Monica Gellar begins as a struggling chef who longs to fall in love, settle down, and start a family. Over the following ten seasons, she makes significant strides in every area of her life, although each are hard-won. Professionally, after a string of less than successful career moves, Monica earns a job as head chef at a local restaurant, and she later accepts her dream job at Javu, an upscale Manhattan eatery.
On the relationship front, Monica first finds love with Richard, but she makes the hard decision to break it off when she learns he has no desire for more children. Eventually, she falls for Chandler, one of her best friends, and the two get married. However, after a year spent trying to get pregnant, they learn that they can't conceive and decide to adopt instead.
The couple is chosen by a young pregnant woman named Erica (Anna Faris), who doesn't realize she's having twins until she's already delivered the first baby. Although Chandler is initially reluctant to take home more than one, Monica insists they'll adopt as many babies as Erica gives birth to, and they end the series preparing to move to the suburbs to raise their new children. It's the perfect ending for Monica's control-freak character, with nothing happening exactly the way she planned but with her ultimately getting everything she ever wanted.
