1 00:00:47,163 --> 00:00:49,246 One of the best things about New York 2 00:00:49,330 --> 00:00:52,955 is that on any given night there are a million things to do. 3 00:00:54,538 --> 00:00:57,663 One of the worst things about New York is trying to pick one. 4 00:01:05,163 --> 00:01:08,830 Those floors next door, they were in worse shape than yours. 5 00:01:08,913 --> 00:01:11,455 Hey, you want me to see if I can get us into Town.? 6 00:01:11,538 --> 00:01:13,621 You know that restaurant in the Chambers Hotel 7 00:01:13,705 --> 00:01:15,955 with the period in the name, Town period. 8 00:01:16,038 --> 00:01:19,288 It's supposed to be amazing. Exclamation point. 9 00:01:19,371 --> 00:01:21,538 - You know what sounds amazing to me? - What? 10 00:01:23,121 --> 00:01:25,496 Nice hot shower, watching the game. 11 00:01:26,496 --> 00:01:29,663 Bucket of KFC. Mashed potaters, biscuits. 12 00:01:30,371 --> 00:01:31,871 But it's Saturday night. 13 00:01:31,955 --> 00:01:32,955 It's finger-licking good. 14 00:01:34,621 --> 00:01:38,038 K period, F period, C period. 15 00:01:38,121 --> 00:01:39,121 Mmm. 16 00:01:46,288 --> 00:01:49,205 It's about fucking time. Get over here and do me. 17 00:01:49,288 --> 00:01:52,621 - Is that your standard greeting now? - Oh, sorry, I thought it was Richard. 18 00:01:52,705 --> 00:01:54,705 That asshole said he'd call me back in five minutes. 19 00:01:54,788 --> 00:01:56,330 That was four hours ago. 20 00:01:56,413 --> 00:01:57,705 I've been waiting by the phone. 21 00:01:57,788 --> 00:01:59,955 Yeah, well, my dinner might be arriving in a bucket. 22 00:02:00,038 --> 00:02:01,663 - Do you wanna go out? - Immediately. 23 00:02:01,746 --> 00:02:03,830 - I'll conference in the other girls. - You know how to do that? 24 00:02:03,913 --> 00:02:05,996 How else do you have three-way phone sex? 25 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:07,538 - Hello? - What are you doing? 26 00:02:07,621 --> 00:02:09,746 - York-MacDougal residence. - It's for me, I've got it! 27 00:02:09,830 --> 00:02:10,830 Good for you. 28 00:02:11,371 --> 00:02:13,080 It's the first time we talked today. 29 00:02:13,163 --> 00:02:14,746 - Hello? - We're going out. 30 00:02:14,830 --> 00:02:17,413 - Who's on the phone? - All of us. It's the future. 31 00:02:17,496 --> 00:02:19,580 Why are you guys calling me so late? 32 00:02:19,663 --> 00:02:21,496 It's 7:30. Were you asleep? 33 00:02:21,913 --> 00:02:23,413 I'm pregnant. I'm always asleep. 34 00:02:23,496 --> 00:02:25,996 These are my last months of freedom, and I'm spending them in bed. 35 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:27,371 Just don't spend them alone in bed. 36 00:02:27,455 --> 00:02:30,330 I'm a lost cause, go on without me. Save yourselves. 37 00:02:30,413 --> 00:02:33,038 No, we're all going. We have to shake things up 38 00:02:33,121 --> 00:02:35,913 before we officially become boring. 39 00:02:36,330 --> 00:02:38,080 - I say we go dancing. - I'm in. 40 00:02:38,163 --> 00:02:39,065 Let's go dancing! 41 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:40,955 Okay, but not somewhere I'm gonna feel worse about myself 42 00:02:41,038 --> 00:02:42,788 when no one's interested 'cause I'm fat. 43 00:02:42,871 --> 00:02:44,205 You're not fat. You're pregnant. 