Friends ' main couple, Ross and Rachel, went through a lot of ups and downs, but as viewers knew all along, they were leap to end up together. Their relationship was hinted from the very beginning, with Rachel joining the group in the airplane pilot episode afterward running abroad from her wedding ceremony, and Ross making information technology obvious that, afterwards all this time, he still had a crush on her. Ross and Rachel'south relationship was the main focus of the serial for a long time, though they (thankfully) made mode for Monica and Chandler, and Phoebe and Mike to have their own moments.

Ross and Rachel's on/off human relationship is a recurrent topic of discussion between Friends fans, with some supporting the pair while others feel Rachel deserved much improve. Truth is that this couple was the source of many of the series' well-nigh iconic moments, such as the whole "we were on a break" fence and Ross saying Rachel's name instead of Emily'due south at the chantry. Their relationship was so unstable that it's easy to forget some moments that happened betwixt breakups and discussions. The kickoff seasons were heavily focused on Ross and Rachel's "will they, won't they" situation, equally well as their fourth dimension together and all the mess that happened after they bankrupt upward. Although Ross and Rachel knew each other for years earlier the events of the pilot episode, their relationship didn't start until they reunited years later.

During HBO Max'southFriendsreunion special — which was originally set to air at the launch of the streamer in jump 2020, but was delayed due to COVID-19 — Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer shared some new details regarding their famous onscreen relationship. When reunion special host James Corden asked the cast whether whatever of them had dated off-screen, Aniston and Schwimmer revealed they both had crushes on each other during the early on seasons ofFriends. However, it never blossomed into a full-fledged romance because they were always dating someone else, with Schwimmer likening their state of affairs to "two ships passing," though the pair always respected the other'due south boundaries. What's more, Aniston admitted that the actors simply concluded upwardly putting all their love and adoration for each other into their onscreen human relationship. This tidbit makes Ross and Rachel's journey all the more interesting when watching it in hindsight.

Friends: A Consummate Timeline of Ross & Rachel'south Human relationship

Ross and Rachel met in high school, and even though Ross was in a higher form, that didn't stop him from developing a crush on her, though he never really fabricated a move. Rachel lost touch on with Ross and Monica until she ran into Monica a yr prior to the pilot episode, and she subsequently moved in with her later on running away from her wedding. Though Ross confessed having a crush on her in the offset episodes, their relationship started to blossom in the fifth episode.

  • "The One With The East German language Laundry Detergent" (flavour 1) - Rachel kisses him as a "thanks" for teaching her how to practice laundry.
  • "The One Where Ross Finds Out" (season 2) - After an argument at the coffee shop, they buss over again.
  • "The Ane With The Listing" (season ii) - Ross makes a listing of pros and cons of Julie and Rachel to determine betwixt the two, only after Rachel finds the listing, their relationship (any it was at that bespeak) ends.
  • "The One With The Prom Video" (season two) - She kisses him again later watching a video from their teenage years and officially become a couple.

Ross and Rachel (Finally) Dating (seasons 2-three)

  • "The One Where Ross And Rachel… Y'all Know" (flavour ii) - And information technology happened at the museum.
  • "The Ane Where Old Yeller Dies" (flavor 2) - Ross and Rachel say "I honey you" for the first time.
  • "The One Where Ross And Rachel Take A Break" (flavor iii) - After a failed anniversary celebration, they argue over Rachel's friendship with her coworker, Marking, which prompts her to say they should "take a suspension".
  • "The Ane With The Morning After" (flavor 3) - Ross sleeps with Chloe, the girl from the copy identify. Rachel wants to get back with him, but later learning what he did, they become into a heated argument, with their human relationship officially ending.

Post Break-Up (seasons 3-6)

  • "The I At The Beach" (season 3) - Ross is dating Bonnie, Phoebe's friend. Rachel confesses to Ross she still has feelings for him, and they kiss.
  • "The One With The Jellyfish: (flavor 4) - They get back together. However, they end up arguing and breaking up... once again.
  • "The Ane With Joey'south Dirty Day" (flavor iv) - Ross and Rachel finally get forth again, and she asks him to have Emily, her boss' niece, to the theater so she can go out with Joshua. That'due south the beginning of the Ross/Emily relationship.
  • "The 1 With All The Haste" (flavour iv) - Ross and Emily announce their engagement.
  • "The One With Ross' Wedding, Function 1" (season iv) - After admitting she'southward still in dearest with Ross, she flies to London to end the wedding.
  • "The One With Ross' Wedding ceremony, Part two" (flavor iv) - She decides not to tell Ross what she really feels... and he ends up saying her name instead of Emily's at the altar.
  • "The One With The Yeti" (season v) - Ross chooses his friends over Emily and ends his marriage over the telephone.
  • "The 1 In Vegas, Function 2" (flavor five) - Ross and Rachel go incredibly drunkard and get married in Vegas.
  • "The One With Joey's Porsche" (season 6) - Afterward much trouble, they finally sign the divorce.

Postal service-Divorce (seasons 6-7)

  • "The One With Monica's Thunder" (season vii) - Later on dating other people for a while, they near sleep together once more as a "bonus night".

Ross and Rachel Have a Baby.

  • "The 1 Subsequently 'I Do'" (season 8) - Rachel confirms she'south significant.
  • "The I With The Carmine Sweater" (flavour 8) - Information technology's revealed that Ross is the male parent of Rachel'due south babe.
  • "The I Where Rachel Is Tardily" (flavour 8) - Rachel gives nascence to their girl, Emma.
  • "The Ane Where Monica Sings" (season 9) - Ross and Rachel fence over their dating lives, and Rachel moves back with Joey.

Rachel and Joey briefly date in season x, and then it's all about Ross and Rachel once again as she's offered a job in Paris, and Ross realizes he's still in love with her. In the series' finale, Ross chases after her and tells her (at the airdrome) that he yet loves her. He goes back to his apartment, believing Rachel is on her way to Paris, only to find out that she got off the plane. Ross and Rachel end up together, and it's assumed they got married at some point. These two had, past far, the about complicated relationship in Friends .

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Adrienne Tyler is a features writer for Screen Rant. She is an Audiovisual Communication graduate who wanted to be a filmmaker, only life had other plans (and it turned out corking). Prior to Screen Rant, she wrote for Pop Wrapped, 4 Your Excitement (4YE), and D20Crit, where she was also a regular guest at Netfreaks podcast. She was also a contributor for FanSided's BamSmackPow and 1428 Elm. Adrienne is very into films and she enjoys a chip of everything: from superhero films to heartbreaking dramas, to low-budget horror films. Every fourth dimension she manages to commit to a Tv set evidence without getting bored, an angel gets its wings.

When she's not writing, you can notice her trying to learn a new language, watching hockey (go Avs!), or wondering what life would have been like had Pushing Daisies, Firefly, and Limitless not been cancelled. Breakfast food is life and coffee is what makes the globe go round.

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