Ross Geller Tribbiani and helps him with movie and stage auditions. He kisses Joey once in order to help him practice a role as a gay man, only to find out that Joey had already done the audition and didn't get the part. Joey and Ross also briefly try to cut Chandler out of their friend group after he ignores them. Joey and Ross fall asleep together on the couch after watching Die Hard. Toward the end of the series, however, Ross and Joey are seen to become closer friends, often hanging out together after Chandler gets married. Ross often tries to
The One with the Proposal together, revealing he had intended to propose. Richard advises Chandler to go to Monica, telling him if he succeeds in winning her back, he must never let her go. Feeling envious of Chandler and Monica, Rachel decides to follow Phoebe's lead and secure Ross as her marriage "backup" (i.e. - they will get married if they're both still single at 40), but she finds that Phoebe had long since made Ross her second backup after Joey. All three confront Phoebe about this, and it's decided that Joey will remain Phoebe's backup, while Ross becomes Rachel's. After searching for Monica all