44 00:02:44,288 --> 00:02:46,455 Yeah, that'll have men lining up at the door. 45 00:02:47,038 --> 00:02:49,788 - I know exactly where we should go. - Ooh. 46 00:02:50,496 --> 00:02:53,496 That night we finally answered the age-old question: 47 00:02:53,580 --> 00:02:55,621 "Where are all the hot guys?" 48 00:02:56,288 --> 00:02:58,538 Well, the hot gay guys. 49 00:03:00,830 --> 00:03:03,705 They were at the hot gay club, Trade. 50 00:03:06,413 --> 00:03:08,455 I feel like we don't belong here. 51 00:03:08,538 --> 00:03:10,955 That's because we're wearing shirts. 52 00:03:11,038 --> 00:03:14,955 Seriously, why don't straight men have bodies like this? 53 00:03:15,038 --> 00:03:18,121 Because gay men have the possibility of sex at the gym. 54 00:03:18,205 --> 00:03:20,538 If straight men had that, they'd be working out all the time, too. 55 00:03:20,621 --> 00:03:22,121 I've had sex at the gym. 56 00:03:22,205 --> 00:03:24,788 See, Samantha's doing her part to motivate the masses. 57 00:03:24,871 --> 00:03:26,163 All right, I'm going to the ladies' room. 58 00:03:26,246 --> 00:03:28,288 Oh. Me too. I bet there's no line. 59 00:03:28,955 --> 00:03:31,288 - So wait. We'll meet you at the bar? - At the bar. 60 00:03:32,496 --> 00:03:34,330 Char. Char! 61 00:03:35,580 --> 00:03:38,496 - Char. - Oh, my God, it's Anthony. 62 00:03:38,580 --> 00:03:39,955 - Hi. - Jesus fucking Christ. 63 00:03:40,038 --> 00:03:41,330 What the hell are you doing here? 64 00:03:41,413 --> 00:03:43,580 We're just shaking things up. You remember Carrie? 65 00:03:43,663 --> 00:03:45,246 - Hi. - Love what you're almost wearing. 66 00:03:45,330 --> 00:03:48,413 Uh-huh, sister. Day-Glo Underwear, look into it. 67 00:03:48,496 --> 00:03:50,705 - Are we gonna dance? - Oh, this is my friend Gordon. 68 00:03:50,788 --> 00:03:52,621 He's a design editor for House & Garden. 69 00:03:52,705 --> 00:03:55,663 Oh, my God. I love that magazine. 70 00:03:55,746 --> 00:03:59,080 I used to wear my mother's pearls and flip through it when I was little. 71 00:03:59,163 --> 00:04:00,371 Me too. 72 00:04:00,455 --> 00:04:03,788 Hey, I've got a great before apartment, if you need an after. 73 00:04:03,871 --> 00:04:06,788 You should see Char's apartment. It's Park Avenue, so freaking gorgeous. 74 00:04:07,371 --> 00:04:09,080 We're doing a big urban issue this spring. 75 00:04:09,163 --> 00:04:10,663 Maybe I should check it out. 76 00:04:10,746 --> 00:04:14,663 Oh, my God. If my apartment could be in H & G magazine, 77 00:04:14,746 --> 00:04:15,746 I would be in heaven. 78 00:04:15,788 --> 00:04:17,871 You are pretty. You wanna dance? 79 00:04:17,955 --> 00:04:19,621 Okay. 80 00:04:22,830 --> 00:04:25,080 So how long have you worked there? 81 00:04:25,163 --> 00:04:27,288 I get him all wound up, she cashes in. 82 00:04:27,371 --> 00:04:28,788 Are you two together? 83 00:04:28,871 --> 00:04:30,663 No, but I'm hoping we will be around 3:30. 84 00:04:30,746 --> 00:04:31,871 Oh, you're dirty. 85 00:04:31,955 --> 00:04:35,038 - Dance? - No, I'm good. You kids go have fun. 86 00:04:35,121 --> 00:04:36,205 - Okay. - Okay. 87 00:04:36,288 --> 00:04:37,413 Watch out for the fairy. 