1 00:00:47,795 --> 00:00:49,545 It happened two days ago. 2 00:00:49,628 --> 00:00:52,586 Aidan and I had been seeing each other for about three weeks, when… 3 00:00:55,295 --> 00:00:56,628 What is it? A bad dream? 4 00:00:58,086 --> 00:00:59,170 I'm not sure. 5 00:01:01,420 --> 00:01:02,461 What's wrong? 6 00:01:04,211 --> 00:01:05,253 I don't know. 7 00:01:06,961 --> 00:01:09,086 And the truth was, I really didn't. 8 00:01:10,711 --> 00:01:13,211 The next day, I searched for unpaid bills, 9 00:01:13,295 --> 00:01:15,836 unanswered calls, unmet deadlines. 10 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,211 But I hadn't so much as missed a teeth cleaning. 11 00:01:19,545 --> 00:01:21,836 My life appeared to be in order. 12 00:01:23,420 --> 00:01:25,545 But the next night, like clockwork… 13 00:01:29,503 --> 00:01:32,961 I realized I was in the throes of an existential crisis. 14 00:01:33,045 --> 00:01:34,878 One that not even the sight of this season's 15 00:01:34,961 --> 00:01:37,753 Dolce and Gabbana strappy sandals could lift me out of. 16 00:01:44,045 --> 00:01:45,045 Ah… 17 00:01:46,295 --> 00:01:47,503 Do you want to spend the night? 18 00:01:48,253 --> 00:01:49,253 Mmm-hmm. 19 00:01:49,628 --> 00:01:52,378 - I'm going to get us some water. - Oh, relax, I'll get it. 20 00:02:05,128 --> 00:02:06,503 And then I realized it. 21 00:02:06,586 --> 00:02:10,086 What was wrong was, for the first time in my life, 22 00:02:10,170 --> 00:02:14,503 I was in a relationship where absolutely nothing was wrong. 23 00:02:17,295 --> 00:02:19,920 I mean, it's just smooth sailing, 24 00:02:20,003 --> 00:02:23,795 nothing but calm seas and blue horizon as far as the eye can see. 25 00:02:23,878 --> 00:02:25,045 Do you understand what I'm saying? 26 00:02:25,128 --> 00:02:27,461 Absolutely. There's not a cloud in sight. 27 00:02:27,545 --> 00:02:31,128 We adore each other, we have fun together, we mesh. 28 00:02:31,211 --> 00:02:32,253 And this is a problem? 29 00:02:32,336 --> 00:02:36,336 No, it's just, well… It just, it feels odd. 30 00:02:36,420 --> 00:02:40,336 You know, I'm… I'm used to the, uh, you know, the hunt and this is… 31 00:02:41,378 --> 00:02:42,461 effortless. 32 00:02:42,545 --> 00:02:44,670 It's just… It's freaking me out. 33 00:02:44,753 --> 00:02:48,003 I totally understand. You're not getting the stomach flip. 34 00:02:48,086 --> 00:02:50,711 Which is really just a fear of losing the guy. 35 00:02:50,795 --> 00:02:52,211 Maybe I'm just not used to being with someone 36 00:02:52,295 --> 00:02:55,461 who doesn't do the ever-seductive withholding dance. 37 00:02:55,545 --> 00:02:57,003 - Mmm. - But, you know, 38 00:02:57,086 --> 00:03:00,170 there is an upside to being with a guy with no surprises. 39 00:03:00,253 --> 00:03:02,836 I mean, Steve is completely predictable, 40 00:03:02,920 --> 00:03:04,878 but that's one of the things I love about him. 41 00:03:04,961 --> 00:03:08,003 He's just so comfortable and safe. 42 00:03:08,086 --> 00:03:09,753 Are you dating a man or a minivan? 43 00:03:09,836 --> 00:03:12,670 Read into it what you will, but my new favorite thing to do 44 00:03:12,753 --> 00:03:16,461 on a Saturday night is Steve's laundry, and I have never been happier. 45 00:03:16,545 --> 00:03:19,586 Your relationship is my greatest fear realized. 46 00:03:19,670 --> 00:03:21,670 I totally understand your dilemma. 47 00:03:21,753 --> 00:03:23,295 And from my experience, honey, 48 00:03:23,378 --> 00:03:26,586 if he seems too good to be true, he probably is. 49 00:03:26,670 --> 00:03:28,045 I don't believe this. 50 00:03:28,128 --> 00:03:30,628 Now we're dumping guys for being too available. 51 00:03:30,711 --> 00:03:32,003 This is all solid proof 52 00:03:32,086 --> 00:03:34,753 of what I've been reading in this great new book. 53 00:03:35,586 --> 00:03:38,086 It says that if you really want to get married, 54 00:03:38,170 --> 00:03:41,378 you shouldn't be spending so much time around dysfunctional single women. 55 00:03:41,795 --> 00:03:43,545 "Marriage Incorporated. 56 00:03:44,170 --> 00:03:48,086 How to apply successful business strategies to finding a husband." 