Friends is a comedy series based on a group of six friends who are trying to find success and happiness. The series begins as Rachel Green a spoiled and pampered girl runs out on her wedding with no money and must live with her best friend from high school, Monica Gellar. Monica, a neat freak who was once teased for being overweight now lives in an apartment and is trying to succeed in cooking. She struggles with relationships but is looking for the right guy to settle down with. Monica's older brother Ross is a paleontologist who loves science but has a hard time keeping any type of steady relationship with a woman. He has gone through three divorces one of which he has a son Ben from. Ross's best friend Chandler Bing, is the comedian of the group always looking for a laugh. His roommate Joey, is a want to be actor who cannot seem to keep a steady job. The last friend is Phoebe Buffay, her mother died at a young age and she had no father around so she had to raise herself on the streets. Although she went through a lot, she is very loving and ditzy and she works as a personal masseuse. This group goes through ten years of laughter, tears, romances, and family troubles as they learn what it really means to be best friends.