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[Carrie] One of the best things
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about living in a city
like New York
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is leaving it.
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My friend, Patience
and her husband
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invited me out to
the Hamptons for the weekend.
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Patience and Peter were
the perfect married couple.
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They were fun, smart,
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and they looked like they
fell out of a J.Crew catalog.
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If their house
wasn't right on the beach,
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I would have hated them.
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So he gets in the cab
and he slides up next to me.
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Yes?
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-And it is hot.
-[laughs]
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It is hot all the way
from Houston and West Broadway
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to 72nd and Madison.
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Hampton houseguests
are always required
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to sing for their supper.
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Brokers give investment advice,
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architects, design advice,
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single people
give married friends
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tidbits from
their sexual escapades.
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The next morning I woke up
feeling rested and fabulous.
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I couldn't wait to go out
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and take in
the spectacular view.
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Morning.
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Patience went out
to get juice and muffins.
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She'll be right back.
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[Carrie] There he was,
full frontal...
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friend.
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Good!
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He just stood there, casual,
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happy, hanging out.
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I didn't know what to do,
what to say.
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Great.
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I only knew one thing,
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that's way too much Peter
before coffee.
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-Good morning.
-Hey.
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I've got some fresh juice
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and the good muffins.
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So what's happening?
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Oh, well, um, I ran into Peter
in the hallway,
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without his underwear on.
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P.S. Congratulations.
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Sunny day.
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Honey, did Carrie see your dick
in the hall?
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Oh, yeah, she caught me
on the way to the bathroom.
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Oh, on the way to the bathroom.
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Oh, yeah! The good muffins.
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So, um, what are we doing today?
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I barely had time to shove
a "good muffin" in my purse
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before I was on
my way back to New York.
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I'm confused.
Why would he do that?
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Did he want
to have sex with you?
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I don't know.
It didn't feel sexual.
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Maybe he just wanted
to show it off, like a monkey.
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[laughs]
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So how big was it?
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Fresh pepper?
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Yes, please.
Thank you very much.
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That'll do.
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[waiter] Would you like
some fresh pepper?
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Oh, honey, I'd love
some fresh pepper.
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In fact, I think
everyone at this table
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could use a lot of fresh pepper.
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Thanks.
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Mmm, so I told her
I didn't understand
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why she was so upset.
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She said I couldn't
understand it,
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-I'm single.
-And what?
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Single women prowl beach houses
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hoping for glimpses of their
friends' husbands' dicks?
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How good of a friend was she?
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What's the difference?
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When someone gets married,
all bets are off.
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They become married,
and we become the enemy.
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[Carrie] As the only single
lawyer working at her law firm,
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Miranda had given
this topic some thought.
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You know, married women
are threatened
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because we can have sex
anytime, anywhere,
with anyone.
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We can?
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And they're afraid
we're gonna have it
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anytime, anywhere,
with their husbands.
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I would never sleep
with a married man.
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What makes you
so sure you haven't?
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Wedding rings come off,
you know.
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Face it, ladies,
if you're still single,
you are not to be trusted.
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Come on, not all married
women feel that way.
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[Carrie] Charlotte treated
marriage like a sorority
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she was desperately
hoping to pledge.
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You're right, not all.
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The ones who don't fear you,
pity you.
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That's not true.
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Are you telling me
you haven't gotten those
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"poor single you" looks?
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I hate those.
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Okay, yes, I have.
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I hate when you're the only
single person at a dinner party
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and they all look
at you like you're a--
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-loser?
-Leper.
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-Whore.
-Exactly.
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I'm telling you,
married people are the enemy!
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[Carrie] Was Miranda right?
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Were we enemies?
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Is there a secret cold war
between marrieds and singles?
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I love my single friends,
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but now that I'm married,
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I don't see them
as much as I used to.
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It's too painful.
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They remind me
of how desperate I used to be.
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When women get married,
they forget who they are.
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"I" becomes "we".
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"We loved the movie."
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"We hate that restaurant."