57 00:03:49,045 --> 00:03:53,128 "Chapter one: How to get ahead by giving head." 58 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,836 Fine, make fun. But it's a very smart book. 59 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,461 It encourages professional women to approach finding a mate 60 00:04:01,545 --> 00:04:04,170 with the same kind of dedication and organization 61 00:04:04,253 --> 00:04:05,336 that they bring to their careers. 62 00:04:05,420 --> 00:04:07,420 Eh. I'm more a student of chaos theory. 63 00:04:07,503 --> 00:04:09,670 Anyway, if you don't see as much of me, 64 00:04:09,753 --> 00:04:12,170 it's because I'll be spending more time with my married friends. 65 00:04:12,253 --> 00:04:14,878 And how will this help you "meet your mate"? 66 00:04:14,961 --> 00:04:18,503 Well, the bachelor friends of married men 67 00:04:18,586 --> 00:04:21,420 are this city's greatest untapped resource. 68 00:04:21,503 --> 00:04:24,086 But the only way to meet them is through the husbands. 69 00:04:24,170 --> 00:04:26,670 So that's my first assignment. Befriend the husbands. 70 00:04:26,753 --> 00:04:28,420 It's my new full-time job. 71 00:04:28,503 --> 00:04:30,628 That evening, as Charlotte began her new career 72 00:04:30,711 --> 00:04:32,670 as a professional husband hunter, 73 00:04:33,628 --> 00:04:36,878 Miranda returned home to feather her stress-free love nest. 74 00:04:37,336 --> 00:04:39,878 Hey. I heated up some leftover lasagna. 75 00:04:39,961 --> 00:04:42,795 Oh, great, I'm starving. Muah! 76 00:04:42,878 --> 00:04:46,003 - You want me to get some plates? - What for? It's just us. 77 00:04:47,295 --> 00:04:49,253 An hour later, it was on to dessert. 78 00:04:51,420 --> 00:04:54,503 Followed by exactly eight minutes of no-frills sex. 79 00:04:56,336 --> 00:04:58,253 And 12 minutes of Frontline. 80 00:04:58,336 --> 00:04:59,711 Funding for Frontline 81 00:04:59,795 --> 00:05:02,086 is provided by the annual financial support 82 00:05:02,170 --> 00:05:03,961 of PBS viewers like you. 83 00:05:04,045 --> 00:05:06,211 Theirs was the kind of closeness 84 00:05:06,295 --> 00:05:08,545 that only came from true intimacy. 85 00:05:15,128 --> 00:05:17,420 Meanwhile, Samantha was experiencing 86 00:05:17,503 --> 00:05:20,836 the kind of intimacy that only came from true anonymity. 87 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,211 His name was Dr. Mark Raskin, 88 00:05:23,295 --> 00:05:25,836 an ear, nose and throat man that Samantha met… 89 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:27,670 Actually, we're not quite sure where they met. 90 00:05:27,753 --> 00:05:29,253 Suffice to say, it happened quickly. 91 00:05:29,336 --> 00:05:31,128 Can you get me some water, please? 92 00:05:31,211 --> 00:05:32,586 Mmm, what for? 93 00:05:32,670 --> 00:05:35,545 I want to take a hit of Viagra. 94 00:05:38,086 --> 00:05:41,920 Number one, that's very presumptuous of you, and number two, 95 00:05:42,711 --> 00:05:46,586 from what I can tell, you don't need any help in that area whatsoever. 96 00:05:46,670 --> 00:05:50,211 Oh, I don't need V, I just take it recreationally. 97 00:05:51,420 --> 00:05:52,753 What does it do for you? 98 00:05:53,295 --> 00:05:57,003 It sends me on a rocket trip right through your solar system. 99 00:06:01,086 --> 00:06:03,836 I'll be right back with that water. 100 00:06:13,253 --> 00:06:14,795 Ride, ride! 101 00:06:14,878 --> 00:06:17,378 And while Samantha enjoyed the thrill of the new, 102 00:06:18,878 --> 00:06:22,295 and Miranda's relationship happily floated on a placid sea, 103 00:06:23,503 --> 00:06:25,795 I was searching for hidden icebergs. 104 00:06:26,336 --> 00:06:27,711 Why are you still single? 105 00:06:28,170 --> 00:06:30,378 - Why are you still single? - No, don't do that, don't be cute. 106 00:06:30,461 --> 00:06:32,795 I hate when guys act all cute. Blah! 107 00:06:37,378 --> 00:06:38,321 What? 108 00:06:38,336 --> 00:06:39,961 I'm waiting for an apology. 109 00:06:40,045 --> 00:06:41,461 Okay, I'm a bitch, I'm sorry. 110 00:06:41,545 --> 00:06:44,086 But you should know I get a tad bitchy from time to time. 111 00:06:44,170 --> 00:06:47,253 - Okay. - And I'm sure you have your bad traits. 