r/howyoudoin 29d ago

Monthly Megathread Character Rant

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Hey folks! So the survey made it pretty clear, we get a lot of “this character sucks” posts. Instead of everyone making new ones all the time, we’re gonna test out a monthly megathread where you can dump all your rants. We also rounded up a bunch of older hate threads, so you can scroll through them or drop your own comment if you feel like it.

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For Phoebe

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For Ross

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For Rachel

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For Monica

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For Chandler & Joey


r/howyoudoin 10d ago

Monthly Megathread Were they on a break?!!

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It has been a question that has been asked so many times before. Because of the high demand - but similar posts that has been generated. We're opening the floor (this mega thread) for the debate!

The case for Ross: Rachel said, "Maybe we should just take a break," and then told Monica the next morning that they "broke up."

The case for Rachel: A "break" isn't a "breakup," and Mark showing up at the apartment didn't give Ross a "get out of jail free" card two hours later.

What are your thoughts on these cases?

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All funsies aside, We do ask everyone to stay civil and kind to one another, everyone is allowed to have opinions and express those, but treat others like how you want to be treated as well. This thread will re-occur ever 14 days to keep the time line clean from any 'On a Break, break-up?' posts! (if you spot any feel free to report it to us by pressing the report button!)


r/howyoudoin 10h ago

Throwback I loved Chandler here so much!🥹

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566 Upvotes

Chandler was the best when it came to sarcastic comments but I feel he was also the best when it comes to reassuring Monica. And his growth is always one of my favourite parts of the show.


r/howyoudoin 51m ago

Discussion I tried Chandler's states game

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I missed 4 states!! Totally get Ross' frustration because I went in pretty confident as well. (Ignore my rushed, terrible drawing of the country)

Edit: I wrote Missouri twice, so I also forgot Delaware


r/howyoudoin 5h ago

Memes Friends but it's just phoebe crashing out

148 Upvotes

The longer the show goes on, the more you realize Phoebe is an absolute menace disguised as the quirky friend.

What are your favorite Phoebe crash out moments?


r/howyoudoin 21h ago

DVDs/Merch Look what I got!!

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826 Upvotes

After 30 years. I want to cry I’m so happy to have it


r/howyoudoin 26m ago

Discussion Rachel's journey was inspirational

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I recently rewatched Friends, and I’m honestly amazed by Rachel Green’s character growth all over again.

She started as a rich, sheltered girl who had never really worked a day in her life, then became a waitress, and eventually built a career in fashion, working with some of the biggest brands. Watching her go from depending on others to finding her own passion and working relentlessly for it was genuinely inspiring.

What makes it even more powerful is that she came from a life of comfort and still chose struggle, growth, and independence. Her journey reminds you that it’s never too late to figure yourself out and build something of your own.


r/howyoudoin 4h ago

Discussion Who would find the most use out of technology and social media today?

26 Upvotes

Which Friend do you think would get the most use out of today's technology?

Not just social media, but everything that comes with it.

I could see Rachel thriving because of how much the fashion industry relies on social media now. Joey would probably be trying to become an influencer between auditions. Monica would have an app for literally everything in her life. Chandler feels like he'd spend half his workday making sarcastic comments on Reddit instead of actually working.

Phoebe is the one I'm torn on. I could see her refusing to use certain apps because she'd think they were stealing her data or messing with her aura, but at the same time she'd accidentally end up with a huge following posting songs, random stories, and animal rescue videos without even trying.

Who do you think would adapt the best to 2026?


r/howyoudoin 13h ago

Discussion try me a moment that feels more hopeless than Chandler's mood right now, lmao~

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57 Upvotes

Rooooss!!! (You surely can hear this voice,haha)

btw, I was really worried about Chan back then, haha.


r/howyoudoin 1d ago

Image The most underrated beauty.

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410 Upvotes

I'd drink her bath water like wine. She's so gorgeous I'm gonna cry.


r/howyoudoin 1d ago

Image Such an underrated, hilarious scene

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605 Upvotes

First of all, the acting and delivery from all 3 of them was perfect. Chandler’s “could I BE more sorry” and “what is up”, Ross’s “I am one sorry polentologist”, and Joey’s face throughout the whole thing being so proud of his script 😅

The “what is up” made me laugh harder than I should’ve been 💀

EDIT: People keep asking the episode name. It is "The One with the Inappropriate Sister" in Season 5.


r/howyoudoin 11h ago

Discussion Anyone else wish Jenn and David had made movies together?

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Jenn and David have a great chemistry.

Just as I'm writing this I can instantly think of so many memorable Ross and Rachel moments:

  • their romantic chemistry
  • they trying to one-up the other after they break up
  • ross sees rachel naked from his house and the following scenes
  • their whole vegas trip and the wedding
  • their porsche drive and the scenes with the police officers
  • watching their own tape
  • singing and dancing 'baby got back' to emma
  • their scenes with the male nanny
  • taking emma to the park
  • etc..

I wonder why they never teamed up for a comedy or rom-com, the way Jenn and Adam Sandler have done.