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We, we, we, we, we.
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My best buddy and I
did everything together.
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Then he married this girl
who doesn't like me.
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Now I only see him
on Super Bowl Sunday.
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It's all about
what you want out of life.
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Some people, like me,
choose to grow up,
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face reality, and get married.
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And others choose to, what?
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Live an empty, haunted life
of stunted adolescence.
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No, it's not a cold war.
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It's an out and out battle.
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And it isn't just
straight people.
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Every gay guy I know
is running off to Hawaii,
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putting on a caftan,
reciting vows,
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and feeling superior to me.
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Caftans?
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Oh, yes, with orchid leis.
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Aloha.
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I miss the old times
when everyone was alone.
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Now, I'm just starting
to feel like
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-I'm an outcast in the outcasts.
-[man] Carrie?
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Oh, my God!
Joe!
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Hi! Wow!
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Jeez, it's been years.
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I haven't seen you
since you were, um...
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Straight?
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Well, I was gonna say
in Miss Saigon .
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Oh. Still am.
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I love Miss Saigon .
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Oh, this is, um,
this is my friend, Stanford.
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Hi. And this is my
life partner, Lou.
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Oh, wow. Look at that.
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Congratulations.
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-Where are you registered?
-Barney's.
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I was kidding.
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So Carrie, how about you?
Are you married?
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Oh, not really.
I mean, no!
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Are you thinking
what I'm thinking?
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-Perfect!
-What?
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Well, Lou and I are interested
in having a child.
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We already have a surrogate,
but we need a top-notch egg.
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What are your feelings
about donating one?
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Well, listen, here's our card.
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You think about it
and give us a call.
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-We'll pay.
-Yeah.
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Great seeing you.
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[Carrie] I had just experienced
single bashing
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for the new millennium.
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I was no longer
even considered a person.
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I was now an egg farm.
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Meanwhile, in a park downtown,
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another single woman
was about to be humiliated.
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Miranda was obliged
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to attend her firm's
annual softball game.
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A law firm softball game
is like any other,
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except when a lawyer
steals a base,
he gets promoted.
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[Jeff] Miranda.
I was afraid you wouldn't come.
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All right,
let's get it over with.
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[Carrie] Panicked at the idea of
spending another firm function
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labeled as a leper,
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Miranda had agreed
to be fixed up on a blind date.
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Miranda, this is Syd.
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Syd, Miranda.
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Look at you two.
It's like the perfect match.
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[all laugh]
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Well, I'm gonna excuse myself.
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-Nice to meet you.
-You too.
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I tell you what,
I'm gonna get a soda.
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-You want a soda?
-Yeah.
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[laughs nervously]
I'm gonna get us a soda. Okay.
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Jeff!
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Pretty great, huh?
Can I pick 'em or what?
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Yeah, I'm not gay.
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Seriously?
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I've been with the firm
eight months,
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I haven't once
seen you with a guy.
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Circumstantial, Jeff.
I'm single.
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Christ, when did being single
translate into being gay?
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Shit.
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Uh, do you want me
to go over there and...
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No, I'll do it.
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[Carrie] Brave Miranda
marched right over
and told Syd she wasn't.
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They had a good laugh
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and decided to stay
and play ball.
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[cheering]
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[screams]
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Miranda and Syd's
last inning double play
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got the attention of everyone,
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even the firm's senior partner.
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That was quite a play, ladies.
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It's all about teamwork,
Charles.
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-Uh, Chip.
-Chip.
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Listen, my wife and I
are having a little
dinner party on the 12th,
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just some couples,
nothing fancy.
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We'd love it if you both
could make it.
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We'd love to.
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[both laugh]
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[Carrie] Later that night,
Miranda gave me
the lowdown on her day.
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So you think it's just
because they think
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that you're in a couple?
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I know it.
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I've been with the firm
for two years.
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He's barely even spoken to me.
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All of a sudden, it's "Chip."
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A lawyer named Chip,
gotta love that.
