What if all the characters from F.R.I.E.N.D.S are imagined by six high schoolers as older versions of themselves. In some episodes, they look back at their teenage selves, and maybe that's the friends imagining themselves looking back on how they used to be/are now. Phoebe talked about her childhood on the show, saying how she was poor and had no parental guidance, with her mother killing herself. It would make sense that a kid who's mother just died would imagine herself in the future as a funny, wise and spiritual person who can look back on the past with ease. In one episode, Phoebe goes down to a beach area with the rest of the gang to find her father, but instead discovers her real mother. A teenager with a dead mother would certainly imagine a future in which another, true mother is discovered. Ross is described as a nerd in his past and so it's easy to think that as a teenager he would want to see himself as a museum worker, but also a dude with a lot of friends and a dramatic relationship with Rachel, his crush. Rachel is portrayed in flashback episodes as the popular, prissy, rich girl who relies on Daddy for everything. She would imagine herself as a strong, working, healthy women who does most things herself and doesn't need her overbearing father anymore. Monica is a fat teenager, so hence she sees herself in the future as skinny and independent. Monica would channel her love of eating into her future self having a career in cooking. As the years past, Monica also realises she wants to settle down and have a partner, and that is where Chandler comes in. Little is known in the show about Chandler's past, but it is revealed his parents divorced when his father became gay. In the first seasons of F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Chandler imagines a world where his parents are not involved and where he is funny and respected. In later seasons, Chandler feels a need to rekindle his relationship with his father and mother. This is shown in one episode, where Chandler and Monica visit Chandler's father's strip club and ask him to come to their wedding. Next to nothing is known about Joey's past, but perhaps he likes himself just the way he is because a food-loving teenager might imagine a future of fun, food and good friends, complete with an all-to-easy job. Joey is seen as funny and cute, but also determined in many episodes. It is also shown that Joey has a strong connection to his parents and family, which means the teenage Joey imagining this loves his family.
In season 10, when the show ends, we see the group talking in the apartment, which Monica and Chandler are moving out of. The end of the show reprents where the teens want to be in life, their ultimate goals. Ross wants Rachel and a job in his area, Rachel wants a nice guy and a good job Joey just likes things how they are, Monica wants kids and a good husband, Phoebe wants a nice guy to be married too and a good place to live, Chandler wants to beat his fear of commitment and he wants someone who really loves him. The end of F.R.I.E.N.D.S is also the end of senior year for the teens, meaning now they have to face the real world and find out if they will become who they imagine themselves as.
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The ending of F.R.I.E.N.D.S is when the teens finally grow up and their actual life is nothing like the one they imagined.
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