That morning, Chandler packed some clothes from his and Monica's apartment, then moved back into his old bedroom at Joey's. Monica returned from Don's apartment, where she had broken things off, and tried speaking with her husband repeatedly, but he refused to unlock the door.
Going crazy, Monica called the rest of the gang and told them what had happened. She didn't even ask for their sympathy, telling them to hear his side of the story if they wanted to; in fact, if someone could report back to her what he was feeling, maybe she could figure out how to mend things. The gang felt conflicted and shocked about the affair, but Phoebe and Ross came by, trying to at least bridge the gap and get Chandler talking to Monica again. Their efforts failed, however.
Monica gave him some time to cool down, but made sure to inform him through the others that she and Don were over, and she would do anything to make it up to Chandler.
Chandler remained unresponsive to her and obliviously continued to live with Joey as the days and weeks passed, never imagining that their one night of passion meant far more to Joey than he let on.
Some of the gang suggested that Monica and Chandler seek marriage counseling to work on the deeper issues behind Monica's affair, but Chandler insisted that he didn't want to ever see Monica again.
"So what *do* you want?" Ross asked. "What happened to wanting a baby? What happened to loving my sister till death do you part?"
"Tell her that! She betrayed me."
"She made a mistake! She admits that. But this is a marriage we're talking about, and you're supposed to be an adult. Do you want to throw it all away?"
"What about all the years you threw away with Rachel by sleeping with Chloe?"
"We were on a break!" Ross stormed out and slammed the door on Chandler, finding it very hard to remain friends with him just now.
All the friends were having a difficult time coping, whether they decided to get involved or remain neutral. Joey in particular looked perpetually caught in the crossfire, which was natural, since he lived right there in the battle zone.
Phoebe felt bad for ever introducing Don to Monica, and for mentioning her soul mate theory, but Rachel blamed Don, who after all knew that Monica was a married woman. "No one dragged him into bed!"
Monica could see the toll that this was taking on everybody, so she finally gave up apologizing and asked for a divorce, which Chandler quickly agreed to.
"Great! Why don't you call up Ross's lawyer now, and I'll sign right on the dotted line!"
"So will I!"
"I hope you and Don are happy together with your perfect little kids!"
"We will be!" She slammed the door after her, but in the hallway, her brave face crumbled and she started to cry again. She took the wedding ring off her finger and walked away.
Going crazy, Monica called the rest of the gang and told them what had happened. She didn't even ask for their sympathy, telling them to hear his side of the story if they wanted to; in fact, if someone could report back to her what he was feeling, maybe she could figure out how to mend things. The gang felt conflicted and shocked about the affair, but Phoebe and Ross came by, trying to at least bridge the gap and get Chandler talking to Monica again. Their efforts failed, however.
Monica gave him some time to cool down, but made sure to inform him through the others that she and Don were over, and she would do anything to make it up to Chandler.
Chandler remained unresponsive to her and obliviously continued to live with Joey as the days and weeks passed, never imagining that their one night of passion meant far more to Joey than he let on.
Some of the gang suggested that Monica and Chandler seek marriage counseling to work on the deeper issues behind Monica's affair, but Chandler insisted that he didn't want to ever see Monica again.
"So what *do* you want?" Ross asked. "What happened to wanting a baby? What happened to loving my sister till death do you part?"
"Tell her that! She betrayed me."
"She made a mistake! She admits that. But this is a marriage we're talking about, and you're supposed to be an adult. Do you want to throw it all away?"
"What about all the years you threw away with Rachel by sleeping with Chloe?"
"We were on a break!" Ross stormed out and slammed the door on Chandler, finding it very hard to remain friends with him just now.
All the friends were having a difficult time coping, whether they decided to get involved or remain neutral. Joey in particular looked perpetually caught in the crossfire, which was natural, since he lived right there in the battle zone.
Phoebe felt bad for ever introducing Don to Monica, and for mentioning her soul mate theory, but Rachel blamed Don, who after all knew that Monica was a married woman. "No one dragged him into bed!"
Monica could see the toll that this was taking on everybody, so she finally gave up apologizing and asked for a divorce, which Chandler quickly agreed to.
"Great! Why don't you call up Ross's lawyer now, and I'll sign right on the dotted line!"
"So will I!"
"I hope you and Don are happy together with your perfect little kids!"
"We will be!" She slammed the door after her, but in the hallway, her brave face crumbled and she started to cry again. She took the wedding ring off her finger and walked away.