88 00:04:38,121 --> 00:04:39,121 Which one? 89 00:04:42,121 --> 00:04:43,955 Attention gentlemen, ladies present. 90 00:04:45,205 --> 00:04:49,163 Sorry. There's no ladies' room, because… 91 00:04:49,705 --> 00:04:52,246 Yeah. Oh, excuse me. Thanks. 92 00:05:02,746 --> 00:05:05,205 Don't mind me, fellas. Just looking. 93 00:05:05,913 --> 00:05:08,788 Kind of like being a diabetic at Baskin-Robbins. 94 00:05:10,121 --> 00:05:11,121 Sir? 95 00:05:12,538 --> 00:05:13,580 Hello? 96 00:05:14,121 --> 00:05:16,746 Excuse me. Hey, over here. 97 00:05:16,830 --> 00:05:19,788 Hello? Anybody? 98 00:05:23,580 --> 00:05:26,205 - What do you need? - A penis, evidently. 99 00:05:26,288 --> 00:05:29,038 I'm trying to order a dirty martini. 100 00:05:29,121 --> 00:05:32,788 Kurt, a dirty martini for the lovely and talented Carrie Bradshaw. 101 00:05:33,621 --> 00:05:34,621 Thank you. 102 00:05:34,705 --> 00:05:36,330 - Oliver Spencer. - Hello. 103 00:05:36,413 --> 00:05:39,496 I've only been in the States six months, and I've come to regard your column 104 00:05:39,580 --> 00:05:41,246 as my New York survival guide. 105 00:05:41,330 --> 00:05:44,871 Oh, Oliver, you're a dead man. I have no idea what I'm talking about. 106 00:05:45,913 --> 00:05:47,871 - What do you do? - I'm a shoe distributor. 107 00:05:47,955 --> 00:05:49,871 It would be cruel to kid me. 108 00:05:49,955 --> 00:05:53,580 All the top lines. Offices here, Sydney, and Milan. 109 00:05:53,663 --> 00:05:56,538 So, then you get a discount? 110 00:05:56,621 --> 00:05:59,496 For special friends and columnists. 111 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:03,830 - Thank you. Cheers. - Cheers to you. 112 00:06:04,580 --> 00:06:05,580 Hello, what's this? 113 00:06:06,330 --> 00:06:07,580 - What? - That. 114 00:06:08,038 --> 00:06:09,955 Oh, this. 115 00:06:10,038 --> 00:06:12,496 Yeah, I keep forgetting I'm engaged. 116 00:06:12,580 --> 00:06:14,996 You can't go off the market. You're my dating guru. 117 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:16,913 I'm still allowed to see other gays. 118 00:06:16,996 --> 00:06:19,080 Then you must allow me to take you to brunch. 119 00:06:19,163 --> 00:06:20,580 - I'll give you my card. - All right. 120 00:06:20,663 --> 00:06:22,413 - Can you hold this for a moment? - Sure. 121 00:06:22,496 --> 00:06:24,538 - Thanks. - What's this, a goody bag? 122 00:06:24,621 --> 00:06:27,121 Of course, I was at a film release party earlier. 123 00:06:28,330 --> 00:06:32,080 - Jox and Cocks 4. - I was told it's a Merchant Ivory film. 124 00:06:32,163 --> 00:06:33,455 Would I be able to enjoy this 125 00:06:33,538 --> 00:06:35,746 if I missed Jox and Cocks 1, 2 and 3? 126 00:06:35,830 --> 00:06:39,205 Yes, but you'd want to see those eventually. Very important films. 127 00:06:44,788 --> 00:06:47,330 Max, hey. Hi. 128 00:06:47,413 --> 00:06:51,621 Max was a junior associate at Miranda's law firm and, apparently, gay. 129 00:06:51,705 --> 00:06:53,955 - Hi. - I had no idea. 130 00:06:54,038 --> 00:06:55,871 I had no idea you were a gay man either. 