1 00:00:48,590 --> 00:00:50,676 One of the best things about New York 2 00:00:50,759 --> 00:00:54,346 is that on any given night there are a million things to do. 3 00:00:55,973 --> 00:00:59,101 One of the worst things about New York is trying to pick one. 4 00:01:06,567 --> 00:01:10,237 Those floors next door, they were in worse shape than yours. 5 00:01:10,320 --> 00:01:12,864 Hey, you want me to see if I can get us into Town.? 6 00:01:12,948 --> 00:01:15,033 You know that restaurant in the Chambers Hotel 7 00:01:15,117 --> 00:01:17,369 with the period in the name, Town period. 8 00:01:17,452 --> 00:01:20,706 It's supposed to be amazing. Exclamation point. 9 00:01:20,789 --> 00:01:22,958 -You know what sounds amazing to me? -What? 10 00:01:24,543 --> 00:01:26,920 Nice hot shower, watching the game. 11 00:01:27,921 --> 00:01:31,091 Bucket of KFC. Mashed potaters, biscuits. 12 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:33,302 But it's Saturday night. 13 00:01:33,385 --> 00:01:34,261 It's finger-licking good. 14 00:01:36,054 --> 00:01:39,474 K period, F period, C period. 15 00:01:39,558 --> 00:01:40,559 Mmm. 16 00:01:47,691 --> 00:01:50,611 It's about fucking time. Get over here and do me. 17 00:01:50,694 --> 00:01:54,031 -Is that your standard greeting now? -Oh, sorry, I thought it was Richard. 18 00:01:54,114 --> 00:01:56,116 That asshole said he'd call me back in five minutes. 19 00:01:56,199 --> 00:01:57,743 That was four hours ago. 20 00:01:57,826 --> 00:01:59,119 I've been waiting by the phone. 21 00:01:59,202 --> 00:02:01,330 Yeah, well, my dinner might be arriving in a bucket. 22 00:02:01,413 --> 00:02:03,081 -Do you wanna go out? -Immediately. 23 00:02:03,165 --> 00:02:05,250 -I'll conference in the other girls. -You know how to do that? 24 00:02:05,334 --> 00:02:07,419 How else do you have three-way phone sex? 25 00:02:07,502 --> 00:02:08,962 -Hello? -What are you doing? 26 00:02:09,046 --> 00:02:11,173 -York-MacDougal residence. -It's for me, I've got it! 27 00:02:11,256 --> 00:02:12,257 Good for you. 28 00:02:12,799 --> 00:02:14,509 It's the first time we talked today. 29 00:02:14,593 --> 00:02:16,178 -Hello? -We're going out. 30 00:02:16,261 --> 00:02:18,847 -Who's on the phone? -All of us. It's the future. 31 00:02:18,930 --> 00:02:21,016 Why are you guys calling me so late? 32 00:02:21,099 --> 00:02:22,934 It's 7:30. Were you asleep? 33 00:02:23,352 --> 00:02:24,853 I'm pregnant. I'm always asleep. 34 00:02:24,936 --> 00:02:27,356 These are my last months of freedom, and I'm spending them in bed. 35 00:02:27,439 --> 00:02:28,774 Just don't spend them alone in bed. 36 00:02:28,857 --> 00:02:31,735 I'm a lost cause, go on without me. Save yourselves. 37 00:02:31,818 --> 00:02:34,446 No, we're all going. We have to shake things up 38 00:02:34,529 --> 00:02:37,324 before we officially become boring. 39 00:02:37,741 --> 00:02:39,493 -I say we go dancing. -I'm in. 40 00:02:39,576 --> 00:02:40,410 Let's go dancing! 41 00:02:40,494 --> 00:02:42,371 Okay, but not somewhere I'm gonna feel worse about myself 42 00:02:42,454 --> 00:02:44,206 when no one's interested 'cause I'm fat. 43 00:02:44,289 --> 00:02:45,624 You're not fat. You're pregnant. 44 00:02:45,707 --> 00:02:47,876 Yeah, that'll have men lining up at the door. 45 00:02:48,460 --> 00:02:51,213 -I know exactly where we should go. -Ooh. 46 00:02:51,922 --> 00:02:54,925 That night we finally answered the age-old question: 47 00:02:55,008 --> 00:02:57,052 "Where are all the hot guys?" 48 00:02:57,719 --> 00:02:59,971 -Well, the hot gay guys. 49 00:03:02,265 --> 00:03:05,143 They were at the hot gay club, Trade. 50 00:03:07,854 --> 00:03:09,856 I feel like we don't belong here. 51 00:03:09,940 --> 00:03:12,359 That's because we're wearing shirts. 52 00:03:12,442 --> 00:03:16,363 Seriously, why don't straight men have bodies like this? 53 00:03:16,446 --> 00:03:19,533 Because gay men have the possibility of sex at the gym. 54 00:03:19,616 --> 00:03:21,952 If straight men had that, they'd be working out all the time, too. 55 00:03:22,035 --> 00:03:23,537 I've had sex at the gym. 56 00:03:23,620 --> 00:03:26,206 See, Samantha's doing her part to motivate the masses. 57 00:03:26,289 --> 00:03:27,582 All right, I'm going to the ladies' room. 58 00:03:27,666 --> 00:03:29,710 Oh. Me too. I bet there's no line. 59 00:03:30,377 --> 00:03:32,713 -So wait. We'll meet you at the bar? -At the bar. 60 00:03:33,922 --> 00:03:35,757 Char. Char! 61 00:03:37,008 --> 00:03:39,928 -Char. -Oh, my God, it's Anthony. 62 00:03:40,011 --> 00:03:41,388 -Hi. -Jesus fucking Christ. 63 00:03:41,471 --> 00:03:42,764 What the hell are you doing here? 64 00:03:42,848 --> 00:03:45,016 We're just shaking things up. You remember Carrie? 65 00:03:45,100 --> 00:03:46,685 -Hi. -Love what you're almost wearing. 66 00:03:46,768 --> 00:03:49,855 Uh-huh, sister. Day-Glo Underwear, look into it. 67 00:03:49,938 --> 00:03:52,107 -Are we gonna dance? -Oh, this is my friend Gordon. 