112 00:06:47,336 --> 00:06:49,086 - Yep. - And they would be? 113 00:06:49,711 --> 00:06:51,878 - Alphabetically? - Yeah, whatever you got. 114 00:06:51,961 --> 00:06:53,711 I mean, it's all gonna come out eventually, 115 00:06:53,795 --> 00:06:55,003 so I'd like to know now, 116 00:06:55,086 --> 00:06:57,545 and that way I can decide if I'd like to deal with it or not. 117 00:06:57,628 --> 00:07:00,378 Oh, this is the strangest two blocks I ever walked. 118 00:07:00,461 --> 00:07:02,420 Well, again, I'm sorry, but… 119 00:07:02,503 --> 00:07:06,086 This relationship cannot just sail on like it is. Perfect. 120 00:07:06,170 --> 00:07:08,711 Because frankly, I can't take the pressure. 121 00:07:09,211 --> 00:07:10,503 Okay, I'm going to kiss you now. 122 00:07:16,628 --> 00:07:17,920 Seriously. 123 00:07:18,378 --> 00:07:20,920 What the hell is wrong with you that you're not married? 124 00:07:21,336 --> 00:07:22,238 Tell me. 125 00:07:22,253 --> 00:07:24,253 Can't you just relax and go with the flow? 126 00:07:24,336 --> 00:07:28,170 Go with the flow? No, I can't do that. It's so '70s. Mmm-mmm. 127 00:07:28,253 --> 00:07:30,086 Well, how long do you think this phase is going to last? 128 00:07:30,170 --> 00:07:33,170 Because my folks are coming to town this weekend 129 00:07:33,253 --> 00:07:34,545 and I wanted you to meet them. 130 00:07:37,336 --> 00:07:39,920 Wow, that's so… 131 00:07:40,003 --> 00:07:41,545 - '50s? - No. 132 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:44,586 That is really nice. 133 00:07:47,336 --> 00:07:50,670 So, these, um, parents that are coming to town, 134 00:07:50,753 --> 00:07:52,795 would they happen to know what the hell's wrong with you? 135 00:07:54,253 --> 00:07:55,420 Let's get you a donut. 136 00:07:59,045 --> 00:08:00,086 Nuts! 137 00:08:01,211 --> 00:08:02,295 The next evening, 138 00:08:02,378 --> 00:08:04,461 taking a page from Marriage Incorporated, 139 00:08:04,545 --> 00:08:07,503 Charlotte made an appointment to have dinner with her married friends, 140 00:08:07,586 --> 00:08:08,753 Amy and Dennis. 141 00:08:08,836 --> 00:08:10,503 Allow me to get right to the point. 142 00:08:11,461 --> 00:08:13,128 After careful consideration, 143 00:08:13,211 --> 00:08:15,461 I have decided that this is the year I'm getting married. 144 00:08:15,545 --> 00:08:18,003 Charlotte, that's wonderful! 145 00:08:18,086 --> 00:08:19,461 Who's the lucky guy? 146 00:08:19,545 --> 00:08:22,503 Well, I don't know yet. And that's where you two come in. 147 00:08:22,586 --> 00:08:26,420 Dennis, name one great single friend that you have to fix me up with. 148 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:30,003 Hmm, I don't know. 149 00:08:31,461 --> 00:08:33,045 No one you'd like, offhand. 150 00:08:33,628 --> 00:08:36,420 - What about Phil? - Phil, yeah. 151 00:08:36,503 --> 00:08:39,961 Yeah, Phil, I mean, if he can tear himself away from his Internet company 152 00:08:40,045 --> 00:08:41,545 long enough to go out on a date. 153 00:08:41,628 --> 00:08:43,461 Yes. Phil. 154 00:08:43,545 --> 00:08:44,836 Phil, Phil, Phil! 155 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,336 He is so nice and he's cute. 156 00:08:47,420 --> 00:08:49,003 Oh, you think Phil's cute? 157 00:08:49,961 --> 00:08:52,295 - He's cute. - Yeah, I guess I could see that. Yeah. 158 00:08:52,378 --> 00:08:55,211 Great, then it's all set up. 159 00:08:55,295 --> 00:08:57,211 I'm gonna call you tomorrow to follow up. 160 00:08:57,295 --> 00:09:00,336 Look, I have tickets to the opera on Saturday night, 161 00:09:00,420 --> 00:09:02,045 and I would like to take Phil. 162 00:09:02,545 --> 00:09:03,920 Great. 163 00:09:05,295 --> 00:09:06,295 Phil. 164 00:09:08,711 --> 00:09:11,670 The next morning before work, while sorting Steve's laundry, 165 00:09:11,753 --> 00:09:15,545 Miranda came face to face with the true meaning of intimacy. 166 00:09:22,461 --> 00:09:23,586 I was wrong. 167 00:09:23,961 --> 00:09:26,753 There is a point at which a couple can get too comfortable, 168 00:09:26,836 --> 00:09:30,086 and I think I reached it this morning washing Steve's underwear. 169 00:09:30,170 --> 00:09:31,503 Why, what happened? 