8 Life Lessons The TV Series Friends Had For Me, Even 15 Years Later

Right from teenagers to their parents, the series F.R.I.E.N.D.S. has something for everyone. The author, too, is a fan. Here are eight lessons, it taught her!

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

It has been 15 years since the series ended, yet reruns of the show continue to be popular. I thought my husband and I were the exceptions. But the number of people I know who still catch episodes of this sitcom, on all their Netflix/Amazon Prime/Hotstar streaming is astonishing!

Here are some life lessons Friends taught me:

A stable job is not everything

Phoebe remained confident and independent despite never having a stable job or for that matter anything conventional in her life. Her crazy childhood, dysfunctional family and mother’s suicide could’ve impacted her greatly. But she proved that it’s not the end of the world as long as you have loving friends.

There’s no right age to define direction 

Rachel pursues a full-fledged career after running away from her own wedding. She starts from scratch and works her way up the corporate ladder with determination and hard work. So many of us exploring alternate career choices were inspired by that.

You need not give birth to be a mom 

Monica, ‘a born mother,’ in Chandler’s words, could not conceive but that didn’t stop her from becoming a parent. Her maternal instincts were evident in the way she took care of all her friends and became the glue that held them all together.

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The nerd can get the hot girl

Ross and Rachel- one can’t imagine one of them without the other and it shows the nerdy guy can end up with the hot girl. Relationships are more real and one has to overlook the superficial image of school days to see the real person.

Never lose hope

Monica is the perfect example of it. She keeps her eyes on the prize and works hard to complete the perfect picture – a good job, loving husband and children. None of these came easily to her but she never gives up.

Joey is another example who never gives up finding love and becoming a successful actor. It’s all about trying every time but never despairing

Breaking stereotypes 

They gave hope to people everywhere that it is okay to adopt if one can’t have a child.

Single motherhood can be stylish 

Rachel redefines the convention. She proves that a successful executive not planning motherhood can rise to the challenge to become a single mother. And a good one at that. She proved that she could actually manage it all.

Rise above your insecurities 

Chandler showed he was a ‘man’ in the true sense of the word (in my opinion) when he was comfortable with Monica being the more successful and attractive one. It is okay to be secure in who you are and you need not be the smartest or the most accomplished or the best looking to find the right friends.

I would love to hear your thoughts on the most popular sitcom – F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

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