68 00:03:52,190 --> 00:03:54,025 He's a design editor for House & Garden. 69 00:03:54,109 --> 00:03:57,070 Oh, my God. I love that magazine. 70 00:03:57,154 --> 00:04:00,449 I used to wear my mother's pearls and flip through it when I was little. 71 00:04:00,532 --> 00:04:01,783 Me too. 72 00:04:01,867 --> 00:04:05,203 Hey, I've got a great before apartment, if you need an after. 73 00:04:05,287 --> 00:04:08,206 You should see Char's apartment. It's Park Avenue, so freaking gorgeous. 74 00:04:08,790 --> 00:04:10,500 We're doing a big urban issue this spring. 75 00:04:10,584 --> 00:04:12,085 Maybe I should check it out. 76 00:04:12,169 --> 00:04:16,089 Oh, my God. If my apartment could be in H & G magazine, 77 00:04:16,173 --> 00:04:17,132 I would be in heaven. 78 00:04:17,215 --> 00:04:19,301 You are pretty. You wanna dance? 79 00:04:19,384 --> 00:04:21,052 Okay. 80 00:04:24,264 --> 00:04:26,516 So how long have you worked there? 81 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,727 I get him all wound up, she cashes in. 82 00:04:28,810 --> 00:04:30,228 Are you two together? 83 00:04:30,312 --> 00:04:32,105 No, but I'm hoping we will be around 3:30. 84 00:04:32,189 --> 00:04:33,273 Oh, you're dirty. 85 00:04:33,356 --> 00:04:36,443 -Dance? -No, I'm good. You kids go have fun. 86 00:04:36,526 --> 00:04:37,611 -Okay. -Okay. 87 00:04:37,694 --> 00:04:38,820 Watch out for the fairy. 88 00:04:39,529 --> 00:04:40,447 Which one? 89 00:04:43,533 --> 00:04:45,368 Attention gentlemen, ladies present. 90 00:04:46,578 --> 00:04:50,582 Sorry. There's no ladies' room, because... 91 00:04:51,124 --> 00:04:53,668 Yeah. Oh, excuse me. Thanks. 92 00:05:04,179 --> 00:05:06,640 Don't mind me, fellas. Just looking. 93 00:05:07,349 --> 00:05:10,227 Kind of like being a diabetic at Baskin-Robbins. 94 00:05:11,561 --> 00:05:12,562 Sir? 95 00:05:13,980 --> 00:05:14,981 Hello? 96 00:05:15,524 --> 00:05:18,151 Excuse me. Hey, over here. 97 00:05:18,235 --> 00:05:21,196 Hello? Anybody? 98 00:05:24,991 --> 00:05:27,619 -What do you need? -A penis, evidently. 99 00:05:27,702 --> 00:05:30,455 -I'm trying to order a dirty martini. 100 00:05:30,539 --> 00:05:34,209 Kurt, a dirty martini for the lovely and talented Carrie Bradshaw. 101 00:05:35,043 --> 00:05:36,044 Thank you. 102 00:05:36,127 --> 00:05:37,754 -Oliver Spencer. -Hello. 103 00:05:37,838 --> 00:05:40,924 I've only been in the States six months, and I've come to regard your column 104 00:05:41,007 --> 00:05:42,676 as my New York survival guide. 105 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:46,304 Oh, Oliver, you're a dead man. I have no idea what I'm talking about. 106 00:05:47,347 --> 00:05:49,307 -What do you do? -I'm a shoe distributor. 107 00:05:49,391 --> 00:05:51,309 It would be cruel to kid me. 108 00:05:51,393 --> 00:05:55,021 All the top lines. Offices here, Sydney, and Milan. 109 00:05:55,105 --> 00:05:57,941 So, then you get a discount? 110 00:05:58,024 --> 00:06:00,902 For special friends and columnists. 111 00:06:02,487 --> 00:06:05,240 -Thank you. Cheers. -Cheers to you. 112 00:06:05,991 --> 00:06:06,992 Hello, what's this? 113 00:06:07,742 --> 00:06:08,994 -What? -That. 114 00:06:09,452 --> 00:06:11,371 Oh, this. 115 00:06:11,454 --> 00:06:13,915 Yeah, I keep forgetting I'm engaged. 116 00:06:13,999 --> 00:06:16,418 You can't go off the market. You're my dating guru. 117 00:06:16,501 --> 00:06:18,336 I'm still allowed to see other gays. 118 00:06:18,420 --> 00:06:20,505 Then you must allow me to take you to brunch. 119 00:06:20,589 --> 00:06:22,007 -I'll give you my card. -All right. 120 00:06:22,090 --> 00:06:23,842 -Can you hold this for a moment? -Sure. 121 00:06:23,925 --> 00:06:25,969 -Thanks. -What's this, a goody bag? 122 00:06:26,052 --> 00:06:28,555 Of course, I was at a film release party earlier. 123 00:06:29,764 --> 00:06:33,518 -Jox and Cocks 4. -I was told it's a Merchant Ivory film. 124 00:06:33,602 --> 00:06:34,895 Would I be able to enjoy this 125 00:06:34,978 --> 00:06:37,188 if I missed Jox and Cocks 1, 2 and 3? 126 00:06:37,272 --> 00:06:40,609 Yes, but you'd want to see those eventually. Very important films. 127 00:06:46,197 --> 00:06:48,742 Max, hey. Hi. 128 00:06:48,825 --> 00:06:53,038 Max was a junior associate at Miranda's law firm and, apparently, gay. 129 00:06:53,121 --> 00:06:55,373 -Hi. -I had no idea. 130 00:06:55,457 --> 00:06:57,292 I had no idea you were a gay man either. 131 00:06:58,793 --> 00:07:01,755 I'm here with friends. And there's no ladies' room, because... 132 00:07:01,838 --> 00:07:03,840 -Yeah. -Yeah. 133 00:07:03,924 --> 00:07:06,718 Listen, Miranda. Uh... 134 00:07:06,801 --> 00:07:09,888 I'd kind of prefer if we didn't make an issue out of this at work. 135 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,309 I'm not in the closet. I just wouldn't want the older partners 136 00:07:14,392 --> 00:07:15,393 to start treating me differently. 