170 00:09:32,461 --> 00:09:34,170 I'm living with skid marks guy. 171 00:09:34,670 --> 00:09:35,795 Oh, no! 172 00:09:36,211 --> 00:09:37,878 Oh, terrible! 173 00:09:37,961 --> 00:09:39,086 I don't get it. 174 00:09:39,170 --> 00:09:41,586 Why do men get skid marks? 175 00:09:42,045 --> 00:09:44,670 Is it laziness? Or are they just in a rush? 176 00:09:44,753 --> 00:09:45,920 I don't know, but whatever it is, 177 00:09:46,003 --> 00:09:48,795 it goes hand-in-hand with urinating on the seat. 178 00:09:49,295 --> 00:09:51,795 I'll tell you one thing. When your boyfriend is so comfortable 179 00:09:51,878 --> 00:09:54,836 - he can't be bothered to wipe his ass… - Oh, God! 180 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:56,753 That's the end of romance, right there. 181 00:09:56,836 --> 00:09:58,836 Well, it's certainly the end of laundry night. 182 00:09:59,420 --> 00:10:00,628 It got me thinking. 183 00:10:00,961 --> 00:10:04,461 Maybe I'm mistaking falling into a rut with intimacy. 184 00:10:04,545 --> 00:10:06,170 How often are you guys having sex? 185 00:10:06,253 --> 00:10:09,920 Often enough. But it's totally generic. We've got every move down pat. 186 00:10:10,003 --> 00:10:13,503 It's more like a race to have an orgasm than anything else. 187 00:10:13,586 --> 00:10:15,461 Still, it's nice to be a contestant, isn't it? 188 00:10:15,545 --> 00:10:17,420 Sure, I know what you mean. 189 00:10:17,836 --> 00:10:20,586 We whine when we don't have a boyfriend, and we whine when we do. 190 00:10:22,503 --> 00:10:24,670 Do you remember how Big used to keep me away from his mother 191 00:10:24,753 --> 00:10:26,503 like I was some kind of leper? 192 00:10:26,586 --> 00:10:28,628 - I remember. - And how pissed it used to make me? 193 00:10:28,711 --> 00:10:29,711 I remember. 194 00:10:30,670 --> 00:10:35,295 Well, now Aidan's offering up both his parents on a silver platter, 195 00:10:36,086 --> 00:10:37,378 and I'm not sure I want to meet them. 196 00:10:37,961 --> 00:10:39,336 Maybe it's too soon. 197 00:10:39,420 --> 00:10:42,711 I've never met Steve's mother, and believe me, I'm in no rush. 198 00:10:42,795 --> 00:10:47,211 The irony is Aidan's acting exactly the way I wished Big would have behaved, 199 00:10:47,295 --> 00:10:49,545 and I'm behaving just like Big. 200 00:10:49,628 --> 00:10:52,711 Maybe you don't believe it's for real unless somebody's playing hard to get. 201 00:10:54,045 --> 00:10:56,420 When things come too easy, we're suspect. 202 00:10:56,503 --> 00:10:59,836 Do they have to get complicated before we believe they're for real? 203 00:11:00,211 --> 00:11:03,961 We're raised to believe that the course of true love never runs smoothly. 204 00:11:04,045 --> 00:11:06,378 There always has to be obstacles in act two 205 00:11:06,461 --> 00:11:09,045 before you can live happily ever after in act three. 206 00:11:09,128 --> 00:11:11,961 But what happens when the obstacles aren't there? 207 00:11:12,045 --> 00:11:13,961 Does that mean there's something missing? 208 00:11:14,961 --> 00:11:17,503 Do we need drama to make a relationship work? 209 00:11:18,545 --> 00:11:21,878 A few days later, still hearing no word from Dennis about her date, 210 00:11:21,961 --> 00:11:24,003 Charlotte made a call to his office. 211 00:11:24,670 --> 00:11:26,461 Charlotte York. 212 00:11:26,878 --> 00:11:28,128 He can reach me at home or at work 213 00:11:28,211 --> 00:11:30,128 and it's very important that he call me immediately, 214 00:11:30,211 --> 00:11:32,461 because I have tickets to the opera on Saturday, and, well… 215 00:11:33,128 --> 00:11:35,628 - Never mind, just have him call me. - Thank you. 216 00:11:36,628 --> 00:11:40,378 Her call unanswered, Charlotte followed up, persistently. 217 00:11:40,461 --> 00:11:43,461 Well, can you tell Dennis that Charlotte York called? 218 00:11:44,086 --> 00:11:46,836 Yes, yes, he'll know what it's regarding. 219 00:11:47,586 --> 00:11:49,836 It's regarding my future husband, Phil. 220 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,128 Okay? Thank you. 221 00:11:52,878 --> 00:11:55,045 Hi, you've reached the office of Dennis Fincher. 