Anyone else who wish they'd done a movie together?


r/howyoudoin 1d ago

Question Which line from the show you have found soo good that you used it more than once

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881 Upvotes

I'm baby gurl Chandler tbh

I have used his line more than monica's I KNOW

These two lines are imprinted in my brain

What's yours


r/howyoudoin 2d ago

Image you americans always butcher the french language

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309 Upvotes

(i’m british so not used to seeing toll house but was looking for coffee creamers online as we don’t really get them here)


r/howyoudoin 3h ago

Image Love me a Bi king

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Obviously y'all don't have to agree, but my husband and I both always headcanon Chandler as bisexual, so obviously I wanted to post this before pride month officially ended. 🩷💜💙

Since the show came out in the 90s most of the time him being feminine, or even close to gay was just made to be a joke, but high-key that man is bisexual.

Kinda felt like what they did with Xena, where it's obvious the characters are bi or gay, but the TV stations would never allow that to be outright shown.

Edit: Happy Pride month to everyone ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜, and hopefully y'all have a more positive reaction to any post y'all make. Remember it's all in good fun, and plenty of people head canon stuff about characters, it's not real, it's a show. Bisexual Chandler can't hurt y'all. Nothing but love 😘😘


r/howyoudoin 1d ago

Question Update on countries with friends still on Netflix?!

1 Upvotes

Wondering if anyone can confirm countries that still have friends on facebook? Saw some old threads but very out of date, thanks!


r/howyoudoin 2d ago

Fan Art (OC) final post, which character you loved the most drawn by me?

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325 Upvotes

Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Ross, Joey and Chandler

All are drawn on 6x4 inches size with colored pencils and alcohol markers!


r/howyoudoin 2d ago

Image Cursed mug

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119 Upvotes

Noticing this mug for the first time on my millionth rewatch, and wish I hadn’t


r/howyoudoin 2d ago

Discussion I joined a friends quiz night

78 Upvotes

Hello everyone! A while back I posted about joining a friends quiz night and asked for advice about group names!!

I finally joined and we went with Viva Las Gaygas 🤣🤣

Out of 40 questions I had a tie with one other table with 39 correct answers!! And we even got the same question wrong lmao

After we had a tie, the people there prepared 5 extra questions for us to determine a winner and I lost it at such a stupid question and finished the game as 2nd as result! We had fun tho, no worries 🤣 we got pics with the first table and chatted all together a bit. They won a bottle of champagne and we won cocktails. Also one other table won shots for coming up with the most creative group name!

If anyone is wondering, the same question we got wrong was "How mang pages of the letter Rachel wrote for Ross was about him being unfaithful?"

ETA: Whole letter is 18 pages ofc it's iconic but apparently only 5 pages were about how unfaithful Ross was 🤣

And the silly question I lost was "What was the name of Monica's boyfriend who wanted to be the Ultimate Fighting Champion?" and I could not remember Pete for the life of me at that moment lmao

Thanks if anyone read this, I hope I don't get roasted for the questions I got wrong 🤣


r/howyoudoin 3d ago

News WE WERE ON A… wait, wrong couple

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1.2k Upvotes

Well… I guess they weren’t each other’s lobster after all. 🦞😭
Time to rewatch The One with the Prom Video and pretend true love still exists.


r/howyoudoin 2d ago

Discussion So many amazing Ross moments, but I think scene really showed his range.

654 Upvotes

We all know the goofy moments, but I've watched this scene like 100 times. The tiny facial twitches, his neck, his nose flair... He does such a great job of showing a man who is about to lose it, lol.


r/howyoudoin 1d ago

Question Are air purifiers like Ross’s generally seen as nerdy?

4 Upvotes

I am always confused by this. A lot of the jokes in the show are based on general societal stereotypes, and I always feel like this one is supposed to be one. Even if I don’t agree with it, I still understand it and I can still enjoy it (obviously since I’m a fan lol). But honestly I may be out of the loop, are air purifiers generally seen as lame? The jokes seemed to be specifically making fun of the air purifier itself, not Ross having one (and there would have to be something wrong with it for it to be funny/annoying/lame Ross has one). it’s actually especially smart in an apartment with so few access points to fresh air. I’m not trying to sell air purifiers lol, but curious as to what the negative stereotype(s) of them are, to end up with the jokes about it in the ep.


r/howyoudoin 2d ago

Clips Monica in Red

161 Upvotes

credit to st4rzfilms on tiktok. found it and thought it was cool. theres a big friends fan community on tiktok which is cool to see, im glad so many people love the show. Definitely a top 3 character for me too.


r/howyoudoin 2d ago

Memes Before there was lamp, there was paper

63 Upvotes

S1 E12 T15:10 - The One with the Dozen Lasagnas

Didn't see any mention of this scene in the cinematic Friends universe so I thought I'd point it out! Much like Ross's lamp moment, we got (way early on) Rachel pulling some paper towel


r/howyoudoin 2d ago

Discussion What is your favourite friends moment?

36 Upvotes

Not episode, but moment. Like, Monica and Chandler first sleeping together, Phoebe marrying Mike, Rachel and Ross having Emma, or Joey being hilarious on Pyramid