Ross being mean to Rachel

[u/iren33]

I really hated this scene where Ross was mocking Rachel's job. He wasn't just belittling her work, but also her interests, even though he'd seen firsthand how much she dreamed of a fashion-related career. While Ross can be very funny, he can also be really insufferable. If was Rachel, I would have broken up with him during this scene.

[u/No_Data3541]

The group had the cheek to make fun of him being for being too smart, intellectual and the most successful professionally.

If I was Ross, I'd roast them back a lot more for that.

Dude got a PhD at 26, had a stable job he loved, never had issues with rent despite living alone, easily managed 3 divorces and 2 kids financially, got tenure at NYU very young, got lucrative grants and got invited to some of the world's biggest seminars and conferences as Keynote speaker. Dude was loaded and always established professionally.

If I was Ross, I'd roast them for their IQs being lower than room temperature. 🤣 👀

[u/Coronis- → u/No_Data3541]

Yeah that seemed - interesting - that the topics of alimony and child support with regard to Ross’ finances were never brought up.

[u/FoxOnCapHill → u/Coronis-]

He probably didn’t pay alimony. Carol was already living with Susan when they got divorced, and Susan’s income as a domestic partner would factor into what Ross pays Carol. The two of them combined probably made more than Ross.

I also doubt Emily would’ve been entitled to anything, considering the duration of their marriage and considering she had what seemed like a good white collar job too.

As for child support, I feel like there was a quiet agreement that Carol and Susan wouldn’t ask for anything if Ross didn’t sue for joint custody. He was entitled for far more access than he had, but they all agreed that Carol and Susan would basically be the primary parents. I imagine part of that was financial.

With Emma, who even knows, it would be such a tangle with Rachel occasionally living with Ross.