Were Ross and Rachel on a Break? 30 Years Later ChatGPT Has the Answer [Video]

As Friends turns 30, fans everywhere have been dusting off their giant coffee mugs and reliving all ten seasons of the sitcom’s Central Perk nostalgia. But no amount of anniversary celebrations can distract us from the unresolved debate that has haunted us since 1997: Were Ross and Rachel really on a break?

A question as old as the Clinton administration, and like Chandler trying to quit smoking, we just can’t let it go.

For those living under the couch that won’t fit through the hallway, here’s a refresher. During Season 3, after a heated fight, Rachel suggests they “take a break.” Ross, emotionally spiraling faster than you can say “we were on a break,” ends up sleeping with another woman just hours later. The next morning, Rachel’s ready to patch things up—until she finds out what Ross did.

There one of the most hotly contested sitcom debates of all time was born: Were they …