If you’re ever at a trivia night and someone asks this question, just smile and say “1994.” You’ll look smart. But more importantly, you’ll remember the feeling. You’ll remember the smell of a coffee shop, the sight of a ridiculously large apartment in New York City, and the sound of a game show host showing up at a bachelor party.
It started in 1994, but it really started the first time you laughed at a joke and realized that your own friends were just as weird. It started when you said “They don’t know that we know they know we know” and felt like a genius. It started the moment you realized that a good sofa and good company are all you really need.
So, yes. Friends started in 1994. And your own personal story of friendship started the same year. Or maybe it started the year you first stumbled upon a rerun. The point is, the date doesn’t matter as much as the fact that it happened. And we’re all a little better for it—even if we can’t remember where we left the keys.
