
When you're young and single in the city, your friends are your family. A tight-knit group of friends living in Manhattan -- three girls and three guys -- navigate the complexities of adulthood and rely on the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to deal with the pressures of life.

Ross struggles to maintain a long-distance relationship; Chandler's well-intended attempts to get Rachel a date seem to miss the mark; Monica's plan to assert some authority at her new restaurant goes awry.

Phoebe's brother (Giovanni Ribisi) asks her to carry a baby for him and his wife; Chandler gets lessons in love; Joey finds himself in a class struggle.

Phoebe undergoes an embryo implant procedure to become a surrogate mother for her brother and his wife; Monica and Rachel wager their apartment in a trivia game against Chandler and Joey.

Chandler has a hard time handling Kathy's new role in a play, in which she pretends to have sex with a handsome man.