The Surprising Habits of Monica Geller That You Never Knew About
The friends of Friends had a range of personalities. Phoebe was the quirky, weird one; Joey, the slightly doofy but lovable one; Rachel, the former Long Island princess turned successful businesswoman and mom; Chandler, the dry, sarcastic damaged one; and Ross, the book-smart dinosaur doctor. Which leaves Monica Geller as friend number six — played by Courteney Cox, who some might remember from that one Bruce Springsteen video and the Scream franchise.
Monica Geller was kind of the mom of the group. She was always organized, very devoted, and super prepared. But that often translated to being controlling. Monica had some pretty serious relationships throughout the run of Friends, but of course her most significant was with Chandler, who she'd go on to marry during the series' long run.
Monica's biggest challenge was always learning that she didn't have to be perfect, and not everything needed to work out a certain way or according to a certain plan. Monica's character arc is one of a person who initially tried to control everything about her life, but when met with some pretty big obstacles, had to learn to let it go or take another route. Here's Monica Geller's Friends timeline.
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Monica's personality is easy to describe. She has a bit of obsessive compulsiveness about her, needing neatness and cleanliness all around her apartment. She loves planning and making everything perfect and being in control. These things sometimes backfire as we see in episodes like The One With The Flashback where Phoebe moves out because she needs to live in a place where she can make a mess. She can be bossy, as some of the other friends have pointed out to her. But later in the series, it's Chandler who steps forward and grounds her, fills her needs, and calms her down. (Most of the time, anyway.)
Despite Monica's intense personality, she's still one of the dearest friends to this gang of characters looking to find their way in life. She took Rachel in when she abandoned Barry at the altar and was cut off by her father. She stuck with Ross and Rachel during their breakups and relationship dramas. She stayed friends with Phoebe despite being so, so different. She nurtured Joey from across the hall. She was the mom of the group, cooking multiple Thanksgivings and always feeding everyone. She always had a tissue or an idea, or an exciting story. And she fell madly in love with Chandler, their relationship forming the more stable romantic backbone of Friends on the whole.
Monica didn't have the happiest upbringing. Much of her childhood was spent trying to live up to the high expectations put in place by her older brother Ross. His academic excellence overshadowed her, and she always felt like her parents considered her second best and unworthy of their praise. It didn't help that she was also overweight as a child and a teen, so she was constantly ridiculed and made to feel lesser, especially being best friends with the gorgeous and popular Rachel Greene.
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In The One with All the Thanksgivings, we learn that Monica was inspired to lose a lot of weight because Chandler made fun of her during the first Thanksgiving he spent with the Gellers. Monica also became a chef, perhaps as a way of controlling her eating habits. Either way, she grew into a tendency to be a little controlling and get out of sorts when she couldn't plan almost every aspect of her life. Monica is very Type A, but thankfully, throughout the series, she learns to let go a little and loosen up.
In the pilot episode of Friends, Monica Geller's childhood best friend Rachel bursts through the doors of Central Perk after running out on her own wedding, and changes the lives of everyone in the group forever. When Rachel moves in with Monica, Monica finds herself in the middle of her big brother Ross' affections for Rachel while trying to also navigate her own love life. It's clear from the get-go, as Ross is about to become a dad, that Monica wants nothing more than to get married and have some kids. But Season 1 offers up a string of bad boyfriends, from Paul the wine guy to Ethan, the high school senior who lies about his age. At one point, Monica gets so desperate that she even considers using a sperm donor to have kids on her own. Monica is supposed to be 25 to 26 in Season 1 of Friends, so it's a little strange that she'd feel her biological clock ticking so loudly. But hey, it was the '90s.
Also in Season 1, Monica helps Rachel get a job and quit her father's credit cards. She has her identity stolen by a woman she became friends with. She hosts her first Thanksgiving (everything burns to a crisp). And she becomes an aunt to Ross' son Ben, whom she promises she'll always have candy.
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Season 2 starts out rough for Monica, but don't worry — it gets way better. With Ross dating Julie but Rachel knowing about his affections, Monica has to continue balancing her loyalties to her brother and her friend. Monica also gets fired from her job as a chef at a restaurant called Iridium after taking home some steaks from a distributor. Then Phoebe gives her a really, really, bad haircut to top it off.
But Monica's luck begins to turn around when she agrees to cater an event for her parents. It's there that she runs into Dr. Richard Burke (played by Tom Selleck), a friend of her parents. Monica and Richard immediately hit it off and begin dating despite their large age difference. Ross and Monica's parents, Jack and Judy, disapprove, but her relationship with Richard is one of the healthiest and longest she has ever had. It also coincides with Ross and Rachel getting together, so for a time, the two roommates are in happy relationships. That all changes, however, when Richard tells Monica that he doesn't want to have more kids (his own are adults). As we know at this point, having children is something Monica has always wanted. The two break up — not in anger, just sadness, as Monica heads into Season 3 single once again.
