I was watching re-runs of Sex and the City early this week on TV, and they were the episodes when Carrie was dating Aidan Shaw, and also when she was dating Alexander Petrovsky. I happened to notice that Carrie didn't like Aidan from the beginning, nor was she fond of "The Russian." With Aidan she was nit picking a little bit, and by that I am referring to when she screams at him, "What is the matter with you? You are too perfect, how are you still single," in the middle of the street. And with Alexander the first problem was the language barrier, the first time he phoned her she instantly hung up on him telling him that he had the wrong number.
Those relations got progressively worse as they dragged on. Starting with Adian, she was at some kind of convention, and Mr. Big showed up with his wife, Carrie instantly lost her mind, got nervous and spilled hot coffee all over Mr. Big. That later sprang into a saucy affair with the two of them, and I was grossed-out when she slept with Mr. Big, and then Adian in the same un-washed sheets not too long after. For some reason she held on to Adian until she accepted his proposal and tried on a wedding gown. It was obvious her love for him was not as strong as her love for Mr. Big, because she was hiding the ring, or wearing it on a necklace, and she always tried to find ways that they are different, or obstacles in their relationship (kind of like Audrina and Ryan on The Hills).
Next victim, "The Russian." From the beginning they were not right. She is not into art, and art is his career, his life. He can no longer have children, and she decided she wanted to have children as soon as he confessed that to her. There were also complications when Samantha was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, and he told her about his friend who had cancer, and died. Never once did I hear him say that Samantha was going to die, but Carrie took it the wrong way and freaked out. And finally Paris. Ah Paris, the place where she and Mr. Big were supposed to get away together, but instead she took the hand of Alexander and flew away with him. Right away she was ignored, and miserable.
Now don't get me wrong, I love Carrie, but when I watch the episodes when she is dating Aidan or Alexander I just get annoyed with her and sick of her constant fighting (like when she is camping with Adian and has a 'cow' about seeing a squirrel, it's nature, she doesn't have to have a heart attack). You can tell that Mr. Big is always in the back of her mind, because she picks fights with every other man randomly accept for him. I know she argues with him as well, but not as nastily as she does with the other men. I think that she was holding out for Mr. Big, just like the character Eddie was holding out for management in the classic christmas movie starring Chevy Chase called Christmas Vacation. =P
I am in no way trying to bash the show, because I adore it. And neither am I saying that relationships don't work when people fight, I am simply saying that because it is a show, it had to go on for a while, and be interesting. The people who were producing it were probably making it hoping for the audience to say "Come on Carrie, you belong with Big!"
Just my thoughts,
Love you plenty,
Megan =)
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