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to think that Ross was in the wrong not Rachel? That Emily wasn't an absolute cow? Please can we have an old school friends debate?!

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MandyMcFly · 02/10/2010 13:53

Grin

Just been watching friends...and it's been a long time since I have had a truly deep and meaningful debate about it haha.

Emily - after her and Ross split for good they acted like she was a complete bitch. Well, no actually...Ross said Rachel's name at the wedding, but she went ahead with the service. Then decided to give him another chance and went to the airport to see Ross leaving for their honeymoon with Rachel, but she still was willing to give him another chance on the conditions that he didn't see Rachel anymore. Now I know that obviously they couldn't have had Ross not seeing Rachel, but Emily wasn't actually unreasonable was she? From her point obviously it wasn't a lot to ask and she was very fair giving so many chances, right?! Grin

And what does everybody think about the 'We Were On A Break!!' thing?

[thinks about things too much emoticon]

Now, no spoiling my fun, telling me to get a life please. Wink Grin

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StealthPolarBear · 02/10/2010 15:10

AM I the only person who wasn't that keen on Richard?

Francagoestohollywood · 02/10/2010 15:12

I so can't remember the phone call when Rachel tells Ross they can work it out. I'm getting old.

But here's my fav phone call ever:

BitOfFun · 02/10/2010 15:13

Yes you are Stealth. Weirdo.

Francagoestohollywood · 02/10/2010 15:13

Me, I found the whole Monica and richard thing a bit boring.

StealthPolarBear · 02/10/2010 15:14

He wore flannel shits and had a moustache

TechLovingDad · 02/10/2010 15:14

Stealth, no. but then, I'm not keen on any of them. Who, in real life, overthinks everything the way they did? Really?

thumbwitch · 02/10/2010 15:15

I didn't like Monica and Richard together - although I love Tom Selleck (Magnum PI for me) - but I wasn't that enamoured of the Monica/Chandler combo either.

ShowOfHands · 02/10/2010 15:15

Ross was always given grand gestures (missing out on his tv appearance for example to look after Rachel) to make people go awwwww.

But really he was manipulative and awful. He shouted in the face of a date (the Lake Tipidabo story) because he was horny, desperate and she was behaving like a normal person and trying to talk to him (ha ha ha, how funny). He lied to Mona about Rachel, gave her a key and then changed the locks, hid a phone message for Rachel to stop her dating again, interfered with her work plans when she was going to Paris by bribing her boss. I could go on. He was so sweet in the first few series of Friends but became a horrid caricature that I went off entirely.

BitOfFun · 02/10/2010 15:16

Flannel shits? Yes, that would put anyone off. But you are wrong. In fact, could you be any more wrong? Grin

Francagoestohollywood · 02/10/2010 15:16

We spend most of our time overthinking on here Techlovingdad!

BitOfFun · 02/10/2010 15:17

Oh do go on, SoH- I am loving this Grin

StealthPolarBear · 02/10/2010 15:18

pmsl at flannel shits

TechLovingDad · 02/10/2010 15:18

So Ross was actually an abuser and Rachel his enabler? Wow, it's a lot deeper than I thought.

All that, "so, what's going on here? with us? what is this thing?". It's my cock, now just sort it out and stop thinking 10 years down the line.

Wow, I'm such a catch.

Francagoestohollywood · 02/10/2010 15:19

Until now, I had Ross classed as a mild PITA, but now I feel as a new universe has been disclosed...

TechLovingDad · 02/10/2010 15:20

I always thought Ross was totally wet. Now I see he's like Robert De Niro in Raging Bull.

BitOfFun · 02/10/2010 15:20

Wow yes, Ross was an abusive piece of shit, as it turns out. In fact he probably had NPD.

TechLovingDad · 02/10/2010 15:20

What's NPD?

BitOfFun · 02/10/2010 15:21

Narcissistic Personality Disorder. You would have to be a Relationships board regular to get the joke, I think.

TechLovingDad · 02/10/2010 15:23

I am a regular lurker. Shows how much I actually read it, though.

Instead of relationships, shouldn't there be a big My DP is a Prick, section?

Francagoestohollywood · 02/10/2010 15:24

lol at ross = robert de niro in raging bull Grin

ShowOfHands · 02/10/2010 15:25

He made a list of Rachel's flaws, he invited a heartbroken woman up to his apartment and humiliated her, just to make Rachel jealous, he treated Mona and Emily depsicably for lots of different reasons, he accused Rachel of sleeping with Mark, got in a tizz and became convinced that Emily was sleeping with Susan (convincing Carol of the same thing), he downright lied to Carol and told her that Rachel had been cheating on him with Mark. And on and on and on...

TechLovingDad · 02/10/2010 15:27

And all with those big puppy dog eyes of his.

hocuspontas · 02/10/2010 15:39

I didn't like Richard either Stealth. It was probably the moustache though, it was like Baldrick's slug in Blackadder.

StealthPolarBear · 02/10/2010 15:41

and the checky flannel shirts

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MandyMcFly · 02/10/2010 15:55

Was everybody happy with how it ended though? I loved the fact Monica and Chandler ended up with twins, there are some hilarious moments surrounding that.

Monica: Chandler, you're panicking!

Chandler: Yeah, join me won't you??

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