222 00:11:55,128 --> 00:11:57,045 I'm either out of the office or away from my desk. 223 00:11:57,128 --> 00:11:58,961 Please leave a message at the sound of the tone. 224 00:12:00,586 --> 00:12:03,878 Well, obviously, you have some good reason 225 00:12:03,961 --> 00:12:06,086 for trying to keep Phil and I apart. 226 00:12:06,170 --> 00:12:07,628 I can't imagine what it is, 227 00:12:07,711 --> 00:12:11,545 but I will tell you that this is Phil's loss and not mine. 228 00:12:11,628 --> 00:12:13,753 And don't bother returning this call, either. 229 00:12:18,586 --> 00:12:21,545 And while Charlotte was a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown… 230 00:12:24,211 --> 00:12:27,920 my anxiety-free relationship was driving me crazy. 231 00:12:29,253 --> 00:12:31,336 I have two of those that are ready to go. 232 00:12:32,503 --> 00:12:33,363 Hey. 233 00:12:33,378 --> 00:12:35,420 - Hey. - Excuse me, sorry. 234 00:12:35,503 --> 00:12:36,503 Excuse me. 235 00:12:39,295 --> 00:12:42,045 - Sorry for taking so long. - That's all right, I just… 236 00:12:43,253 --> 00:12:44,836 I'm gonna have to pass on dinner, I just… 237 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:46,878 It's getting so late, and I've got a deadline. 238 00:12:46,961 --> 00:12:48,503 Okay, no problem. 239 00:12:48,586 --> 00:12:52,128 My parents get in tomorrow night, so they're probably gonna want to crash. 240 00:12:52,545 --> 00:12:56,045 But I thought you could meet us for breakfast the next day at Florent. 241 00:12:57,045 --> 00:13:02,003 Hmm, well, I've been thinking about this, um, 242 00:13:02,086 --> 00:13:04,045 you know, meeting your parents, 243 00:13:04,878 --> 00:13:07,503 and I was just wondering if it's a good idea. 244 00:13:07,586 --> 00:13:09,003 Oh, come on, they're going to love you. 245 00:13:09,086 --> 00:13:10,211 No, I'm not worried about that. 246 00:13:10,295 --> 00:13:11,795 I mean, parents have always been my thing. 247 00:13:11,878 --> 00:13:12,961 They think I'm adorable. 248 00:13:13,711 --> 00:13:14,711 What's the problem? 249 00:13:15,336 --> 00:13:20,503 Well, what if they love me and, then, if we break up, 250 00:13:20,586 --> 00:13:22,878 you're always gonna have to explain to them 251 00:13:22,961 --> 00:13:24,670 what happened to the adorable girl? 252 00:13:24,753 --> 00:13:26,086 Are you breaking up with me? 253 00:13:26,170 --> 00:13:27,795 No, no. 254 00:13:28,586 --> 00:13:29,586 It's just… 255 00:13:30,836 --> 00:13:32,086 Where I come from, 256 00:13:33,086 --> 00:13:34,503 meeting the parents, 257 00:13:35,503 --> 00:13:36,586 oh-so big. 258 00:13:37,003 --> 00:13:38,211 You'll meet them some other time. 259 00:13:38,670 --> 00:13:39,670 Okay. 260 00:13:40,670 --> 00:13:43,336 So, then I guess we won't be seeing each other this weekend. 261 00:13:43,420 --> 00:13:44,420 Mmm. 262 00:13:46,378 --> 00:13:47,378 I'll miss you. 263 00:13:47,878 --> 00:13:49,336 Well, see, maybe that's good. 264 00:13:50,003 --> 00:13:54,211 Maybe we should see each other less, and then we can miss each other more. 265 00:13:55,420 --> 00:13:56,545 It's just… 266 00:13:56,628 --> 00:14:00,211 You're so available to me and I'm so available to you. 267 00:14:00,795 --> 00:14:05,503 Maybe we're both just too, you know… 268 00:14:06,545 --> 00:14:07,586 available. 269 00:14:07,670 --> 00:14:10,128 Carrie, it's no big deal. I have a life. 270 00:14:10,670 --> 00:14:12,503 I was just making room for you in it. 271 00:14:12,586 --> 00:14:15,711 See, you always say the right things. 272 00:14:19,086 --> 00:14:20,336 - Good-bye. - Bye. 273 00:14:22,045 --> 00:14:23,045 Bye. 274 00:14:36,628 --> 00:14:38,086 This is nuts. I'm sabotaging 275 00:14:38,170 --> 00:14:39,878 the best relationship I've ever had. 276 00:14:39,961 --> 00:14:44,003 Trust me, it's much better to have a man cooling his heels waiting for you, 277 00:14:44,086 --> 00:14:46,045 - than the other way around. - I guess. 278 00:14:46,545 --> 00:14:48,420 Besides, if you hadn't been available tonight, 279 00:14:48,503 --> 00:14:52,045 I would be here all alone. Just some pathetic dateless freak. 280 00:14:52,128 --> 00:14:53,961 I'm so glad it worked out for you. 281 00:14:54,045 --> 00:14:56,711 - Who are you calling? - I am not taking this laying down. 282 00:15:01,586 --> 00:15:03,295 Hi, you've reached Amy and Dennis. 