Season 3 doesn't offer Monica any sort of stability. She continues a humiliating job at the Moondance Diner, where she has to dress like it's the 1950s and wear enormous fake breasts. She starts dating a waiter named Julio, but dumps him when she realizes he's a total cad. When Ross and Rachel break up, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, and Chandler are thrown in the middle where they constantly have to choose sides and sit through awkward fights. She does start dating a cute billionaire named Pete Becker (Jon Favreau) who makes her the head chef of a restaurant. At first, Monica isn't attracted to him and doesn't want to take the job, afraid things will get weird — but they kiss, and she's into it. He takes her to Rome for pizza on their first date, but his obsession with becoming the Ultimate Fighting Champion leads to their breakup.
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It's at the end of Season 3 that a hint of potential with Chandler comes into play. While the gang is hanging out at a sand-flooded beach house while Phoebe investigates her birth mom, Monica and Chandler start flirting up a storm. He tries to tell her all the good things he'd do as a boyfriend, but it's still all just a bit of a joke. Also during this trip, Chandler pees on her after she gets stung by a jellyfish, thus killing any potential romance between the two ... though not for very long.
Monica starts out Season 4 by dating her ex-boyfriend Richard's son Timothy, though the two decide to abandon their potential relationship when she says kissing him reminds her of kissing Richard. But hey, at least Monica's professional life is on an upswing: After writing a bad review for the restaurant Alessandro's, the owner calls to offer her the job of head chef. Unfortunately, the rest of the staff is the
Of the fired chef. This development is also a rough break for Phoebe, who's abandoned by Monica just as they're starting their catering business. The big change in Season 4 is that Monica and Rachel lose their apartment to Joey and Chandler in a bet. They spend a good number of episodes living across the hall as Monica tries to spruce the place up, but they eventually get their old apartment back.
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The end of Season 4 is where Monica's most important relationship begins. While in London for Ross' wedding to Emily, Monica is so upset by another guest assuming she's Ross' mom that she sleeps with Chandler. At first it seems like just a one-night thing, but Monica and Chandler spend the rest of the reception trying to get back together and eventually bring their friends with benefits thing home to New York. And that's when the real fun
Season 2 starts out rough for Monica, but don't worry — it gets way better. With Ross dating Julie but Rachel knowing about his affections, Monica has to continue balancing her loyalties to her brother and her friend. Monica also gets fired from her job as a chef at a restaurant called Iridium after taking home some steaks from a distributor. Then Phoebe gives her a really, really, bad haircut to top it off.
But Monica's luck begins to turn around when she agrees to cater an event for her parents. It's there that she runs into Dr. Richard Burke (played by Tom Selleck), a friend of her parents. Monica and Richard immediately hit it off and begin dating despite their large age difference. Ross and Monica's parents, Jack and Judy, disapprove, but her relationship with Richard is one of the healthiest and longest she has ever had. It also coincides with Ross and Rachel getting together, so for a time, the two roommates are in happy relationships. That all changes, however, when Richard tells Monica that he doesn't want to have more kids (his own are adults). As we know at this point, having children is something Monica has always wanted. The two break up — not in anger, just sadness, as Monica heads into Season 3 single once again.
Season 3 doesn't offer Monica any sort of stability. She continues a humiliating job at the Moondance Diner, where she has to dress like it's the 1950s and wear enormous fake breasts. She starts dating a waiter named Julio, but dumps him when she realizes he's a total cad. When Ross and Rachel break up, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, and Chandler are thrown in the middle where they constantly have to choose sides and sit through awkward fights. She does start dating a cute billionaire named Pete Becker (Jon Favreau) who makes her the head chef of a restaurant. At first, Monica isn't attracted to him and doesn't want to take the job, afraid things will get weird — but they kiss, and she's into it. He takes her to Rome for pizza on their first date, but his obsession with becoming the Ultimate Fighting Champion leads to their breakup.
Friends: 10 Life Lessons We Can Learn From Monica Geller
It's at the end of Season 3 that a hint of potential with Chandler comes into play. While the gang is hanging out at a sand-flooded beach house while Phoebe investigates her birth mom, Monica and Chandler start flirting up a storm. He tries to tell her all the good things he'd do as a boyfriend, but it's still all just a bit of a joke. Also during this trip, Chandler pees on her after she gets stung by a jellyfish, thus killing any potential romance between the two ... though not for very long.
Monica starts out Season 4 by dating her ex-boyfriend Richard's son Timothy, though the two decide to abandon their potential relationship when she says kissing him reminds her of kissing Richard. But hey, at least Monica's professional life is on an upswing: After writing a bad review for the restaurant Alessandro's, the owner calls to offer her the job of head chef. Unfortunately, the rest of the staff is the
Of the fired chef. This development is also a rough break for Phoebe, who's abandoned by Monica just as they're starting their catering business. The big change in Season 4 is that Monica and Rachel lose their apartment to Joey and Chandler in a bet. They spend a good number of episodes living across the hall as Monica tries to spruce the place up, but they eventually get their old apartment back.
Was It Rachel Or Monica Who Said These Iconic Friends Quotes?
The end of Season 4 is where Monica's most important relationship begins. While in London for Ross' wedding to Emily, Monica is so upset by another guest assuming she's Ross' mom that she sleeps with Chandler. At first it seems like just a one-night thing, but Monica and Chandler spend the rest of the reception trying to get back together and eventually bring their friends with benefits thing home to New York. And that's when the real fun
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