137 00:07:15,477 --> 00:07:17,771 Oh, I totally understand. 138 00:07:17,854 --> 00:07:20,231 And between you and me, I'm pregnant. 139 00:07:20,315 --> 00:07:21,441 And unwed. 140 00:07:21,524 --> 00:07:23,401 Perhaps you should spend less time in gay clubs. 141 00:07:24,736 --> 00:07:26,404 Well, seriously, good for you. 142 00:07:26,488 --> 00:07:28,239 Well, remains to be seen. 143 00:07:28,323 --> 00:07:32,327 Anyhow, I haven't told anybody at work, because good-bye to the good cases 144 00:07:32,410 --> 00:07:33,828 and then it's only a matter of time 145 00:07:33,912 --> 00:07:36,331 before the buzzards start vying for my office. 146 00:07:36,414 --> 00:07:38,166 Well, it is a very nice office. 147 00:08:15,161 --> 00:08:17,330 - I'm coming here every week. -Totally. 148 00:08:17,414 --> 00:08:18,248 Excuse me. 149 00:08:19,457 --> 00:08:21,292 What did I miss? 150 00:08:21,376 --> 00:08:24,087 I peed in a men's room and outed a coworker. 151 00:08:24,170 --> 00:08:26,256 I got a phone number and some porn. 152 00:08:26,339 --> 00:08:28,466 I saw two dicks and took a hit of X. 153 00:08:28,550 --> 00:08:31,094 To think that I almost slept through this. 154 00:08:31,177 --> 00:08:33,388 I can't believe you took ecstasy from a stranger? 155 00:08:33,471 --> 00:08:36,641 He wasn't a stranger. He was a friend of my friend Bobby's friend Bobby. 156 00:08:36,725 --> 00:08:38,435 Oh, well, then you know it's safe. 157 00:08:39,144 --> 00:08:40,729 Will we be going to a rave later? 158 00:08:40,812 --> 00:08:42,897 No, but I might have to drop in on Richard. 159 00:08:42,981 --> 00:08:46,317 Sex on X is supposed to be amazing. It releases all of your inhibitions. 160 00:08:46,860 --> 00:08:48,445 You have inhibitions? 161 00:08:51,448 --> 00:08:54,451 -Oh, my God, look. -Three dicks and counting. 162 00:08:56,036 --> 00:08:57,996 - They say opposites attract. 163 00:08:58,079 --> 00:08:59,664 What they fail to mention 164 00:08:59,748 --> 00:09:03,293 is that opposites also tend to have opposite views 165 00:09:03,376 --> 00:09:06,296 on what constitutes a rocking Saturday night. 166 00:09:15,305 --> 00:09:16,848 -Hey. -Hey. 167 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:18,725 How was your night? 168 00:09:20,977 --> 00:09:22,353 I've got a goody bag. 169 00:09:23,271 --> 00:09:25,190 -Know what's in it? -Mmm. 170 00:09:25,982 --> 00:09:28,193 Oh, come on, I had to fight a foreigner for it. 171 00:09:30,779 --> 00:09:31,821 Mmm, come here. 172 00:09:33,823 --> 00:09:36,201 Just tuck in here and... 173 00:09:37,619 --> 00:09:39,204 let's go to sleep. 174 00:09:39,746 --> 00:09:42,248 -I'm not tired yet. -You will be. Shh. 175 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,128 Hey, you, I had five cocktails. 176 00:09:54,010 --> 00:09:57,722 I danced with a lot of fine... 177 00:09:58,598 --> 00:10:00,725 half-naked men. 178 00:10:01,476 --> 00:10:04,020 If you would wake up right now, 179 00:10:04,104 --> 00:10:06,272 I can almost guarantee 180 00:10:07,190 --> 00:10:10,235 you'd be in for some F... 181 00:10:12,070 --> 00:10:13,071 U... 182 00:10:15,198 --> 00:10:16,199 N. 183 00:10:19,410 --> 00:10:21,371 I ate too much chicken, I think. 184 00:10:22,205 --> 00:10:25,125 Just... Will you rub my belly, baby? 185 00:10:27,877 --> 00:10:29,921 I know it was wrong to compare, 186 00:10:30,004 --> 00:10:33,341 but I felt like I had spent the evening in a Calvin Klein ad 187 00:10:33,424 --> 00:10:36,970 and now I was back to baseball, buckets, and BVDs. 188 00:10:37,053 --> 00:10:38,304 - Oh, yeah. Yes! 189 00:10:38,388 --> 00:10:41,808 Meanwhile, Samantha was having X-cellent sex. 190 00:10:46,312 --> 00:10:47,480 That was amazing. 191 00:10:49,065 --> 00:10:50,358 You are amazing. 192 00:10:51,359 --> 00:10:52,569 I love you, Richard. 193 00:10:54,487 --> 00:10:56,322 I am in love with you. 194 00:10:58,366 --> 00:10:59,993 You told him you loved him? 195 00:11:00,076 --> 00:11:01,703 It was the X talking. 196 00:11:01,786 --> 00:11:03,997 All I wanted to do was to have sex. 197 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,958 Okay, okay, and then what did he say? 198 00:11:07,041 --> 00:11:08,793 Nothing, he just went to sleep. 199 00:11:08,877 --> 00:11:11,504 Oof! Well, is it possible he didn't hear you? 200 00:11:11,588 --> 00:11:12,463 No, he heard me. 201 00:11:12,547 --> 00:11:13,965 Can I get a fucking cab? 202 00:11:15,091 --> 00:11:19,012 If he was any kind of gentleman at all, he'd pretend it never happened. 203 00:11:19,095 --> 00:11:20,680 But you did have sex, right? 204 00:11:20,763 --> 00:11:22,390 Of course we had sex. 205 00:11:23,141 --> 00:11:26,853 Aidan and I didn't. He fell asleep, and I watched gay porn. 206 00:11:26,936 --> 00:11:29,564 See, that's what happens when people say "I love you." 207 00:11:29,647 --> 00:11:30,815 So do you love him? 208 00:11:30,899 --> 00:11:33,151 Oh, who the hell knows? 209 00:11:33,234 --> 00:11:36,446 -Maybe the X knows. -Carrie, it makes you giddy. 