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To think that Rachel should've ended up with Joey

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Theydontknowweknowtheyknow · 04/05/2016 20:28

Ross with Charlie,
Phoebe with David,
Monica with Richard
And Chandler with Janice

because they made more sense together?

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CaffeineBomb · 04/05/2016 20:39

cutecat I almost woke the sleeping toddler laughing at remembering the evening with Ross. The way he leans over and answers Ross' phone then says its for you always makes me laugh Grin

VoldysGoneMouldy · 04/05/2016 20:39

YABVU. Ross is Rachel's lobster!

Monica and Richard are also lobsters.

Sallygoroundthemoon · 04/05/2016 20:41

Absolutely. Ross was emotionally manipulative and he and Rachel had nothing in common. Joey and Rachel were both a little bit thick :). I do like Monica and Chandler though. I think they really suit each other and are very believable.

Me, spending hours watching Friends repeats? Noooo. :)

TheodoreEvelynMoseby · 04/05/2016 20:41

I didn't like Rachel and joey together at all.

Monica and chandler were meant to be! They were the best relationship for me.

Bitchqueen90 · 04/05/2016 20:41

Ross is horrible. Was it just me who noticed that he was devastated at the thought of Rachel going to Paris, but didn't even mention the fact that she was taking his DAUGHTER? Hmm

HermioneJeanGranger · 04/05/2016 20:42

Noo, Rachel and Joey had no chemistry!

Rachel + Mark.
Monica + Chandler.
Phoebe + Mike.
Joey + pizza.
Ross + a dinosaur.

PinkyOfPie · 04/05/2016 20:45

YANBU!! I loved their chemistry and he wasn't a controlling EA twat like Ross.

I also think Monica and Rochard were a better couple than her and Chandler.

Ross deserves to be alone!

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Theydontknowweknowtheyknow · 04/05/2016 20:45

Ooooooo Rachel and Mark! I never thought about that.

Ross was controlling and whiney it's true and boy did he wear too much gel in his hair.

Rachel only loved him cos he worshipped her but it was creepy controlly resentful worship. I saw that for the first time when he got so nasty over her losing his monkey (how was she to know Marcel was illegal).

Mark, Tag and Joey were much easier going.

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HoggleHoggle · 04/05/2016 20:45

Rachel and Joey was horrendous.

I love Monica and Chandler together.

Mike is all kinds of wonderful.

I still watch at least one episode of Friends a day Blush

CaffeineBomb · 04/05/2016 20:47

I think I've changed my mind I can't split Monica and chandler up! I loved Richard but Monica and Chandler suited so well

HackerFucker22 · 04/05/2016 20:48

Friends is a dated, stereotyped, piece of trash series.... but it got all the couples right!!!

justdontevenfuckingstart · 04/05/2016 20:49

I think phoebe was meant to be with David but then Hank azaria had filming commitments for other things so it was all rewritten. I may have dreamt that, off to Google

PinkyOfPie · 04/05/2016 20:49

Can anyone link to the fab MN thread where a poster dissected how Ross was abusive to Rachel?

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Theydontknowweknowtheyknow · 04/05/2016 20:50

Hoggle Star don't be ashamed. Say it loud and proud! Dance around naked singing the theme tune but just don't leave the blinds open (what was Rachel thinking?)

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Cutecat78 · 04/05/2016 20:52

caffeinebomb yes that bit is the funniest and when he says "Mike has been breaking the boundaries of social normality" Grin

ALemonyPea · 04/05/2016 20:52

Noooooo they made a very uncomfortable couple.

Chandler and Monica are a great couple, leave them alone

Rachael was good with Tag, they should have stayed together. I hated the whole Ross and Rachael thing after they split for the first time. Should have stayed that way.

Ross deserves to be in a relationship with his sandwich.

katsopolis · 04/05/2016 20:54

I loved Moncia and Richard- but Monica and Chandler are Monica and Chandler. Period.

HolgerDanske · 04/05/2016 20:58

No, Rachel and Joey didn't work at all, it was the most ridiculous storyline ever.

But I don't think she should have ended up with Ross either, that was a huge cop out on the part of the writers and didn't ring true at all for me. Not everything in life has to have a fairytale ending!

Bogeyface · 04/05/2016 20:59

I have often thought that the reason Joey and Rachel didnt end up together was the spin off as their story started so well and then just became ridiculous. Would have been much better if they had ended up together, the other couples were fine I think.

thisisnotausername · 04/05/2016 20:59

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HolgerDanske · 04/05/2016 21:01

They had a terrible relationship that didn't work and just because you were madly at love at one point when you were 22 or whatever doesn't mean you need to keep trying to glue yourselves back together.

Chandler and Monica, yes.

Phoebe and Mike, yes.

ShowOfHands · 04/05/2016 21:04

The original Ross dissection was me but it was in chat years ago.

chickenowner · 04/05/2016 21:05

Phoebe with David - yes, yes, yes!!! I've thought this since the series aired, however long ago that was! Much better suited, more interesting, quirky and funny than Mike.

prettygirlincrimsonrose · 04/05/2016 21:05

I don't think it would have been good for anyone to end up with Joey as he was still a massively immature man-child by the end. Ross in the mid seasons was pretty awful (as was a lot of the programme) but he got better and I think they worked.

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