Ross Geller: We Were on a Break! Page 2 of 2
When Ross and Rachel argued over her relationship with her colleague Mark, Rachel decided they need to take a break from each other. Fresh from the quarrel and convinced Rachel was about to sleep with Mark, Ross ran into Chloe, the attractive woman from the copy place. The next morning, after Ross and Chloe slept together, Rachel called Ross to say there was nothing between her and Mark.
After Rachel found out about the one-night stand, Ross argued there was no relationship to damage as they had broken up, but Rachel insisted they were on a break. In the many arguments to follow, Ross would defend his actions by saying, "We were on a break!"
Quote from Rachel in The One Without the Ski Trip
Ross: You're welcome.
Rachel: I'm sorry. Were you speaking to me, or sleeping with someone else?
Ross: We were on a break!
Rachel: You know, Ross, why don't you just put that on your answering machine?
Quote from Ross in The One with the Morning After
Rachel: And yet she was worth jeopardizing our relationship.
Ross: Look, I didn't think there was a relationship to jeopardize. I thought we had broken up.
Rachel: We were on a break.
Ross: That, for all I knew, could last forever. That to me is a breakup.
Rachel: You think you're gonna get out of this on a technicality?
Ross: I'm not trying to "get out" of anything. I thought our relationship was dead.
Rachel: Well, you sure had a hell of a time at the wake.
Quote from Ross in The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey
Ross: This is fun! Oh, hey, Rach. Remember that "we were on a break" thing? I'm sorry. Will you marry me?
Chandler: That's not funny at all.
Quote from Phoebe in The One Without the Ski Trip
Joey: Anyway, her and Ross just started yelling at each other.
Phoebe: Wait. Why was he yelling at her? He's the one who slept with someone else.
Joey: Well, I guess he says that because they were on a break when it happened she should've forgiven him by now.
Phoebe: Oh, he is so unreasonable. God. Although I think understand what he means. Oh, my God, this is like 60 Minutes... Okay, you know, when at first you're really mad at that pharmaceutical company for making the drug. And then, you just feel bad for the people, because they needed to make their hair grow.
Quote from Ross in The One With Ross's Inappropriate Song
Ross: And that's why, no matter what Mommy says we really were on a break. Yes, we were. Yes, we were.
Quote from Rachel in The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break
Rachel: I cannot keep having this same fight over and over again, Ross. No, you're making this too hard.
Ross: I'm making this too hard? What do you want me to do?
Rachel: I don't know. I don't know. Look, ugh, maybe we should just take a break.
Ross: Okay, okay, fine. You're right. Let's, uh, let's take a break. Let's cool off, okay? Let's get some frozen yogurt or something.
Rachel: No. A break from us.