210 00:11:36,529 --> 00:11:40,325 I was in love with the taxi driver, the doorman, his sweater. 211 00:11:40,408 --> 00:11:42,660 But you only said it to Richard. 212 00:11:42,744 --> 00:11:44,537 I am never taking X again. 213 00:11:44,621 --> 00:11:47,207 It is a dangerous, dangerous drug. 214 00:11:47,290 --> 00:11:50,501 That afternoon, I was high on another feel-good drug: 215 00:11:50,585 --> 00:11:52,045 The new gay friend. 216 00:11:52,128 --> 00:11:53,880 Could you be more fantastic? 217 00:11:53,963 --> 00:11:55,757 And they say you can't meet men in bars. 218 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:57,342 That was true for me last night. 219 00:11:57,425 --> 00:12:00,345 I went to Trade hoping to meet someone new for just a shag 220 00:12:00,428 --> 00:12:02,472 -'cause I've got a boyfriend in Sydney. -Hmm. 221 00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:04,515 And the only person I met was you. 222 00:12:04,599 --> 00:12:05,892 Not that I'm disappointed. 223 00:12:05,975 --> 00:12:09,270 And your boyfriend doesn't mind if you date other men? 224 00:12:09,354 --> 00:12:11,231 Not date, have sex with. 225 00:12:11,314 --> 00:12:15,026 -Oh, right, the international gay rules. -Absolutely. 226 00:12:15,109 --> 00:12:19,280 Blow jobs only, no last names. The gym is a free space. 227 00:12:19,364 --> 00:12:22,367 And never ever show up at the same place wearing the same shirt. 228 00:12:22,450 --> 00:12:25,411 But then I just crossed over into another set of rules. 229 00:12:25,495 --> 00:12:27,080 You've certainly worked out a lot more options 230 00:12:27,163 --> 00:12:28,248 than "Till death do us part." 231 00:12:28,331 --> 00:12:29,457 That's all we've come up with, 232 00:12:29,540 --> 00:12:32,168 and frankly, I find it a little limiting. 233 00:12:32,252 --> 00:12:34,212 I know gay couples who are monogamous. 234 00:12:34,796 --> 00:12:36,005 But I'm a realist. 235 00:12:36,881 --> 00:12:39,217 I don't expect to get everything from one man. 236 00:12:39,300 --> 00:12:42,262 But I guess I shouldn't be saying this to someone wearing a ring. 237 00:12:43,012 --> 00:12:46,099 -What's with you and this ring? -What's with you and the ring? 238 00:12:46,182 --> 00:12:48,601 -You haven't even mentioned him. -Aidan. 239 00:12:48,685 --> 00:12:49,769 What's Aidan like? 240 00:12:51,562 --> 00:12:52,647 He's very tall. 241 00:12:53,773 --> 00:12:56,651 And incredibly kind. 242 00:12:58,027 --> 00:12:59,070 And... 243 00:13:00,655 --> 00:13:01,656 handsome. 244 00:13:02,031 --> 00:13:04,909 So why would you leave that at home on a Saturday night? 245 00:13:04,993 --> 00:13:06,786 Well, he wanted to stay in and listen to sports 246 00:13:06,869 --> 00:13:07,912 with a bucket of chicken. 247 00:13:07,996 --> 00:13:10,248 Oh, he would've made my dad so proud. 248 00:13:11,791 --> 00:13:13,126 Have you been to Bungalow 8 yet? 249 00:13:13,209 --> 00:13:15,211 No, but I hear it's a completely pretentious, 250 00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:18,423 members-only, tiny, crowded club that you need a key to get into. 251 00:13:18,506 --> 00:13:19,924 -I have a key. -When are we going? 252 00:13:22,385 --> 00:13:25,596 Well, if it isn't little Carrie Bradshaw. 253 00:13:25,680 --> 00:13:27,098 Young Stanford. 254 00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:29,350 How are ya? 255 00:13:29,434 --> 00:13:31,144 At the moment, confused. 256 00:13:31,227 --> 00:13:32,437 Um, who's this? 257 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:36,482 -Oh, Oliver Spencer, Stanford Blatch. -Pleasure to meet you. 258 00:13:36,566 --> 00:13:38,693 I don't mean to be rude, but I must go to the men's room. 259 00:13:38,776 --> 00:13:40,987 -Oh. -Oh, I've just been, you'll love it. 260 00:13:41,070 --> 00:13:41,904 Really? 261 00:13:42,864 --> 00:13:44,824 -I'll be right here. -I'll be right back. 262 00:13:47,076 --> 00:13:49,537 -So? -Yes? 263 00:13:49,620 --> 00:13:51,789 I saw the way you were behaving. 264 00:13:51,873 --> 00:13:54,959 You're sleeping with the beautiful man. 265 00:13:55,043 --> 00:13:57,211 The beautiful man is gay. 266 00:13:58,212 --> 00:14:00,673 Damn! An accent always throws me. 267 00:14:00,757 --> 00:14:02,675 He's only been in New York for about six months. 268 00:14:03,676 --> 00:14:05,011 I picked him up at Trade. 269 00:14:05,762 --> 00:14:08,181 You went to shirtless heaven without me? 270 00:14:08,264 --> 00:14:09,474 It wasn't the same. 271 00:14:09,557 --> 00:14:13,061 I was prepared to lose you to Aidan, but this... 272 00:14:13,144 --> 00:14:14,896 Is just brunch. 273 00:14:14,979 --> 00:14:17,315 -I'm green with envy. -Yes, you are. 274 00:14:17,398 --> 00:14:21,110 Fine. Have your beautiful brunch with your beautiful man 275 00:14:21,194 --> 00:14:23,613 and then go home to your other beautiful man. 276 00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:24,822 Greedy, greedy, greedy. 