The importance of February 13, 1997, cannot be overstated for what this date contributed to television history. It was on this Thursday night that Rachel Green suggested taking a break from boyfriend Ross Gellar , who went on to sleep with another woman that same night. The debate about whether Ross cheated or was single to do as he pleased has raged on for nearly three decades, and with Jennifer Aniston reviving the issue on social media, I fear there’s no end in sight. But whose side is she on anyway?

The question of whether or not Ross and Rachel were “on a break” was one that came up repeatedly throughout the remainder of the Friends ’ 10 seasons — literally, David Schwimmer ’s character even joked about it in the series finale. Time hasn’t done much to heal that divide amon

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