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And he seemed so relieved
to have finally figured me out.
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So you're actually gonna
go through with the dinner?
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Yup.
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I'm determined to make partner
in this firm
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even if I have to be
a lesbian partner.
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[Carrie] After Miranda left,
I had a thought.
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Maybe the cold war
isn't about hate.
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Maybe it's about fear,
fear of the unknown.
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Married people
don't hate singles.
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They just want us "figured out."
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I felt it was time
to stop all this speculation
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and infiltrate the enemy camp.
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Lunch with my favorite couple,
David and Lisa.
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Well, I don't think of us
as married so much as together.
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-Wait, are we married?
-Uh, yeah.
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Remember that day
you wore the white dress
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and we got all the flatware?
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[Lisa] Oh, yeah.
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I guess I should stop
seeing other men.
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Hey.
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What about you?
You like being single?
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Yeah. Most of the time, yeah.
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And then there are the other
times, you know, like um,
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like family functions
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when you're the only one
that's not married
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and they sit you
at the kid's table.
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Or, um, or when you two eat off
the same fork, I just...
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Oh, man, that's so sweet.
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[Lisa] Don't start crying.
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He's such a pussy.
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But you do want to get
married someday, right?
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I don't know.
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I'm beginning to think
I may not be the marrying kind.
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Really?
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[Carrie] No sooner had the words
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come out of my mouth
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then I wondered
if they were true.
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00:10:57,208 --> 00:10:58,333
Hey!
257
00:10:58,417 --> 00:10:59,500
-Hey, Sean!
-Hey!
258
00:10:59,583 --> 00:11:01,291
[David] What a surprise.
259
00:11:01,375 --> 00:11:03,625
-This is our friend, Carrie.
-Hi.
260
00:11:03,709 --> 00:11:04,875
[Lisa] We're just about
to have dessert.
261
00:11:04,959 --> 00:11:08,000
-Do you want to join us?
-[Sean] Uh, sure, sure.
262
00:11:08,083 --> 00:11:10,000
[David] This is such a surprise.
263
00:11:10,083 --> 00:11:11,291
-[Lisa] How are you?
-[Sean] I'm good.
264
00:11:11,375 --> 00:11:12,500
[Carrie] Another time
I hate being single
265
00:11:12,583 --> 00:11:17,000
is when married friends
"surprise" fix you up.
266
00:11:17,083 --> 00:11:19,000
Two espressos
and a tiramisu later,
267
00:11:19,083 --> 00:11:21,834
I had learned that Sean was
the youngest of three brothers,
268
00:11:21,917 --> 00:11:23,417
had his own investment firm
269
00:11:23,500 --> 00:11:25,583
and was about to move
into an apartment
270
00:11:25,667 --> 00:11:26,750
he had just purchased.
271
00:11:26,834 --> 00:11:28,417
You know this was
a fix-up, right?
272
00:11:28,500 --> 00:11:31,583
Oh, please,
I could smell it before
you walked in the door.
273
00:11:31,667 --> 00:11:34,083
My parents met on a fix-up,
274
00:11:34,166 --> 00:11:37,083
and they will be married
41 years next month.
275
00:11:37,166 --> 00:11:39,166
Wow, that's great.
276
00:11:39,250 --> 00:11:40,417
It was then I realized,
277
00:11:40,500 --> 00:11:42,583
I was having coffee
with the marrying guy.
278
00:11:42,667 --> 00:11:44,333
That elusive and rare
Manhattan man
279
00:11:44,417 --> 00:11:46,000
whose sights
were set on marriage.
280
00:11:46,083 --> 00:11:47,125
So, Carrie...
281
00:11:48,333 --> 00:11:49,917
can I see you again?
282
00:11:51,041 --> 00:11:52,125
Sure.
283
00:11:56,625 --> 00:12:00,333
Over the next week and a half,
I met Sean for a movie...
284
00:12:02,083 --> 00:12:03,834
I met him for another movie.
