Gunther tried to ask Rachel out, but she was too busy to notice, as usual. She interviewed for a promotion at Bloomingdale's, only to be sabotaged by her infuriating boss Joanna.
Everybody celebrated Ross's birthday with a big hoopla at Monica's restaurant, and Ross brought along a date named Sherry, who was an insect-specialist at the museum. They were becoming really serious now.
Still furious, despite Phoebe's attempts to calm her down, Rachel dated a college kid to make Ross jealous, but the kid stole money from her. Frustrated, Rachel decided to ask Gunther out on a date, and he of course accepted, not realizing that Rachel just figured that she could trust Gunther not to steal from her.
Gunther obliviously gave Rachel a Dutch pet name, and showered her with presents and affection, even though she had yet to kiss him, when Ross wasn't around to see.
Since Monica and Pete's restaurant was such a success, Pete decided to try a more personal partnership with her. On a special romantic night, he asked Monica to marry him, and she said yes. They immediately started planning the wedding as eagerly as they had planned the restaurant.
***
Joey's play ended its run at the theatre, so Joey accepted a new movie role. He continued auditioning for a lot of parts now. Maybe he wasn't back to "Dr. Drake Ramoray" status, but he was getting somewhere at last, and the money was good.
Chandler asked Joey something. "Hey, um, you know how Monica and Pete are getting married in May? Do you think, um, do you think we should do that too?"
Joey looked up from his cooking. "You're serious?"
Chandler shrugged and kicked the rug casually. "I mean, we've been together longer than them."
"Yeah, but you shouldn't feel any pressure just because of them, you know? I like us the way we are. Don't do anything you're not ready for."
"I know, Joe." He kissed Joey and squeezed his hand. "But what if I am ready? Would you want to? I mean, we wouldn't even have to plan anything, you know? We could just drive up to Vermont sometime and elope."
Joey smiled. "Vermont, huh? Oh, wait! I don't know where I put my passport."
Chandler blinked, then burst out laughing and hugged him close.
Joey still pondered it as he kept cooking. "Hey, how do I convert dollars into Vermont money?"
Joey's idea that Vermont was another country turned out not to be so far off. When Chandler looked into the matter on the internet, he learned that Vermont civil unions granted some of the legal rights of marriage, and had no residency requirement, but unless he and Joey actually lived in Vermont, there was no guarantee that their home state would recognize the union.
No wonder Carol and Susan just had a wedding for friends and family, then registered to be "domestic partners" in New York. Chandler would have to ask them for some advice on how to do that.
Everybody celebrated Ross's birthday with a big hoopla at Monica's restaurant, and Ross brought along a date named Sherry, who was an insect-specialist at the museum. They were becoming really serious now.
Still furious, despite Phoebe's attempts to calm her down, Rachel dated a college kid to make Ross jealous, but the kid stole money from her. Frustrated, Rachel decided to ask Gunther out on a date, and he of course accepted, not realizing that Rachel just figured that she could trust Gunther not to steal from her.
Gunther obliviously gave Rachel a Dutch pet name, and showered her with presents and affection, even though she had yet to kiss him, when Ross wasn't around to see.
Since Monica and Pete's restaurant was such a success, Pete decided to try a more personal partnership with her. On a special romantic night, he asked Monica to marry him, and she said yes. They immediately started planning the wedding as eagerly as they had planned the restaurant.
***
Joey's play ended its run at the theatre, so Joey accepted a new movie role. He continued auditioning for a lot of parts now. Maybe he wasn't back to "Dr. Drake Ramoray" status, but he was getting somewhere at last, and the money was good.
Chandler asked Joey something. "Hey, um, you know how Monica and Pete are getting married in May? Do you think, um, do you think we should do that too?"
Joey looked up from his cooking. "You're serious?"
Chandler shrugged and kicked the rug casually. "I mean, we've been together longer than them."
"Yeah, but you shouldn't feel any pressure just because of them, you know? I like us the way we are. Don't do anything you're not ready for."
"I know, Joe." He kissed Joey and squeezed his hand. "But what if I am ready? Would you want to? I mean, we wouldn't even have to plan anything, you know? We could just drive up to Vermont sometime and elope."
Joey smiled. "Vermont, huh? Oh, wait! I don't know where I put my passport."
Chandler blinked, then burst out laughing and hugged him close.
Joey still pondered it as he kept cooking. "Hey, how do I convert dollars into Vermont money?"
Joey's idea that Vermont was another country turned out not to be so far off. When Chandler looked into the matter on the internet, he learned that Vermont civil unions granted some of the legal rights of marriage, and had no residency requirement, but unless he and Joey actually lived in Vermont, there was no guarantee that their home state would recognize the union.
No wonder Carol and Susan just had a wedding for friends and family, then registered to be "domestic partners" in New York. Chandler would have to ask them for some advice on how to do that.