283 00:15:03,378 --> 00:15:05,170 Leave it at the beep. 284 00:15:05,253 --> 00:15:08,128 Well, here I am, at the opera, 285 00:15:08,211 --> 00:15:11,170 which I planned on going to with Phil, who, I guess, you've decided 286 00:15:11,253 --> 00:15:12,420 I'm not good enough for… 287 00:15:12,503 --> 00:15:15,086 Hey, Charlotte, hi. Hey, it's Dennis. 288 00:15:15,670 --> 00:15:17,670 I'm so sorry, I just got back from a business trip 289 00:15:17,753 --> 00:15:20,503 and my secretary gave me all your messages. 290 00:15:20,586 --> 00:15:21,920 - Oh. - I had no idea 291 00:15:22,003 --> 00:15:23,211 you wanted to meet Phil so badly. 292 00:15:24,836 --> 00:15:26,170 Well, he sounded nice. 293 00:15:26,628 --> 00:15:28,003 It's not a big deal. 294 00:15:28,086 --> 00:15:32,670 Well, why don't I set something up, tomorrow evening, 7:30? 295 00:15:32,753 --> 00:15:33,920 You know Rudy's, Midtown? 296 00:15:34,003 --> 00:15:35,503 I love that place. 297 00:15:35,586 --> 00:15:39,545 Well, uh, Phil will meet you there. I guarantee it. 298 00:15:39,628 --> 00:15:40,628 Okay. 299 00:15:43,170 --> 00:15:45,003 I am so silly. 300 00:15:45,086 --> 00:15:47,545 I created all of that drama in my head for nothing. 301 00:15:49,545 --> 00:15:51,253 - What are we seeing, again? - Aida. 302 00:15:58,503 --> 00:15:59,503 Mmm! 303 00:16:00,503 --> 00:16:03,628 Well, I guess I'm in for another wild ride. 304 00:16:03,711 --> 00:16:05,086 I'd say we both are. 305 00:16:08,170 --> 00:16:11,795 What would happen if I tried one of these? 306 00:16:12,295 --> 00:16:14,795 I don't think they've established that it works for women. 307 00:16:16,086 --> 00:16:18,128 There's no harm in trying. Is there, Doctor? 308 00:16:20,961 --> 00:16:22,253 Bottom's up. 309 00:16:25,961 --> 00:16:26,961 Mmm. 310 00:16:28,795 --> 00:16:30,045 Twenty minutes later, 311 00:16:30,128 --> 00:16:33,836 Samantha officially became the first woman to land on the moon. 312 00:16:34,420 --> 00:16:35,503 Whoa! 313 00:16:49,545 --> 00:16:51,503 Isn't the opera romantic? 314 00:16:51,878 --> 00:16:53,586 Even more so with a man. 315 00:16:53,670 --> 00:16:56,003 Well, I did expect to be taking Phil. 316 00:16:56,086 --> 00:16:57,586 It's quite a lovely evening you had planned 317 00:16:57,670 --> 00:16:59,295 for a man you've never even met. 318 00:16:59,378 --> 00:17:01,128 Well, he sounded really nice. 319 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:03,503 - Here. - Thanks. 320 00:17:43,753 --> 00:17:46,586 You know what, honey? I'm not… I'm not feeling so well. 321 00:17:46,670 --> 00:17:48,795 - I'm gonna go home, all right? - Do you want me to come with you? 322 00:17:48,878 --> 00:17:51,003 - No, no, no, I'm fine. Stay, enjoy. - But… 323 00:17:51,086 --> 00:17:53,003 Shh, it's all right, I'll call you later. 324 00:17:58,420 --> 00:17:59,545 I'll be right back. 325 00:18:00,586 --> 00:18:02,961 I knew it was rude and a tad overdramatic, 326 00:18:03,045 --> 00:18:05,545 but I felt like I'd just seen The Phantom of the Opera. 327 00:18:15,461 --> 00:18:18,253 Yes, ditching Charlotte was slightly hysterical, 328 00:18:18,336 --> 00:18:21,211 but the idea of sitting across from Big and Natasha 329 00:18:21,295 --> 00:18:24,878 through the second act of Aida was too emotional to bear. 330 00:18:30,170 --> 00:18:32,211 This time, I knew what was wrong. 331 00:18:32,295 --> 00:18:35,545 The shock of seeing Big again not only made my stomach flip, 332 00:18:35,628 --> 00:18:38,586 it sent my spleen leaping right into my throat. 333 00:18:42,628 --> 00:18:43,961 Mother? 334 00:18:46,711 --> 00:18:47,613 Hello? 335 00:18:47,628 --> 00:18:51,003 Hey, it's me. I'm really sorry. 336 00:18:51,086 --> 00:18:52,795 What's wrong? 337 00:18:52,878 --> 00:18:56,503 Uh, I saw Big tonight, at the opera. 338 00:18:56,586 --> 00:18:58,795 Oh, that's why you ditched Charlotte. 339 00:18:58,878 --> 00:19:00,461 She told you? Is she pissed? 340 00:19:00,545 --> 00:19:02,836 I think she's swearing off women forever. 341 00:19:03,628 --> 00:19:04,628 You okay? 342 00:19:05,711 --> 00:19:06,836 Yeah. 343 00:19:07,253 --> 00:19:08,753 Yeah, I'm great, actually. 