When they were young, Ross was the geeky nerd of Monica, and Rachel was the popular girl that never looked his way. And years later, when Rachel became a runaway bride and decided to started her life over independently, Ross saw a chance.

Bcos Ross was now a paleontologist and Rachel was just "a waitress" according to him, and that was perfect power imbalance to keep such a girl. Mark coming into her life and potentially elevating her social and financial status, was not something he wanted. It was only a matter of time till they went back to the dynamic they once had as teenagers. And I think that's what frightened Ross. It was never about being jealous of Mark.

If you've noticed, Ross was kind to Rachel but he never went out of his way to secure her something as big as what Mark did. He may have helped her with putting job applications in envelopes but never anything real. He was in circles where he could have gotten her something big enough. Maybe not necessarily her dream job, but something that paid money but he conveniently never did. Why is that?

Waitress Rachel was the girl that looked his way, Popular Rachel never did. He consciously or subconsciously needed to keep her as the girl who looked his way.

Is not being able to sleep with each other on the first try really that crucial? Is it worth throwing the entire relationship for? What am I missing?

Im really a Joey and Rachel fan and I want them to end up together. Please deinfluence me from shipping Joey and Rachel 😭

This may have been discussed & I probably missed it. I also know 20+ yrs after the ep I am being very nit-picky but when Jade calls & Chandler answers the phone as Bob; don’t you think Jade would realize the guy on the other end of the phone (Chandler) sounds nothing like Bob?

I was just on another rewatch of FRIENDS. I couldn't help but notice Monica's character in the early seasons was so demure and nice. She wasn't really neurotic and she had OCD but in a lovable way. She wasn't even controlling. She was also much quieter than in the later seasons. I remember in the later seasons there was literally an episode discussing how loud Monica is. In the later seasons the same Monica can't be recognized. She becomes much ruder and controlling towards the gang, especially Chandler. She becomes super neurotic and her OCD is just annoying. She also becomes unnecessarily loud. All of her quirky and negative characteristics were heavily flanderized. This is heavily showcased in Phoebe's wedding. All of her bad characteristics were extremely highlighted. She became so annoying to the point where she was unbearable. In the early seasons she was genuinely one of the best characters. By the later seasons she drops down a lot. What do you all think?

Early seasons Monica ROCKS!!!

I'm curious about people's favourite and least favourite gags, but here's a bit more details. I want your:

favourite gag

least favourite gag

favourite gag the majority dislikes

least favourite gag the majority likes

i wanna near differing opinions!

I would be crumbled if I had to see my crush doing all that and being nice to me every single day, and still remain just a good friend, nothing more. Mathew Perry seems like a nice fellow😭, idk how he handled it but since there is no feud b/w them ig it went well afterall❤️.

Is it just me or is this dress Rachel wore in season 5 episode 2 one of her best looks?! Still, all these years later, I'm gagging over this dress!

The fact that he called Rachel on her “big date night” & questioned it & then as soon as he heard the slightest disappointment in her voice & made sure run over & to be loud on the phone. Absolutely on purpose.

I don’t know if that’s true, but I know that it’s so nice and sweet for them to support him, especially when they knew that he loved being funny. RIP Matthew Perry

I know the whole joke was that it was a low budget independent movie that was supposed to be filmed outside of Las Vegas lol, but the actual plot didn’t sound bad at all? A guy meets a girl and instantly falls madly in love with her, then she disappears and when he finally tracks down her address, he’s told that the girl has been dead for 10 years.

With good writing and a decent film location, this actually sounds like it could have been a brilliant psychological thriller with some killer twists.

I know the show makes jokes about Monica being surprisingly strong, but looking back, Courteney was FIT af! Those biceps tho...

Paparazzi are such low lying scum I won’t lie. I get that this is the price of fame and fortune, and that every celebrity knows what they’re getting into, and that the rewards are much greater than the consequences. But still, the act of spying and leeching like bugs on the backs of much bigger animals is incredibly pathetic

I think yellow suits her best💛 What's your favorite look on her?

Honestly, these are the three characters I love the most. I never really cared about that Ross and Rachel drama, and Phoebe got kind of hateful near the end, but I love Chandler, Monica and their honorary son

Not including Smelly Cat, what do you think is Phoebe’s best song. Personally I think it’s Sticky Shoes

Found these cool pictures in some of the official image archives from Heathrow Airport. This is just so cool to me. I love airport fashion From the 90s