Rachel is Monica's roommate and was her best
friend at high school.
Brought up in the surburbs, she was spoilt to
death by her parents and grew up in a protected
environment.
She was just about to marry her orthodontist
fiancé Barry, but ran out on him at the altar when
she realised that she didn't really love him.
She tracked down Monica who she hadn't seen
for a while, and moved in with her. Her decision to
stand on her own two feet for the first time in he
life saw her take a job in Central Perk.
She only found out about Ross having a crush on
her since their high school days when Chandler
inadvertently 'told' her on her birthday.
Her relationship with Ross has been on then off
then on then off again, mainly down to Ross'
stupidity (the female perspective!), however when
they are not a couple, you can detect Rachel still
has feelings for Ross.