344 00:19:09,545 --> 00:19:12,961 I'm realizing that maybe there is something to this available man thing. 345 00:19:14,128 --> 00:19:16,711 Yeah, it's kinda nice. 346 00:19:17,336 --> 00:19:19,503 Just remember to separate your whites. 347 00:19:19,586 --> 00:19:22,961 Now I know I want to be with a man who wants to be with me. 348 00:19:23,836 --> 00:19:26,836 You know, I've had enough relationship drama for one lifetime. 349 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,086 Don't you think you should be telling this to Aidan? 350 00:19:29,170 --> 00:19:33,378 Miranda, it's 3:00 a.m. I'll wait until a more civilized hour. 351 00:19:34,211 --> 00:19:36,336 The next morning, I waited until a decent hour 352 00:19:36,420 --> 00:19:39,420 to call Aidan at the store and tell him how much I missed him. 353 00:19:41,211 --> 00:19:42,211 Furniture company. 354 00:19:42,295 --> 00:19:44,128 Hi, it's Carrie calling for Aidan. 355 00:19:44,211 --> 00:19:46,545 - He's not here right now. - Oh, he's not? 356 00:19:47,086 --> 00:19:49,711 Um… Well, just tell him I called? 357 00:19:49,795 --> 00:19:50,795 I'll give him the message. 358 00:19:50,836 --> 00:19:52,211 - All right, thanks. - Bye. 359 00:19:59,128 --> 00:20:01,128 When I hadn't heard from him by that evening, 360 00:20:01,211 --> 00:20:03,336 I began to get butterflies in my stomach. 361 00:20:06,545 --> 00:20:08,253 Hey, I'm not in, but Pete is. 362 00:20:10,295 --> 00:20:11,920 Hey, it's Carrie. 363 00:20:12,545 --> 00:20:15,086 Remember me? The girl you wanted to introduce to your parents? 364 00:20:15,961 --> 00:20:19,336 Um, anyway, I'm just calling to say hey. 365 00:20:21,170 --> 00:20:22,170 Hey. 366 00:20:25,961 --> 00:20:29,295 I was getting a dreaded feeling that I had played this all wrong. 367 00:20:30,003 --> 00:20:34,128 Suddenly, the idea of losing Aidan left me short of breath. 368 00:20:37,336 --> 00:20:41,836 Meanwhile, Miranda was trying not to breathe anywhere near Steve's shorts. 369 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,003 What are you doing? 370 00:20:48,961 --> 00:20:50,836 I thought you might need some help with the wash. 371 00:20:53,711 --> 00:20:55,920 But there's nothing like a twist in the third act 372 00:20:56,003 --> 00:20:58,711 to spice up even the most banal scenario. 373 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:04,336 And while Miranda and Steve found new life in the familiar, 374 00:21:04,420 --> 00:21:07,920 Charlotte was blindly feeling her way through the unfamiliar. 375 00:21:11,378 --> 00:21:13,461 Excuse me. Are you Phil? 376 00:21:15,045 --> 00:21:16,045 Sorry. 377 00:21:19,753 --> 00:21:21,086 Are you Phil? 378 00:21:23,170 --> 00:21:24,170 I could be. 379 00:21:25,128 --> 00:21:27,253 - Hi. - Well, hello. 380 00:21:28,295 --> 00:21:29,961 Are you here to chaperone? 381 00:21:30,045 --> 00:21:31,086 Yeah, sort of. 382 00:21:32,878 --> 00:21:34,878 What's wrong? You couldn't trust me alone with Phil? 383 00:21:35,211 --> 00:21:37,670 Uh, actually, Charlotte, Phil's not coming. 384 00:21:37,753 --> 00:21:39,628 - What? - I never called Phil. 385 00:21:39,711 --> 00:21:40,795 I didn't want you to meet him, 386 00:21:40,878 --> 00:21:43,670 'cause you'd really like him and that could create a problem for me. 387 00:21:44,295 --> 00:21:45,545 What are you talking about? 388 00:21:46,336 --> 00:21:47,670 I think I'm in love with you, Charlotte. 389 00:21:49,211 --> 00:21:52,128 You can't be in love with me, you're married to my friend. 390 00:21:52,211 --> 00:21:54,003 Yeah, things haven't been going so great with us lately, 391 00:21:54,086 --> 00:21:55,878 and ever since I saw you that night at dinner, 392 00:21:55,961 --> 00:21:57,836 I couldn't stop thinking about you. 393 00:21:57,920 --> 00:21:58,961 This is nuts! 394 00:21:59,045 --> 00:22:00,586 No, come on, come on. Don't leave, don't leave! 395 00:22:00,670 --> 00:22:02,711 You kept all of your great single friends away from me 396 00:22:02,795 --> 00:22:04,545 just so you could cheat on your wife? 397 00:22:05,336 --> 00:22:06,670 You should be ashamed of yourself. 