Rachel <3 Ross <3 Julie (early part of Season 2 of Friends)

Most of you are familiar with the show "Friends" right? So, you must be familiar with how Rachel and Ross started.

At one point (end of season 1), Ross flew to China and around this time, Chandler (or was it Joey) slipped and told Rachel that Ross loved him. That's when Rachel realized how much Ross meant to her so she rushed to the airport to welcome Ross back and profess her love. Unfortunately, when Ross came in, he wasn't alone. He was with Julie.

Ross was true and sincere with what he felt for Rachel, but when he met Julie he felt totally different. There was also this scene that Rachel and Ross were at the terrace to talk. He told Rachel how special she was that she deserves someone better than Paolo. She deserved someone who would wake up in the morning and find her next to him and say to himself "Wow, I can't believe that Rachel is with me" "like the way I am with Julie" ... someone who would treat her the way she deserves to.

At the end of that conversation, Rachel realized that Ross was very happy with his relationship with Julie and that she should just accept it ... but still, she resents the fact that Ross has moved on "just like that". While she is still being miserable .... fuming over the fact that she didn't give Ross the attention that should've been given, that she didn't exert the effort that was due, that she decided to give her all too late ... a-plane-trip-to-china-too-late to be exact.

Rachel was so bitter about the whole thing. She didn't see that the reason Ross moved on was because of her. He was tired of waiting for her to change. Though she tried being cool about it and pretending it was nothing (in fact she even talked to Julie that they should hang out and be friends) her emotions got the best of her. She called Julie a manipulative bitch, and she felt cheated that Ross didn't wait for her. That's the thing with love, it can't wait forever.

MORAL #1: Love won't wait forever.
MORAL #2: Never hold back. When you hold back, chances are the relationship won't fully blossom. When you finally decide to give your all, your partner might have already given up.
MORAL #3: Don't hide your true feelings. More often than not, your partner is not a mind reader/psychic. So be open ... COMMUNICATE with your partner. Don't hide things.
MORAL #4: The truth will always prevail (ok, this wasn't in that episode ... this was what the priest said last Sunday)
MORAL #5: Learn to let go.

** fyi: Paolo (the guy who was super sweet to her but she couldn't see through the facade until Phoebe told everyone that Paolo flirted and grabbed her ass)