 When it comes to ceiling fans, there's a lot of debate about which way is forward and which way is reverse. Well, in the summer months, forward would mean that when you're underneath the fan, you actually feel the breeze. And in reverse means that when you're under the fan, you don't feel it because that's the last thing you want on a cold day is to feel a breeze. But during the summer months, a breeze is very welcome.