The One With Ross's Denial

Thursday, 7 October 1999

Ross, who has still not told Rachel they are accidentally married, invites her to move into his apartment, then tries to talk Monica and Chandler out of moving in together so she has nowhere else to go.

What happens

• Rachel asks to move in with Phoebe and discovers Phoebe already has a roommate named Denise, and she turns down Joey's spare room as well.
• Phoebe confronts Ross for keeping the marriage from Rachel and tells him he has fallen for her again, which Ross denies.
• Monica wants Rachel's old room turned into a guest room and Chandler wants it filled with arcade machines, and Chandler leaves the argument unresolved.
• Ross passes Rachel a sublet from a colleague at the museum, but she calls and learns the place is already taken.
• Ross offers Rachel his own apartment on the spot and she gratefully accepts.
• Monica and Chandler apologise to each other, then fight again over his recliner, and Chandler storms out saying he will bring nothing of his own.
• Rachel tells Ross that Monica and Chandler have called off the move, which means she can stay put, and Ross pretends to be pleased.
• Ross hauls Chandler across the hall and lectures the couple until both say aloud that they still want to live together.
• Rachel tells Ross that living together means watching each other date other people, and proposes a signal on the door.
• Ross reverses himself and tries to frighten Monica and Chandler out of moving in, they ignore him, and Joey then offers Rachel his spare room instead.