398 00:22:06,753 --> 00:22:08,586 Such a spark plug. I love that about you. 399 00:22:08,670 --> 00:22:11,670 I'm not interested in starting some married man's car! 400 00:22:11,753 --> 00:22:12,795 Wait, no, no, wait! 401 00:22:12,878 --> 00:22:15,295 Wait, don't leave. Please, I love you! 402 00:22:16,545 --> 00:22:18,628 Charlotte, please. Please, I love you! 403 00:22:18,711 --> 00:22:19,711 Wait! 404 00:22:20,128 --> 00:22:22,045 Taxi! Taxi! 405 00:22:23,878 --> 00:22:25,128 What the hell? 406 00:22:26,836 --> 00:22:27,961 Are you all right? 407 00:22:28,545 --> 00:22:30,378 Hey, are you all right? 408 00:22:30,461 --> 00:22:33,170 Oh, um… Yeah, yeah, I think so. 409 00:22:33,253 --> 00:22:35,378 - Here, let me help you. - Thanks. 410 00:22:41,670 --> 00:22:42,670 I'm Trey. 411 00:22:43,961 --> 00:22:44,961 Charlotte. 412 00:22:45,711 --> 00:22:48,670 And that's how, in the most dramatic fashion, 413 00:22:48,753 --> 00:22:50,878 Charlotte met her new leading man. 414 00:23:01,045 --> 00:23:04,003 Well, time to pop one of those baby blues. 415 00:23:04,503 --> 00:23:06,295 Hey, let's go au naturel this time. 416 00:23:07,795 --> 00:23:10,795 No, I really, really want one. 417 00:23:11,170 --> 00:23:12,670 Don't you think we're good without it? 418 00:23:12,753 --> 00:23:14,211 No, I do not. 419 00:23:15,128 --> 00:23:17,211 Come on, let's save it for those special times. 420 00:23:17,295 --> 00:23:19,836 No, give me my pills, god damn it! 421 00:23:21,170 --> 00:23:23,045 Mark realized that maybe he had introduced 422 00:23:23,128 --> 00:23:25,670 a bit too much intensity into their relationship. 423 00:23:25,753 --> 00:23:27,878 He wrote Samantha a prescription 424 00:23:27,961 --> 00:23:30,045 and she promised never to call him again. 425 00:23:33,170 --> 00:23:35,086 You have no messages. 426 00:23:36,461 --> 00:23:39,545 After two days of not hearing from Aidan, 427 00:23:39,628 --> 00:23:42,711 I realized only a dramatic gesture could salvage things. 428 00:23:47,461 --> 00:23:49,336 - Hey, great. Can we get a table? - Yeah, you got it. 429 00:23:49,420 --> 00:23:50,420 Thank you. 430 00:23:51,753 --> 00:23:52,836 You're going to… 431 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:54,336 - Hi. How are you? - Hey, how are you? 432 00:23:54,420 --> 00:23:56,086 You're going to like this place. 433 00:23:57,211 --> 00:23:58,211 Hey. 434 00:24:09,961 --> 00:24:11,336 What's… What's going on? 435 00:24:12,378 --> 00:24:15,545 I know you asked me to be here and I wasn't sure if I could. 436 00:24:16,253 --> 00:24:20,670 Honestly, you know, I mean, meeting the parents is so… 437 00:24:21,045 --> 00:24:22,711 But then I realized, no, I want to meet the parents, 438 00:24:22,795 --> 00:24:24,878 but I didn't know if you still wanted me to meet the parents, 439 00:24:24,961 --> 00:24:27,586 because I've been calling you and you haven't called me back, 440 00:24:27,670 --> 00:24:29,795 so, then I thought, you know what? I'm just going to go, 441 00:24:29,878 --> 00:24:34,378 because being in an actual relationship means taking a risk, 442 00:24:34,461 --> 00:24:36,961 you know, it's just a leap of faith. 443 00:24:37,045 --> 00:24:38,336 No matter how many times 444 00:24:38,420 --> 00:24:41,461 one might have been disappointed in the past. So… 445 00:24:42,336 --> 00:24:44,336 So, I said to myself, I'm just gonna show up. 446 00:24:46,086 --> 00:24:47,545 Because you're a good man. 447 00:24:49,295 --> 00:24:51,295 A really good man. 448 00:24:54,711 --> 00:24:56,170 So why haven't you called me back? 449 00:24:56,753 --> 00:24:59,878 You wanted me to be less available, so I was trying to be less available. 450 00:25:01,503 --> 00:25:02,503 Really? 451 00:25:04,545 --> 00:25:05,628 Oh. 452 00:25:05,711 --> 00:25:08,628 Well, you don't have to do everything I say. 453 00:25:08,711 --> 00:25:10,170 Well, you're here now. 454 00:25:10,795 --> 00:25:12,170 Can I introduce you to my parents? 455 00:25:13,795 --> 00:25:15,503 Aren't they going to think I'm nuts? 456 00:25:15,586 --> 00:25:19,336 Oh, probably, but they'll just have to get used to that. 457 00:25:20,670 --> 00:25:21,670 Come on, nuts. 458 00:25:23,378 --> 00:25:26,878 I realized then, that I had made my stomach flip all on my own. 459 00:25:29,211 --> 00:25:30,711 And it felt really nice.