131 00:06:57,371 --> 00:07:00,330 I'm here with friends. And there's no ladies' room, because… 132 00:07:00,413 --> 00:07:02,413 - Yeah. - Yeah. 133 00:07:02,496 --> 00:07:05,288 Listen, Miranda. Uh… 134 00:07:05,371 --> 00:07:08,455 I'd kind of prefer if we didn't make an issue out of this at work. 135 00:07:09,246 --> 00:07:12,871 I'm not in the closet. I just wouldn't want the older partners 136 00:07:12,955 --> 00:07:13,955 to start treating me differently. 137 00:07:14,038 --> 00:07:16,330 Oh, I totally understand. 138 00:07:16,413 --> 00:07:18,830 And between you and me, I'm pregnant. 139 00:07:18,913 --> 00:07:20,038 And unwed. 140 00:07:20,121 --> 00:07:21,996 Perhaps you should spend less time in gay clubs. 141 00:07:23,330 --> 00:07:24,996 Well, seriously, good for you. 142 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:26,830 Well, remains to be seen. 143 00:07:26,913 --> 00:07:30,913 Anyhow, I haven't told anybody at work, because good-bye to the good cases 144 00:07:30,996 --> 00:07:32,413 and then it's only a matter of time 145 00:07:32,496 --> 00:07:34,913 before the buzzards start vying for my office. 146 00:07:34,996 --> 00:07:36,746 Well, it is a very nice office. 147 00:08:13,746 --> 00:08:15,913 - I'm coming here every week. - Totally. 148 00:08:15,996 --> 00:08:16,996 Excuse me. 149 00:08:18,038 --> 00:08:19,871 What did I miss? 150 00:08:19,955 --> 00:08:22,663 I peed in a men's room and outed a coworker. 151 00:08:22,746 --> 00:08:24,830 I got a phone number and some porn. 152 00:08:24,913 --> 00:08:27,038 I saw two dicks and took a hit of X. 153 00:08:27,121 --> 00:08:29,663 To think that I almost slept through this. 154 00:08:29,746 --> 00:08:31,955 I can't believe you took ecstasy from a stranger? 155 00:08:32,038 --> 00:08:35,205 He wasn't a stranger. He was a friend of my friend Bobby's friend Bobby. 156 00:08:35,288 --> 00:08:36,996 Oh, well, then you know it's safe. 157 00:08:37,705 --> 00:08:39,288 Will we be going to a rave later? 158 00:08:39,371 --> 00:08:41,455 No, but I might have to drop in on Richard. 159 00:08:41,538 --> 00:08:44,913 Sex on X is supposed to be amazing. It releases all of your inhibitions. 160 00:08:45,455 --> 00:08:47,038 You have inhibitions? 161 00:08:50,038 --> 00:08:53,038 - Oh, my God, look. - Three dicks and counting. 162 00:08:54,621 --> 00:08:56,580 They say opposites attract. 163 00:08:56,663 --> 00:08:58,246 What they fail to mention 164 00:08:58,330 --> 00:09:01,871 is that opposites also tend to have opposite views 165 00:09:01,955 --> 00:09:04,871 on what constitutes a rocking Saturday night. 166 00:09:13,871 --> 00:09:15,455 - Hey. - Hey. 167 00:09:16,205 --> 00:09:17,288 How was your night? 168 00:09:19,538 --> 00:09:20,913 I've got a goody bag. 169 00:09:21,830 --> 00:09:23,788 - Know what's in it? - Mmm. 170 00:09:24,580 --> 00:09:26,788 Oh, come on, I had to fight a foreigner for it. 171 00:09:29,371 --> 00:09:30,413 Mmm, come here. 172 00:09:32,413 --> 00:09:34,788 Just tuck in here and… 173 00:09:36,205 --> 00:09:37,788 let's go to sleep. 174 00:09:38,330 --> 00:09:40,830 - I'm not tired yet. - You will be. Shh. 175 00:09:42,580 --> 00:09:45,705 Hey, you, I had five cocktails. 176 00:09:52,580 --> 00:09:56,288 I danced with a lot of fine… 177 00:09:57,163 --> 00:09:59,288 half-naked men. 178 00:10:00,038 --> 00:10:02,580 If you would wake up right now, 179 00:10:02,663 --> 00:10:04,871 I can almost guarantee 180 00:10:05,788 --> 00:10:08,830 you'd be in for some F… 181 00:10:10,663 --> 00:10:11,663 U… 182 00:10:13,788 --> 00:10:14,788 N. 183 00:10:17,996 --> 00:10:19,955 I ate too much chicken, I think. 