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Remember Ross Geller’s iconic second marriage to Emily Waltham in ‘Friends’ when he ended up saying the wrong name? Starring Helen Baxendale, Emily entered the picture as Ross’ British love interest after Ross and Rachel’s iconic breakup.
Most viewers saw Emily’s demands, jealousy, and separation from Ross as her fault. But rewatch the same period again and again, and soon, you’ll notice a different perspective.
Emily was a woman who fell in love with Ross, married him out of trust, only to be humiliated at the altar in front of her friends and family. What’s worse is that the name her soon-to-be husband uttered was his ex-girlfriend’s. If you were Emily, what would you have done?
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Ross Gave Emily Every Reason To Question Their Marriage
Ross and Emily’s wedding in ‘Friends’ still happened after he ended up uttering Rachel’s name. Emily married Ross, even when she was devastated. However, it was portrayed in a very funny way on ‘Friends’, as if Ross’s mistake wasn’t that big a deal.
Even though Ross kept insisting that he didn’t mean to do so, his actions spoke otherwise. When Emily thought of giving themselves another chance and came to the airport, she had to see Ross and Rachel leaving together for the honeymoon Ross and Emily planned.
So, was it really wrong of her to set the condition that Ross can’t see Rachel anymore? According to the central group of six, Emily’s demand was unreasonable. As Rachel was an essential part of Ross’s social circle, asking him to cut her off meant disrupting his lifelong friendships. But how is all this Emily’s responsibility?
Sure, Emily was controlling Ross, but she had her doubts and couldn’t really trust Ross anymore. What was wrong with her was expecting that Ross would change. But Ross hoped that Emily would forgive him without changing a single thing in his life. Wasn’t that wrong of him?
The reason Emily received so little sympathy was partly because of the way ‘Friends’ presented it. Everyone in the group treated Emily as an outsider, and when their marriage finally fell apart, they were kind of happy. But once you see Emily’s story on its own, it becomes more tragic. Surely, Emily’s solutions weren’t healthy, but a woman who has been embarrassed so much, what more can you expect?
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