285
00:12:06,834 --> 00:12:09,500
And I helped him pick out
a top of the line cheese grater
286
00:12:09,583 --> 00:12:10,875
at Williams-Sonoma.
287
00:12:10,959 --> 00:12:13,125
Oh, my buddies are giving me
a big housewarming on the 12th.
288
00:12:13,208 --> 00:12:14,917
You should come,
and bring your friends.
289
00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,125
Sounds like fun.
290
00:12:19,250 --> 00:12:21,625
Thanks for a great day.
291
00:12:21,709 --> 00:12:23,792
[Carrie] He was like
the flesh and blood equivalent
292
00:12:23,875 --> 00:12:25,542
of a DKNY dress.
293
00:12:25,625 --> 00:12:28,041
You know it's not your style,
but it's right there,
294
00:12:28,125 --> 00:12:29,959
so you try it on anyway.
295
00:12:32,333 --> 00:12:33,750
It was the night of the 12th.
296
00:12:33,834 --> 00:12:36,083
On the East Side,
a pseudo lesbian couple
297
00:12:36,166 --> 00:12:39,166
attended a right-wing
Republican dinner party.
298
00:12:39,250 --> 00:12:40,542
[doorbell buzzes]
299
00:12:43,417 --> 00:12:44,875
Hey!
300
00:12:44,959 --> 00:12:47,417
[Carrie] On the West Side,
a trio of single gals
301
00:12:47,500 --> 00:12:50,125
went to a single guy's
housewarming party.
302
00:12:50,208 --> 00:12:52,083
So tell me,
are his friends cute?
303
00:12:52,166 --> 00:12:53,709
I don't know,
I haven't met them yet.
304
00:12:53,792 --> 00:12:56,625
How did you manage to get
a new boyfriend in a week?
305
00:12:56,709 --> 00:12:57,709
He's not my boyfriend.
306
00:12:57,792 --> 00:13:00,583
He's just somebody
I'm trying on.
307
00:13:00,667 --> 00:13:02,709
All right. Ready?
308
00:13:07,750 --> 00:13:10,959
Everywhere I looked,
people were standing in twos.
309
00:13:11,041 --> 00:13:14,417
It was like Noah's
Upper West Side
rent-controlled ark.
310
00:13:14,500 --> 00:13:17,500
It's all married couples.
311
00:13:17,583 --> 00:13:20,291
[Carrie] Samantha gave me a look
like I had sold her to the enemy
312
00:13:20,375 --> 00:13:22,375
for chocolate bars and nylons.
313
00:13:23,333 --> 00:13:25,792
Oh, hey, this is for you.
314
00:13:25,875 --> 00:13:26,667
Hi.
315
00:13:26,750 --> 00:13:27,834
Oh, you must be Charlotte.
316
00:13:27,917 --> 00:13:28,875
-Hi.
-Hi.
317
00:13:28,959 --> 00:13:29,959
And you have to be Samantha.
318
00:13:30,041 --> 00:13:31,291
Yeah. Where's the bar?
319
00:13:31,375 --> 00:13:34,417
Uh, kitchen, you can't miss it,
room with the stove.
320
00:13:34,500 --> 00:13:35,959
This apartment is amazing!
321
00:13:36,041 --> 00:13:37,333
Thanks.
I've been planning it for years.
322
00:13:37,417 --> 00:13:38,792
Come on, I'll give you guys
the grand tour.
323
00:13:38,875 --> 00:13:40,959
[Carrie] As I moved through
the married couples,
324
00:13:41,041 --> 00:13:43,625
I noticed something
was different...
325
00:13:43,709 --> 00:13:46,208
No fear, no pity, no pointing.
326
00:13:46,291 --> 00:13:49,667
Were Sean's friends cold war
conscientious objectors
327
00:13:49,750 --> 00:13:52,667
or was it just that
I was "figured out"?
328
00:13:54,542 --> 00:13:58,083
My accountant says that it's
best to go with low risk stocks.
329
00:13:58,166 --> 00:14:01,250
Well, that depends. I mean,
what are your expectations?
