Matthew Perry's romance with Mean Girls star and heartbreak after she got married

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Matthew Perry, the star of Friends, had a heartbreaking romance with Mean Girls actress Lizzy Caplan and in his memoir revealed he was "seconds away" from proposing to her.The actor, who was tragically found dead at his Los Angeles home at age 54 after reportedly drowning in his hot tub, never mentioned Lizzy by name in his book, but fans quickly figured out who she was.

He confessed that he had planned a grand romantic gesture for the proposal. Fans might be curious as to why Matthew decided not to go ahead with his plans and in his memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing explained that he slipped into his Chandler Bing character at the last moment.

Matthew also reflected emotionally on his weight loss journey due to addiction struggles. The story of how he met Lizzy is quite interesting as Matthew, then 36, crashed Lizzy's 23rd birthday party.

He wrote about how their casual relationship evolved into a loving partnership, despite both having "intimacy issues." Matthew had planned a big romantic surprise for Lizzy as he commissioned an artist to create a painting that represented the numerous text messages they had exchanged during their relationship.The artwork, which depicted the couple and their 1,780 texts, was meant to be unveiled on Christmas.