277 00:14:26,699 --> 00:14:30,870 Later, I started to think about restlessness and relationships. 278 00:14:30,953 --> 00:14:32,955 Once we've found what we've been searching for, 279 00:14:33,039 --> 00:14:36,376 why are some of us reluctant to let go of our single selves? 280 00:14:37,001 --> 00:14:38,378 Is single life in New York 281 00:14:38,461 --> 00:14:40,713 such a constant flurry of fun and friends 282 00:14:40,797 --> 00:14:45,802 that settling down immediately fills us with the urge to shake things up again? 283 00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:49,097 And why does becoming part of a couple imply settling down? 284 00:14:49,555 --> 00:14:51,057 Maybe Oliver does have the key 285 00:14:51,140 --> 00:14:53,768 in that we shouldn't expect to get everything from one man, 286 00:14:53,851 --> 00:14:57,814 but instead, feel comfortable getting different things from different people. 287 00:14:57,897 --> 00:15:00,274 Although at what point do separate interests 288 00:15:00,358 --> 00:15:01,901 become separate bedrooms? 289 00:15:01,984 --> 00:15:04,904 I couldn't help but wonder, to be in a couple, 290 00:15:04,987 --> 00:15:07,573 do you have to put your single self on a shelf? 291 00:15:08,408 --> 00:15:12,370 Meanwhile, Miranda's workaholic single self was a thing of the past. 292 00:15:12,453 --> 00:15:14,288 Now she was sleeping for two. 293 00:15:14,372 --> 00:15:16,082 It's finally happening. 294 00:15:17,041 --> 00:15:20,837 Stern, Hawkins, Erickson is moving into the future. 295 00:15:21,295 --> 00:15:23,381 Excuse me, what? We're moving? 296 00:15:23,464 --> 00:15:25,049 Casual Friday. 297 00:15:25,633 --> 00:15:28,636 The entire partnership finally okayed it. Finally. 298 00:15:29,137 --> 00:15:31,389 I've been working on this for what, two years now? 299 00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:34,767 Oh. Right. Well, great. 300 00:15:34,851 --> 00:15:36,018 Yeah, thanks. 301 00:15:37,270 --> 00:15:38,271 And... 302 00:15:38,980 --> 00:15:40,690 Congratulations. 303 00:15:58,458 --> 00:16:00,251 Did you tell Celeste I was pregnant? 304 00:16:01,252 --> 00:16:04,922 Okay, yes, but only in your defense. 305 00:16:05,298 --> 00:16:06,132 What? 306 00:16:06,549 --> 00:16:08,301 This morning, she was telling everyone 307 00:16:08,384 --> 00:16:10,511 how she saw you sleeping under your desk a couple of times 308 00:16:10,595 --> 00:16:12,680 and that you might be an alcoholic, or bipolar or something. 309 00:16:12,763 --> 00:16:15,391 -So you told her I was pregnant? -Isn't that better? 310 00:16:15,475 --> 00:16:17,435 No, not at a law firm, no. 311 00:16:18,352 --> 00:16:20,813 Sorry. I told her it was a secret. 312 00:16:20,897 --> 00:16:22,398 She can't keep a secret. 313 00:16:22,482 --> 00:16:24,817 She's probably told everybody in the office by now. 314 00:16:24,901 --> 00:16:25,735 How would you like it 315 00:16:25,818 --> 00:16:28,154 if I told everybody in the office that you were gay? 316 00:16:29,572 --> 00:16:31,324 Casual Friday has arrived. 317 00:16:34,869 --> 00:16:35,870 Great. 318 00:16:36,913 --> 00:16:38,664 Maybe next you can call my grandparents. 319 00:16:42,668 --> 00:16:44,795 - Mmm, give me some of that. 320 00:16:44,879 --> 00:16:47,465 -This is gay porn. -What was your first clue? 321 00:16:47,548 --> 00:16:50,510 You said we were watching an independent film. I brought biscotti. 322 00:16:50,593 --> 00:16:53,846 Oh, relax, I've watched it already, and I'm telling you, 323 00:16:53,930 --> 00:16:55,598 this is really funny. 324 00:16:56,516 --> 00:16:57,975 See, that's the way to do it. 325 00:16:58,059 --> 00:17:00,770 No "I love you." Just good old-fashioned fucking. 326 00:17:00,853 --> 00:17:03,314 I am not in the mood for gay porn. 327 00:17:07,818 --> 00:17:09,946 Not in the mood for gay porn? 328 00:17:10,029 --> 00:17:11,322 Don't you wanna know how it ends? 329 00:17:11,405 --> 00:17:13,449 House & Garden wants to shoot my apartment 330 00:17:13,533 --> 00:17:15,326 and I told Trey, and he doesn't even care. 331 00:17:15,409 --> 00:17:17,620 We turned off porn to talk about a magazine? 332 00:17:17,703 --> 00:17:18,871 Biscotti, please. 333 00:17:19,705 --> 00:17:21,457 He never cares about what I want. 334 00:17:22,041 --> 00:17:24,794 Anthony is more excited about it than Trey is. 335 00:17:24,877 --> 00:17:27,755 That's because gay men understand what's important. 336 00:17:27,838 --> 00:17:30,174 -Clothes, compliments, and cocks. -And clubs. 337 00:17:30,758 --> 00:17:33,010 Oliver's taking me to Bungalow 8 tomorrow night. 338 00:17:33,094 --> 00:17:34,971 - Ooh! - Mmm! 339 00:17:35,054 --> 00:17:37,139 Sounds like you're cheating on Aidan with a gay man. 340 00:17:37,223 --> 00:17:38,307 Oh, no, that's allowed. 341 00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:40,893 Gay boyfriends are the loophole of monogamy. 342 00:17:40,977 --> 00:17:43,854 My gay boyfriend outed me at work, then I outed him. 343 00:17:43,938 --> 00:17:46,482 Even my gay relationships are dysfunctional. 