When the rain starts to pour Novak, Sara
New scientist (1971),
11/2023, Volume:
260, Issue:
3466
Magazine Article
Funny and handsome with a dash of self-deprecation, Chandler, played by Matthew Perry, was the type of boyfriend I hoped I would have. ...even though I would never know Perry personally, it felt like ...we grew up together - me through my teenage years and him through his early career in that critical time before many get married, when your friends play the role of husband, wife and child. When people that we love die suddenly like this, even those with whom we have just a parasocial relationship, it can create added grief because there was no anticipation of the loss. Sara Novak is a science journalist who writes about social dynamics and mental health