- Chandler and Phoebe go looking for an engagement ring for Monica. Rachel tries to get Paul to open up to her.
- Only Phoebe is allowed to know about Chandler's plan to propose to Monica, and they look for an engagement ring together. To cover for their secrecy, Phoebe tells Ross that Chandler is mad at him. Things are going well between Rachel and Paul, except that Rachel wishes he would open up a little and talk more about himself. When Paul finally does share some stories, he gets very emotional and can't stop crying. Chandler and Phoebe find the perfect ring, but somebody else buys it when Chandler goes to get his credit card from Joey. Chandler ends up buying a different, less nice ring, but after tracking down the buyer, they are able to trade with him just before he proposes to his own girlfriend. Rachel dumps Paul for being a crybaby. When Chandler tells the others about his plans, they are overwhelmed and very happy.—Anonymous
- Only Phoebe is allowed to know about Chandler's plan to propose to Monica (as Chandler doesn't want Monica to find out & Phoebe walked in on him as he was looking at ring brochures), and they look for an engagement ring together. To cover for their secrecy, Phoebe tells Ross that Chandler is mad at him. Ross thinks its because Joey and he didn't invite Chandler to the Knicks game a couple of weeks ago. When Joey finds out, he complains that Chandler is always mooching off them. Joey and Ross get tickets for Chandler to a Knicks game, but he blows them off and now the guys are mad at Chandler.
Things are going well between Rachel and Paul, except that Rachel wishes he would open up a little and talk more about himself. Paul is very reserved and private. Rachel asks him about his childhood, puberty, but nothing opens him up. When Paul finally does share some stories (Paul was 6 yrs old when he wanted some big wheels, and his parents got him a chicken that one hops around on), he gets very emotional and can't stop crying. People called him chicken boy. when Rachel says lets go and eat some chicken, he starts crying even harder. Rachel goes out to get more tissues.
Chandler and Phoebe find the perfect ring after a lot of searching (1.5 carat diamond with sapphires on either side, costing $8600), but somebody else buys it when Chandler goes to get his credit card from Joey. Phoebe was supposed to guard the ring, but she was trying on all the jewelry (with Jeweler (Oliver Muirhead)) at the store and when the ring was sold, she got trapped in the front gate security system when she tried to exit the store to stop the buyer. Chandler comes in trying to find Joey and Paul ends up hugging Chandler as his own father never hugged Paul. Chandler gets his credit card when Joey walks in shortly thereafter. Chandler returns to the store only to find that his chosen ring is gone. Chandler ends up buying a different, less nice ring. He is not happy with the selection. Phoebe remembers where the other guy was going to propose to his girlfriend. After tracking down the buyer, they are able to trade with him (by insisting that Chandler's fiance is dying and her heart is set on the other ring. Phoebe pretends to be the fiance and says her soul will wander the netherworld for all eternity if she doesn't have the ring) just before he proposes to his own girlfriend.
Paul writes all of his memories down as he wants to talk to Rachel. Rachel tries to distract Paul with sex, but he is simply not interested. Rachel gets Paul to see that he is being too emotional and they finally do have sex, but then Paul starts crying after sex. Rachel dumps Paul for being a crybaby.
When Chandler tells Ross and Joey about his plans, they are overwhelmed and very happy. But they are angry again when they learn that Phoebe knew before them and that she helped Chandler find the ring.
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