344 00:17:46,566 --> 00:17:47,817 Here's the problem. 345 00:17:47,900 --> 00:17:50,361 Aidan loves to stay in, and I love to go out. 346 00:17:50,444 --> 00:17:51,946 And he's fine with that. 347 00:17:52,029 --> 00:17:56,325 It's either the greatest relationship ever, or we're headed-- 348 00:17:56,409 --> 00:17:58,160 For separate bedrooms, like me. 349 00:17:59,453 --> 00:18:01,664 We're in completely different places. 350 00:18:02,206 --> 00:18:03,874 And Trey's content with what we have. 351 00:18:03,958 --> 00:18:07,420 Therefore, I am a bad person for needing to have a baby. 352 00:18:07,503 --> 00:18:10,256 You're not a bad person, you're a person with needs. 353 00:18:10,590 --> 00:18:12,925 It's making me depressed. Let's just watch that movie. 354 00:18:13,009 --> 00:18:14,093 Thought you'd never ask. 355 00:18:15,011 --> 00:18:16,345 Mmm. Give me some of that. 356 00:18:16,429 --> 00:18:18,639 - Oh, my God. 357 00:18:20,766 --> 00:18:21,726 The next morning, 358 00:18:21,809 --> 00:18:25,646 Samantha and Richard were taking care of business, but not each other. 359 00:18:25,730 --> 00:18:29,108 I'm not doing any more charity crap if we can't get publicity. 360 00:18:29,609 --> 00:18:32,028 Steve Martin was there and he's the fucking toast of New York. 361 00:18:32,111 --> 00:18:33,904 He's the toast of The New Yorker. There's a difference. 362 00:18:36,991 --> 00:18:39,243 Are we gonna talk about this? 363 00:18:39,327 --> 00:18:40,411 About what? 364 00:18:40,953 --> 00:18:43,581 That thing I said the other night. 365 00:18:47,209 --> 00:18:50,504 Samantha, you were high on X. 366 00:18:51,464 --> 00:18:52,757 Believe me, I've been there. 367 00:18:53,549 --> 00:18:55,635 Oh. Good. 368 00:18:57,094 --> 00:18:57,928 Okay, then. 369 00:18:59,138 --> 00:19:02,475 Once Richard made it clear that her "I love you" didn't matter, 370 00:19:02,558 --> 00:19:05,436 Samantha realized she was secretly wishing it did. 371 00:19:05,936 --> 00:19:08,105 -So you'll yell at The Times? -I already did. 372 00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:10,816 -Did you need something else? -No. 373 00:19:13,569 --> 00:19:14,737 She wanted to tell him that 374 00:19:14,820 --> 00:19:16,822 it wasn't just the drug talking that night. 375 00:19:16,906 --> 00:19:19,241 But she put her real feelings on the shelf. 376 00:19:19,325 --> 00:19:21,410 Fuck you at my place around eight o'clock? 377 00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:23,162 Sounds good. 378 00:19:27,041 --> 00:19:30,419 And since it was Casual Friday, Miranda and Max decided 379 00:19:30,503 --> 00:19:32,922 to come out of the closet with their casual clothes. 380 00:19:33,005 --> 00:19:34,924 Miranda shelved her work concerns 381 00:19:35,007 --> 00:19:37,927 and showed up as a proud, single mother-to-be. 382 00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:41,389 And Max showed up as a proud gay man with a sense of style. 383 00:19:41,472 --> 00:19:45,017 But when Stern, Hawkins, and Erickson saw Max's sense of style, 384 00:19:45,101 --> 00:19:47,103 that was the end of Casual Friday. 385 00:19:54,694 --> 00:19:55,528 Pretty. 386 00:19:56,237 --> 00:19:57,905 They're for the photo shoot tomorrow. 387 00:19:58,698 --> 00:19:59,699 Ah. 388 00:20:01,242 --> 00:20:02,284 They're coming at 10:00. 389 00:20:02,368 --> 00:20:04,412 So would you please move your stuff out of the guest room? 390 00:20:05,329 --> 00:20:08,207 -Are they photographing the guest room? -I don't know. 391 00:20:08,290 --> 00:20:10,918 But it doesn't look very good with us sleeping in separate bedrooms. 392 00:20:12,086 --> 00:20:14,380 No. No, it doesn't, does it? 393 00:20:15,297 --> 00:20:17,508 They want us to dress nicely, but not too formal. 394 00:20:19,593 --> 00:20:21,387 -I'm in the picture? -Mmm-hmm. 395 00:20:22,012 --> 00:20:23,514 They want to photograph both of us. 396 00:20:24,515 --> 00:20:25,349 Why? 397 00:20:26,684 --> 00:20:28,352 Because they think we're the perfect couple. 398 00:20:33,190 --> 00:20:34,191 I know. 399 00:20:36,610 --> 00:20:39,363 But I promised, and they're coming. 400 00:20:42,324 --> 00:20:43,325 I don't wanna do this. 401 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:46,412 It's just one picture, 402 00:20:47,121 --> 00:20:48,205 and it's important to me. 403 00:20:48,289 --> 00:20:50,458 No, this. I don't wanna do this anymore. 404 00:20:52,501 --> 00:20:54,211 You are so angry at me. 405 00:20:57,298 --> 00:20:58,299 I'm sorry. 406 00:21:02,595 --> 00:21:03,804 I want a baby. 407 00:21:05,306 --> 00:21:06,932 I thought that's what you wanted too. 408 00:21:08,309 --> 00:21:09,310 So did I. 409 00:21:11,395 --> 00:21:13,189 I don't think I should have to give that up. 410 00:21:15,232 --> 00:21:16,233 You shouldn't. 411 00:21:18,402 --> 00:21:19,403 You can have the apartment. 412 00:21:20,863 --> 00:21:22,198 I'll move back in with Mother. 