330
00:14:01,333 --> 00:14:03,291
Well, I'm not sure.
331
00:14:03,375 --> 00:14:06,542
Honey, I need you to come
over here and meet someone.
332
00:14:06,625 --> 00:14:09,500
Sure.
Uh, this is Samantha,
Samantha, this is Elaine.
333
00:14:09,583 --> 00:14:11,417
His wife.
334
00:14:11,500 --> 00:14:13,792
Honey, I really need you
in the other room.
335
00:14:13,875 --> 00:14:14,959
Sure.
336
00:14:15,041 --> 00:14:17,125
It was nice talking
to you, Samantha.
337
00:14:20,875 --> 00:14:22,625
And this is the den.
338
00:14:22,709 --> 00:14:25,458
Oh, you have one of these
leather club chairs.
I love these.
339
00:14:25,542 --> 00:14:28,083
Thanks.
I'm using this room
as an office now,
340
00:14:28,166 --> 00:14:31,375
but someday this is
gonna be the kid's room.
341
00:14:31,458 --> 00:14:32,417
Look.
342
00:14:34,417 --> 00:14:37,166
I got this
three years ago in Aspen.
343
00:14:37,917 --> 00:14:39,166
What do you think?
344
00:14:45,125 --> 00:14:46,375
Okay, I owe you.
345
00:14:46,458 --> 00:14:49,375
I didn't know that all his
buddies were gonna be married.
346
00:14:49,458 --> 00:14:52,041
Oh, my God,
you're doing tequila shots?
347
00:14:52,125 --> 00:14:54,083
You see that buddy over there?
348
00:14:55,792 --> 00:14:57,125
I fucked him.
349
00:14:58,041 --> 00:14:59,500
See that buddy over there?
350
00:15:00,458 --> 00:15:03,083
I fucked him too.
351
00:15:03,166 --> 00:15:05,291
I never thought
I'd see them again.
352
00:15:05,375 --> 00:15:07,750
Well, maybe we should start
tagging your married men
353
00:15:07,834 --> 00:15:09,834
and that way
you can keep track of them.
354
00:15:09,917 --> 00:15:11,375
He's gonna ask you to marry him.
355
00:15:11,458 --> 00:15:13,834
He is not going to
ask me to marry him.
356
00:15:13,917 --> 00:15:15,667
I've been dating him
a week and a half.
357
00:15:15,750 --> 00:15:18,709
No guy buys a classic six
on the Upper West Side
358
00:15:18,792 --> 00:15:21,458
unless they are seriously
thinking about marriage.
359
00:15:21,542 --> 00:15:25,083
[Carrie] Some people read palms,
Charlotte read real estate.
360
00:15:25,166 --> 00:15:27,917
If you turn into one
of those married assholes,
361
00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:29,375
I'll kill you.
362
00:15:31,333 --> 00:15:33,834
Sean is the greatest guy,
363
00:15:33,917 --> 00:15:36,083
and he loves kids.
364
00:15:36,166 --> 00:15:38,000
Plus, he owns his own business,
365
00:15:38,083 --> 00:15:40,792
and he's got
$300,000 in the bank.
366
00:15:40,875 --> 00:15:41,875
We both slept with him,
367
00:15:41,959 --> 00:15:43,792
-and he is great in bed.
-[chokes]
368
00:15:43,875 --> 00:15:46,208
[Carrie] An hour and a half
into this housewarming,
369
00:15:46,291 --> 00:15:50,083
I had gone from party guest
to prisoner of war.
370
00:15:50,166 --> 00:15:52,667
Samantha is totally drunk.
I've got to get her out of here.
371
00:15:52,750 --> 00:15:54,417
You're not going
anywhere without me.
372
00:15:54,500 --> 00:15:55,750
[female] Carrie!
373
00:15:55,834 --> 00:15:58,000
Oh, God, more friends.
374
00:15:59,417 --> 00:16:01,166
Surprise!
