Summary
- Matthew Perry's thoughts on love changed after becoming sober in 202
- He felt more confident and not afraid of love anymore.
- Perry wanted to be with someone who wasn't interested in his money and was self-supporting. He had been burned before by women who only cared about his wealth.
- Although Perry didn't have any children, he was excited about starting a family and becoming a father. He credited being surrounded by kids throughout his life for giving him the confidence to have children.
For a decade, Matthew Perry was able to entertain millions of fans playing the role of Chandler on Friends. Passing away at the age of 54, Perry's legacy will only continue on. The actor's impact on Hollywood won't be forgotten.
Along the way, Perry faced many struggles behind the scenes. In fact, Jennifer Aniston once broke down discussing Perry's struggles behind the scenes. In the following, we're going to take a different look at Matthew Perry, assessing his thoughts on finding love, and how his perspective had changed just before his passing. In addition, we're going to reveal what Perry felt about fatherhood, and why his response was so heartbreaking.
Matthew Perry's Thoughts On Finding Love Finally Changed After He Became Sober In 2021
Matthew Perry's road to recovery was filled with ups and downs. Ultimately, the late actor spent $9 million in an effort to clean himself up. Once Perry was finally able to get clean and sober, he set his next goal on starting a family and entering a loving relationship. Perry admitted that his thoughts about love had shifted. Perry gushed about finding love before his death.
The actor revealed, “I’m not run by the fear I used to be run by so everything’s kind of different,” he said of sobriety. “I’m feeling more confident and I’m not afraid of love anymore, so the next girl I go out with better watch out.”
“The thing that’s changed about me is I have no interest in hanging out with somebody that I don’t know or somebody that I’m not that into,” he stated. “The next person I really take seriously is somebody that I’m going to be in love with and not be scared by the things that used to scare me.”
Perry would go on to reveal that a major dealbreaker was feeling as though someone was in it with him for the money.
“It happens more often than you think,” he tells the New York Post.” Somebody who has their own wealth is a pretty key component for me… Somebody who’s self-supporting. In every way, but monetarily especially because I got burned a few times by women who wanted my money, not really caring about me.”
Along with starting a family, Perry also had thoughts on potentially becoming a father.
Matthew Perry Was Excited To Start A Family And Become A Father Just Prior To His Passing
Matthew Perry also had thoughts on fatherhood. The actor passed away but didn't leave any children behind. However, the actor was looking forward to having kids in the future. He revealed that being surrounded by kids throughout his life gave him the confidence to have children, and be a great day one day. His life was back on track once he had achieved sobriety.
The actor revealed about having kids, “I think I’d be great. I really do. I grew up with a lot of little kids around me, and that’s probably why, but I can’t wait.”
Sadly, Perry passed away at the age of 54 after he drowned in his bathtub. It is a sad reality given his recent memoir that put him in the spotlight, and how much better the actor was doing in the recent years. As for his relationship life, Perry had broken up with his fiancée, and had also admitted to crushing on his co-star.
Matthew Perry Had An Extensive Dating History Which Included A Split From Fiancée Molly Hurwitz
Back in 2018, Matthew Perry had proposed to Molly Hurwitz. At the time, it seemed like a sure bet. Perry revealed to People, "I decided to get engaged. Luckily, I happened to be dating the greatest woman on the face of the planet at this time."
Despite getting engaged to 'the greatest woman on the planet', the two had officially split in June of 2021. Perry ended the relationship on good terms publicly wishing his ex all the best, but admitting things simply didn't work out between the two.
Perry admitted to other relationships in his memoir which included Julia Roberts. However, he also admitted to crushing on a certain co-star, though it wasn't meant to be. We're of course talking about, Jennifer Aniston.
Perry revealed, "I was immediately taken by her (how could I not be?) and liked her, and I got the sense she was intrigued, too – maybe it was going to be something."
"Back then I got two jobs in one day – one was Haywire, an America's Funniest Home Videos-type show, and the other was a sitcom. So I called Jennifer and I said, 'You're the first person I wanted to tell this to!' Looking back, it was clear that this made her think I liked her too much or in the wrong kind of way… and I only compounded the error by then asking her out."
Despite the awkward moment between the two, they were able to get back on track along the way.