413 00:21:28,704 --> 00:21:29,538 Okay. 414 00:21:33,375 --> 00:21:35,127 Charlotte and Trey's separate interests 415 00:21:35,211 --> 00:21:36,921 had become more than separate bedrooms. 416 00:21:38,130 --> 00:21:40,424 They'd become a real separation. 417 00:21:43,010 --> 00:21:46,263 Meanwhile, I tried to find a way for my single self 418 00:21:46,347 --> 00:21:48,432 and my couple self to coexist. 419 00:21:50,935 --> 00:21:52,394 - There you go. 420 00:21:52,853 --> 00:21:54,438 -Hey. -Hey. 421 00:21:54,939 --> 00:21:55,940 Yowzah! 422 00:21:57,066 --> 00:21:58,359 Where you going all dressed up like that? 423 00:21:58,442 --> 00:22:00,110 I told you yesterday I was going out. 424 00:22:00,194 --> 00:22:01,946 You didn't say you were going all out. 425 00:22:02,029 --> 00:22:03,572 I have to see Bungalow 8. 426 00:22:03,656 --> 00:22:04,824 Oh, yeah? What's that, a play? 427 00:22:04,907 --> 00:22:07,284 No, it's a very hot club. 428 00:22:07,368 --> 00:22:09,703 It's important that I know about these things. 429 00:22:09,787 --> 00:22:12,832 Some people consider my column the New York survival guide. 430 00:22:13,207 --> 00:22:15,668 -What's going on here? -It's just... 431 00:22:17,253 --> 00:22:18,462 something I'm trying. 432 00:22:19,421 --> 00:22:22,091 -It's closer to my heart this way. -Aw. 433 00:22:25,302 --> 00:22:26,345 Who you going out with, the girls? 434 00:22:27,805 --> 00:22:30,140 Oh, this guy, Oliver Spencer. 435 00:22:30,224 --> 00:22:32,142 -A guy? -He's gay. 436 00:22:32,226 --> 00:22:33,686 Oh. Whew. Cool. 437 00:22:34,353 --> 00:22:37,523 -Listen, I am done for the night. 438 00:22:37,606 --> 00:22:40,192 So, you want me to jump in the shower, come with? 439 00:22:40,276 --> 00:22:42,361 Oh. I don't know. 440 00:22:42,444 --> 00:22:44,989 I don't know if he can get us both in. 441 00:22:45,072 --> 00:22:46,156 What do you mean? We can get in anywhere. 442 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:47,700 No, you need a key or something. 443 00:22:47,783 --> 00:22:50,369 A key? Give me a fucking break. 444 00:22:50,452 --> 00:22:54,164 See, that kind of attitude is not appreciated at Bungalow 8. 445 00:22:54,248 --> 00:22:57,251 Come on, Carrie, a key? Why do you even buy into that shit? 446 00:22:57,334 --> 00:22:59,587 Let's just go out to dinner. I haven't seen you all week. 447 00:23:00,045 --> 00:23:01,046 I can't. 448 00:23:02,131 --> 00:23:03,007 I told Oliver-- 449 00:23:03,090 --> 00:23:05,426 All right, all right, all right. 450 00:23:05,509 --> 00:23:06,635 Hey, don't forget your key 451 00:23:06,719 --> 00:23:10,389 because we're very exclusive here, and we might not let you back in. 452 00:23:12,433 --> 00:23:15,728 See, now I feel bad. I basically discouraged him from coming. 453 00:23:15,811 --> 00:23:19,565 -Call and have him join us. -Oh, this is so not his scene. 454 00:23:19,648 --> 00:23:22,318 Then you have to break it off. This is Bungalow 8, darling. 455 00:23:22,401 --> 00:23:23,235 Oh, you're right, 456 00:23:23,319 --> 00:23:25,487 what's a relationship compared to a night with trendy strangers? 457 00:23:26,196 --> 00:23:27,990 -Oliver Spencer and date. -Here you go. Sure thing. 458 00:23:29,283 --> 00:23:30,910 -I'm your date? -Mmm-hmm. 459 00:23:44,340 --> 00:23:46,091 Turns out there's one problem 460 00:23:46,175 --> 00:23:48,510 with having a handsome gay man as your date. 461 00:23:48,594 --> 00:23:50,054 Other handsome gay men. 462 00:23:50,137 --> 00:23:52,806 You know, I just love those new Prada open-toed sandals. 463 00:23:52,890 --> 00:23:54,850 -I think I can get you a pair of those. -Really? 464 00:23:54,934 --> 00:23:56,560 -What size? -Eleven. 465 00:23:57,978 --> 00:23:59,897 So, Ollie? Ollie? 466 00:23:59,980 --> 00:24:04,193 Is there anything to eat at Bungalow 8, or is food so very last year? 467 00:24:05,819 --> 00:24:08,739 Okay, it seems that you're in the middle of a spa session, so... 468 00:24:09,615 --> 00:24:10,741 Wait, you're going? 469 00:24:11,909 --> 00:24:16,413 You know, I left a gorgeous man at home to come here and be your date. 470 00:24:16,497 --> 00:24:18,999 And I'm guessing Size 11 did as well. 471 00:24:19,083 --> 00:24:22,461 So, I'm just not really sure why I'm here. 472 00:24:22,544 --> 00:24:24,129 Because you're fantastic. 473 00:24:24,213 --> 00:24:26,298 And I'm sorry I was neglecting you. 474 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:28,801 I'm very bad. 475 00:24:30,552 --> 00:24:31,553 Kiss and make up? 476 00:24:36,141 --> 00:24:38,936 Well, if it isn't Mr. and Mrs. Down Under. 477 00:24:39,019 --> 00:24:41,480 I've been so preoccupied with my gay boyfriend, 478 00:24:41,563 --> 00:24:43,273 I kept forgetting about my gay husband. 479 00:24:43,357 --> 00:24:45,943 -You remember Stanford, from brunch? -Mmm-hmm. 480 00:24:46,026 --> 00:24:48,362 Apparently, it was more than just brunch. 