375
00:16:01,250 --> 00:16:02,709
[Carrie] It certainly was.
376
00:16:02,792 --> 00:16:05,625
Last time I saw Patience
she was shoving me on a bus.
377
00:16:05,709 --> 00:16:07,542
When Sean told us
you and he were dating,
378
00:16:07,625 --> 00:16:09,208
we were just so thrilled.
379
00:16:09,291 --> 00:16:10,375
Aw.
380
00:16:10,458 --> 00:16:12,083
Well, listen,
about what happened
381
00:16:12,166 --> 00:16:13,417
at your
beach house the other day--
382
00:16:13,500 --> 00:16:14,417
Don't mention it.
383
00:16:14,500 --> 00:16:16,166
Well, I just--
I'm not even sure--
384
00:16:16,250 --> 00:16:18,000
I said don't mention it.
385
00:16:18,083 --> 00:16:19,750
This party is terrible.
386
00:16:20,542 --> 00:16:21,458
Who are you?
387
00:16:21,542 --> 00:16:23,542
Um, this is my friend Patience,
388
00:16:23,625 --> 00:16:25,375
and this is her husband Peter.
389
00:16:26,083 --> 00:16:27,250
I heard about you.
390
00:16:27,333 --> 00:16:28,125
[Charlotte chuckles]
391
00:16:28,208 --> 00:16:30,500
[Samantha laughs loudly]
392
00:16:30,583 --> 00:16:33,208
-Big pepper mill dick! [laughs]
-[Charlotte] Okay, we gotta go!
393
00:16:33,291 --> 00:16:35,458
[Samantha laughs]
394
00:16:35,542 --> 00:16:37,125
[Carrie] And just as suddenly,
395
00:16:37,208 --> 00:16:39,875
our little cease-fire was over.
396
00:16:39,959 --> 00:16:43,250
Meanwhile, across town,
things were winding down.
397
00:16:43,333 --> 00:16:45,625
Thank you so much.
We really had a great time.
398
00:16:45,709 --> 00:16:47,375
Oh, as did we all.
399
00:16:48,583 --> 00:16:50,166
She is a real find.
400
00:16:50,250 --> 00:16:51,000
Oh.
401
00:16:51,083 --> 00:16:52,792
We'll do it again soon.
402
00:16:52,875 --> 00:16:54,959
I'll meet you
at the elevator, okay?
403
00:16:55,041 --> 00:16:56,417
I just need to...
404
00:16:58,208 --> 00:17:00,125
We can't do it again soon.
405
00:17:00,208 --> 00:17:02,083
Syd and I aren't
really a couple.
406
00:17:02,166 --> 00:17:05,000
In fact,
we're not even really lesbians.
407
00:17:05,083 --> 00:17:07,500
Well, Syd is, I'm not.
408
00:17:07,583 --> 00:17:09,834
I just took advantage
of the situation
409
00:17:09,917 --> 00:17:12,417
to bend your ear
about my work at the firm.
410
00:17:13,208 --> 00:17:14,625
Shrewd move, counselor.
411
00:17:15,625 --> 00:17:17,041
No harm done.
412
00:17:17,125 --> 00:17:17,917
Thank you, sir.
413
00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:19,250
My wife will be disappointed.
414
00:17:19,333 --> 00:17:23,625
She was looking to add
a lesbian couple to our circle.
415
00:17:27,625 --> 00:17:29,250
[Carrie] As they rode
between floors,
416
00:17:29,333 --> 00:17:31,959
Miranda considered how much
easier her life would be
417
00:17:32,041 --> 00:17:33,542
if she were in a couple,
418
00:17:33,625 --> 00:17:34,792
any couple.
419
00:17:40,917 --> 00:17:44,291
Yup, definitely straight.
420
00:17:45,458 --> 00:17:48,083
Yeah... you are.
421
00:17:49,291 --> 00:17:50,291
Sorry.
