If you follow my writing, are a close friend of mine or are related to me, you know that I am basically obsessed with "Friends." However, it's not an obsession in the typical sense of the word. I was born two years after the show started, so I grew up with it during my preteen and teen years. There also weren't a lot of options for television shows where I grew up, but this show captivated me and made me look forward to my 20s.

Yes, I was wrong about that last part.

When I first watched the show, I didn't think too much about Rachel's decision to get off the plane and stay with Ross, rather than pursue her dream job in the fashion capital of the world, as she put it. Working in Paris is the ultimate goal for anyone in fashion. As the years have gone on, I've watched "Friends" too many times to count. It's my go-to show to use as background noise. Yet, every time I re-watch the show, I notice new details.

One of the biggest conclusions I've drawn from my binge-watching is that Rachel should have stayed on the plane. She should have pursued her dream job in Paris. She should have faced her fears and anxieties over leaving her established life in New York because even she admitted it: that although she was scared, she was actually excited.

I've always been a firm believer in overcoming obstacles that stand in your way to achieving your goals.

I'm not saying that she should be career-driven to a fault, but when she admits to having gotten everything out of her current job, then what's the point in going back? It's only now that I've started working that I understand the importance of working towards bigger and better. Yes, love is important, but in Rachel's case on "Friends," her relationship with Ross didn't make any sense after a while. Constantly harping on her old feelings and holding out hope that they would be 'on again,' Rachel never got over Ross in any meaningful way. No matter what happened between them, she never thought it was grounds enough to finally be done with him. He cheated, he made a list of her flaws, he constantly lied to her, do I need to go on?

Rachel should have stayed on the plane for her own good rather than running back to Ross and a dead-end job, yet again.