Because She Opened The Wedding Gifts Without Him
After Monica and Chandler get married, Monica can’t control herself and opens all the wedding presents without him. That’s not cool, but neither is the fact that Chandler kisses another woman just to re-enact their wedding day and take a photo because he thinks he lost the camera film. But the weirdest thing is that Monica doesn’t even care!
2 Monica Doesn’t Notice When Chandler Gets Glasses
When you think about it, Monica doesn’t seem to pay very much attention to Chandler at all. She doesn’t know how much he values being funny, what he does for a job or the fact that he doesn’t actually wear glasses until he gets them. That’s something she should definitely know!
1 Monica Lies To Chandler During Their Wedding Vows By Calling Him Her Soulmate
While Monica and Chandler are saying their wedding vows, Monica calls Chandler her soulmate. But, we know this is technically a lie because later she reveals that she doesn’t believe in soulmates. Even though it’s a romantic thing to say, she shouldn’t say it at her own wedding if she doesn’t believe it!
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