481 00:24:48,445 --> 00:24:51,031 Carrie, don't fall for him. He's just another pretty face. 482 00:24:51,115 --> 00:24:52,950 He doesn't love you like I love you. 483 00:24:53,033 --> 00:24:55,911 I knew this woman when she took the subway, and wore Candie's. 484 00:24:55,995 --> 00:24:59,123 -Candie's? -I assure you, I never wore Candie's. 485 00:24:59,206 --> 00:25:02,710 You wore pink suede Candie's, and I adored you anyway. 486 00:25:02,793 --> 00:25:04,837 And how dare you try to steal her away 487 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:08,007 with your dreamy eyes and your probably-fake accent? 488 00:25:08,090 --> 00:25:10,509 I'm sorry, I didn't realize the lady was spoken for. 489 00:25:10,592 --> 00:25:12,553 -Well, she is. -All right, then. 490 00:25:13,554 --> 00:25:14,388 Kiss and make up? 491 00:25:15,723 --> 00:25:16,807 And then I realized, 492 00:25:16,890 --> 00:25:21,061 my single-self life had a shelf life, and it had just expired. 493 00:25:21,145 --> 00:25:23,355 -Okay, I'm going. -Okay. 494 00:25:23,439 --> 00:25:26,650 No, Carrie, stay. We only just got here. 495 00:25:29,111 --> 00:25:32,072 -Let me buy you another drink. -No, it's fine, I just wanna go home. 496 00:25:32,489 --> 00:25:35,409 And the surprising thing was, I did. 497 00:25:39,538 --> 00:25:41,331 Honey, I'm home. 498 00:25:46,128 --> 00:25:48,589 -Hi. -How was the Bungalow? 499 00:25:49,423 --> 00:25:50,424 Eh. 500 00:25:51,175 --> 00:25:52,468 I've seen better. 501 00:25:53,469 --> 00:25:56,764 Why do you own Jox and Cocks 4? 502 00:25:57,806 --> 00:25:59,808 More research for the survival guide? 503 00:26:00,684 --> 00:26:01,685 Really? 504 00:26:02,686 --> 00:26:03,687 What did you learn? 505 00:26:12,446 --> 00:26:14,823 Ooh. Oh, yeah. 506 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:16,408 Uh-huh. 507 00:26:16,950 --> 00:26:18,368 Give me some of that. 508 00:26:19,203 --> 00:26:22,039 -Mmm. -A big thank-you to our gay friends. 509 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,002 That's the thing about Manhattan. 510 00:26:27,086 --> 00:26:30,297 The most exclusive clubs only have a couple members, 511 00:26:30,380 --> 00:26:32,257 and they're very hard to find. 512 00:26:33,050 --> 00:26:36,386 The next morning, House & Garden came to Charlotte's house. 513 00:26:37,137 --> 00:26:40,057 It's fork, fork, knife, spoon. What are these people, crazy? 514 00:26:40,140 --> 00:26:43,268 This is perfect. Very Upper-East-Side breakfast for two. 515 00:26:43,352 --> 00:26:44,686 -I love this china. -Me too. 516 00:26:45,145 --> 00:26:46,897 Thanks, it's our wedding china. 517 00:26:48,357 --> 00:26:50,943 Anthony, could I talk to you a minute? 518 00:26:52,861 --> 00:26:54,029 We'll be right back. 519 00:26:56,949 --> 00:26:59,326 -Is he cute or what? -Mmm-hmm. Um... 520 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,412 -Trey and I... -Splitting up, I knew it. 521 00:27:03,372 --> 00:27:06,083 Well, anyway, I don't think he's gonna be in the picture. 522 00:27:06,166 --> 00:27:07,251 So should we just cancel? 523 00:27:07,334 --> 00:27:09,253 Cancel? Hello? H & G. House & Garden. 524 00:27:09,336 --> 00:27:10,587 Do it without him. 525 00:27:10,671 --> 00:27:13,757 -Won't that look bad, just me? -It'll look beautiful. 526 00:27:13,841 --> 00:27:15,092 He may be the heart surgeon, 527 00:27:15,175 --> 00:27:16,802 but, honey, you're the heart of this whole operation. 528 00:27:17,511 --> 00:27:20,472 Honestly, you're the best catch ever. Look what you did to this place. 529 00:27:21,265 --> 00:27:23,142 You could take any guy off the street, 530 00:27:23,225 --> 00:27:25,269 fix him up and make him into something wonderful. 531 00:27:26,019 --> 00:27:28,981 Not for nothing, but you deserve more than that stick-up-his-ass preppy, 532 00:27:29,064 --> 00:27:30,065 that's all I'm saying. 533 00:27:30,566 --> 00:27:31,984 Now get in here and have breakfast. 534 00:27:34,736 --> 00:27:36,822 Gordon, it's just gonna be-- 535 00:27:36,905 --> 00:27:39,283 All righty. We ready for the picture? 536 00:27:40,450 --> 00:27:41,451 One minute. 537 00:27:46,540 --> 00:27:48,208 -Trey, you don't have to-- -No. 538 00:27:49,168 --> 00:27:50,460 This is important to you. 539 00:27:51,295 --> 00:27:52,880 I at least want to do this. 540 00:27:53,839 --> 00:27:56,383 Handsome husband, beautiful wife. 541 00:27:57,718 --> 00:27:59,636 Having breakfast. 542 00:28:03,348 --> 00:28:04,183 Smile. 543 00:28:04,766 --> 00:28:08,020 Trey had moved out by the time the magazine was on the stands. 544 00:28:08,103 --> 00:28:12,065 But all over America, little girls in their mothers' pearls 545 00:28:12,149 --> 00:28:15,444 saw the picture and thought, "That's what I want." 546 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,035 That's the thing about relationships. 547 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:26,788 Sometimes they look prettier from the outside. 548 00:28:33,128 --> 00:28:37,341 And what's inside can be different than it seems.