422
00:17:52,125 --> 00:17:54,542
[Carrie] While Miranda cursed
her heterosexuality
423
00:17:54,625 --> 00:17:58,000
and wondered how much longer
she could fight the war,
424
00:17:58,083 --> 00:18:01,792
Charlotte cursed tequila
and forced Samantha into a cab.
425
00:18:01,875 --> 00:18:04,542
She decided Samantha
was too drunk to get home alone
426
00:18:04,625 --> 00:18:07,458
and insisted she spend
the night on her couch.
427
00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:10,917
We're home.
428
00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,875
[Charlotte] We're home. Oh, boy!
429
00:18:12,959 --> 00:18:14,333
[Samantha screams]
430
00:18:14,417 --> 00:18:15,667
[laughing]
431
00:18:17,166 --> 00:18:19,166
Let me get that door
for you.
432
00:18:20,041 --> 00:18:21,041
Hey!
433
00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:23,792
Hi.
434
00:18:23,875 --> 00:18:25,000
[Charlotte] All right,
all right.
435
00:18:25,083 --> 00:18:26,750
-I like you!
-Bye, bye.
436
00:18:26,834 --> 00:18:29,417
[Carrie] She got Samantha
upstairs and safely to bed,
437
00:18:29,500 --> 00:18:31,125
or so she thought.
438
00:18:32,834 --> 00:18:34,125
A couple of hours later,
439
00:18:34,208 --> 00:18:36,959
Samantha woke up still drunk
and still single.
440
00:18:37,041 --> 00:18:39,792
And single to Samantha
meant one thing.
441
00:18:46,333 --> 00:18:47,917
Can I have a cigarette?
442
00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:49,041
Sure.
443
00:18:54,375 --> 00:18:55,750
Can I have a kiss?
444
00:19:07,667 --> 00:19:09,041
Oh, Jesus...
445
00:19:10,458 --> 00:19:13,792
I really shouldn't,
somebody might see.
446
00:19:13,875 --> 00:19:17,000
Why don't you come upstairs,
just for a minute?
447
00:19:24,417 --> 00:19:26,041
[door opening]
448
00:19:28,875 --> 00:19:30,083
Samantha?
449
00:19:32,125 --> 00:19:33,083
[gasps]
450
00:19:34,250 --> 00:19:35,625
Don't be scared, miss.
451
00:19:35,709 --> 00:19:37,417
It's me, Tommy.
I'm just leaving.
452
00:19:37,500 --> 00:19:38,792
Your friend invited me up.
453
00:19:38,875 --> 00:19:40,000
I know it was wrong,
454
00:19:40,083 --> 00:19:43,125
but I've just been so lonely
since I left home and...
455
00:19:43,208 --> 00:19:48,750
I wanted the feel
of a woman's touch on me.
456
00:19:48,834 --> 00:19:50,959
I'm going into the bathroom now
457
00:19:51,041 --> 00:19:54,750
and when I come out
you won't be here.
458
00:19:54,834 --> 00:19:56,625
And I never want this
mentioned again.
459
00:19:58,083 --> 00:19:59,583
Let me get
the door for you, miss.
460
00:20:09,875 --> 00:20:12,000
I was kind of hoping
you'd stay over.
461
00:20:16,291 --> 00:20:18,542
Look, Sean, um...
462
00:20:18,625 --> 00:20:20,542
I don't think
this is gonna work.
463
00:20:20,625 --> 00:20:22,041
We want different things.
464
00:20:22,125 --> 00:20:23,542
You obviously
want to get married
465
00:20:23,625 --> 00:20:26,333
and I don't know what I want.
466
00:20:28,583 --> 00:20:30,917
You could smell
my desperation, right?
467
00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:32,041
-It's...
-[Carrie laughs]
468
00:20:32,125 --> 00:20:34,625
No, no, no. It's just...
469
00:20:35,667 --> 00:20:36,709
It's...
470
00:20:36,792 --> 00:20:40,125
I was, uh, trying you on,
you know?
471
00:20:40,208 --> 00:20:41,417
To see if it fit.
