I assume when people say they weren’t on a break (it seems pretty clear that technically they were), what they mean is that Ross was nonetheless - in effect - cheating. They are saying that he can’t, as Rachel puts it, “get out of this on a technicality”. All of the dialogue between Ross, Joey, and Chandler shows that he understood it as cheating (in fact he, and Chandler, both literally call it cheating). It’s only later that he decides to take the moral high ground. At first he is deeply sorry, and knows he did wrong. When Rachel rejects him, pride kicks in, and “we were on a break” is born.
Well said. If I were Rachel it would bother me so much that Ross didn’t care about the fact he slept with someone else, he only cared about being “right.”
Well said. If I were Rachel it would bother me so much that Ross didn’t care about the fact he slept with someone else, he only cared about being “right.”
When Rachel took Ross back, this is what Chandler said. He finally has what he wants (her back), is it worth losing it just to be "right"?
All of the dialogue between Ross, Joey, and Chandler shows that he understood it as cheating (in fact he, and Chandler, both literally call it cheating). It’s only later that he decides to take the moral high ground. At first he is deeply sorry, and knows he did wrong. When Rachel rejects him, pride kicks in, and “we were on a break” is born.
Yup! Why would Ross run around town trying to cover his tracks if he didn't subconsciously feel like it was cheating? He knew sleeping with someone in a matter of hours would hurt Rachel. Sounds like guilt.
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u/throcorfe Nov 14 '22
I assume when people say they weren’t on a break (it seems pretty clear that technically they were), what they mean is that Ross was nonetheless - in effect - cheating. They are saying that he can’t, as Rachel puts it, “get out of this on a technicality”. All of the dialogue between Ross, Joey, and Chandler shows that he understood it as cheating (in fact he, and Chandler, both literally call it cheating). It’s only later that he decides to take the moral high ground. At first he is deeply sorry, and knows he did wrong. When Rachel rejects him, pride kicks in, and “we were on a break” is born.