472
00:20:42,458 --> 00:20:43,625
It doesn't.
473
00:20:45,291 --> 00:20:46,583
I'm sorry.
474
00:20:47,458 --> 00:20:49,000
[sighs]
475
00:20:53,917 --> 00:20:56,417
I don't understand you women.
476
00:20:56,500 --> 00:20:58,125
All I hear is,
477
00:20:58,208 --> 00:21:00,834
"I want to get married.
I want to get married."
478
00:21:01,750 --> 00:21:03,083
And none of you says yes.
479
00:21:03,166 --> 00:21:04,500
What the fuck?
480
00:21:14,250 --> 00:21:17,333
I'm so tired
of going through women.
481
00:21:17,417 --> 00:21:19,125
I just want to get married.
482
00:21:21,875 --> 00:21:24,291
I may know someone
who's perfect for you.
483
00:21:26,542 --> 00:21:27,291
Who?
484
00:21:27,375 --> 00:21:29,417
[Carrie] They started out
casual,
485
00:21:29,500 --> 00:21:31,667
a brunch here, a concert there.
486
00:21:31,750 --> 00:21:34,458
But pretty soon they were
visiting China.
487
00:21:34,542 --> 00:21:37,709
I always wanted this pattern
for formal dining.
488
00:21:39,458 --> 00:21:41,166
Are you serious?
489
00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:46,625
[Carrie] Charlotte broke it off
then and there.
490
00:21:46,709 --> 00:21:47,959
It would never work.
491
00:21:48,041 --> 00:21:51,000
He was American classic,
she was French country.
492
00:21:53,250 --> 00:21:55,959
Your friend never called
like she promised.
493
00:21:56,041 --> 00:21:57,208
Why is that?
494
00:21:58,208 --> 00:21:59,375
I don't know.
495
00:22:03,542 --> 00:22:06,709
[Carrie] As I sifted through the
rubble of my marriage skirmish,
496
00:22:06,792 --> 00:22:07,959
I had a thought.
497
00:22:08,041 --> 00:22:10,583
Maybe the fight between
marrieds and singles
498
00:22:10,667 --> 00:22:12,583
is like the war
in Northern Ireland.
499
00:22:12,667 --> 00:22:14,125
We're all basically the same,
500
00:22:14,208 --> 00:22:17,125
but somehow, we wound up
on different sides.
501
00:22:17,208 --> 00:22:19,792
Sure, it'd be great to have
that one special person
502
00:22:19,875 --> 00:22:21,250
to walk home with,
503
00:22:21,333 --> 00:22:23,458
but sometimes,
there's nothing better
504
00:22:23,542 --> 00:22:24,959
than meeting
your single girlfriends
505
00:22:25,041 --> 00:22:25,959
for a night at the movies.
506
00:22:26,041 --> 00:22:27,834
♪ You know I got it ♪
507
00:22:27,917 --> 00:22:29,500
♪ All I'm asking ♪
508
00:22:29,583 --> 00:22:31,834
♪ Is for a little respect
when you come home ♪
509
00:22:31,917 --> 00:22:32,792
♪ Just a little bit ♪
510
00:22:32,875 --> 00:22:34,458
♪ Hey, baby
Just a little bit ♪
511
00:22:34,542 --> 00:22:35,834
♪ When you come home ♪
512
00:22:35,917 --> 00:22:37,166
♪ Just a little bit ♪
513
00:22:37,250 --> 00:22:38,000
♪ Mister ♪
514
00:22:38,083 --> 00:22:39,834
♪ Just a little bit ♪
515
00:22:39,917 --> 00:22:42,333
♪ I ain't gonna do you wrong ♪
516
00:22:42,417 --> 00:22:44,166
♪ While you're gone ♪
517
00:22:44,250 --> 00:22:46,458
♪ Ain't gonna do you wrong ♪
518
00:22:46,542 --> 00:22:48,542
♪ 'Cause I don't want to ♪
519
00:22:48,625 --> 00:22:50,250
♪ All I'm asking ♪