184 00:10:20,788 --> 00:10:23,705 Just… Will you rub my belly, baby? 185 00:10:26,455 --> 00:10:28,496 I know it was wrong to compare, 186 00:10:28,580 --> 00:10:31,913 but I felt like I had spent the evening in a Calvin Klein ad 187 00:10:31,996 --> 00:10:35,538 and now I was back to baseball, buckets, and BVDs. 188 00:10:35,621 --> 00:10:36,871 Oh, yeah. Yes! 189 00:10:36,955 --> 00:10:40,371 Meanwhile, Samantha was having X-cellent sex. 190 00:10:44,871 --> 00:10:46,038 That was amazing. 191 00:10:47,663 --> 00:10:48,955 You are amazing. 192 00:10:49,955 --> 00:10:51,163 I love you, Richard. 193 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:54,913 I am in love with you. 194 00:10:56,955 --> 00:10:58,580 You told him you loved him? 195 00:10:58,663 --> 00:11:00,288 It was the X talking. 196 00:11:00,371 --> 00:11:02,580 All I wanted to do was to have sex. 197 00:11:02,663 --> 00:11:05,538 Okay, okay, and then what did he say? 198 00:11:05,621 --> 00:11:07,371 Nothing, he just went to sleep. 199 00:11:07,455 --> 00:11:10,080 Oof! Well, is it possible he didn't hear you? 200 00:11:10,163 --> 00:11:11,106 No, he heard me. 201 00:11:11,121 --> 00:11:12,538 Can I get a fucking cab? 202 00:11:13,663 --> 00:11:17,580 If he was any kind of gentleman at all, he'd pretend it never happened. 203 00:11:17,663 --> 00:11:19,246 But you did have sex, right? 204 00:11:19,330 --> 00:11:20,955 Of course we had sex. 205 00:11:21,705 --> 00:11:25,413 Aidan and I didn't. He fell asleep, and I watched gay porn. 206 00:11:25,496 --> 00:11:28,121 See, that's what happens when people say "I love you." 207 00:11:28,205 --> 00:11:29,413 So do you love him? 208 00:11:29,496 --> 00:11:31,746 Oh, who the hell knows? 209 00:11:31,830 --> 00:11:35,038 - Maybe the X knows. - Carrie, it makes you giddy. 210 00:11:35,121 --> 00:11:38,913 I was in love with the taxi driver, the doorman, his sweater. 211 00:11:38,996 --> 00:11:41,246 But you only said it to Richard. 212 00:11:41,330 --> 00:11:43,121 I am never taking X again. 213 00:11:43,205 --> 00:11:45,788 It is a dangerous, dangerous drug. 214 00:11:45,871 --> 00:11:49,080 That afternoon, I was high on another feel-good drug: 215 00:11:49,163 --> 00:11:50,621 The new gay friend. 216 00:11:50,705 --> 00:11:52,455 Could you be more fantastic? 217 00:11:52,538 --> 00:11:54,330 And they say you can't meet men in bars. 218 00:11:54,413 --> 00:11:55,913 That was true for me last night. 219 00:11:55,996 --> 00:11:58,913 I went to Trade hoping to meet someone new for just a shag 220 00:11:58,996 --> 00:12:01,038 - 'cause I've got a boyfriend in Sydney. - Hmm. 221 00:12:01,121 --> 00:12:03,080 And the only person I met was you. 222 00:12:03,163 --> 00:12:04,455 Not that I'm disappointed. 223 00:12:04,538 --> 00:12:07,830 And your boyfriend doesn't mind if you date other men? 224 00:12:07,913 --> 00:12:09,830 Not date, have sex with. 225 00:12:09,913 --> 00:12:13,621 - Oh, right, the international gay rules. - Absolutely. 226 00:12:13,705 --> 00:12:17,871 Blow jobs only, no last names. The gym is a free space. 227 00:12:17,955 --> 00:12:20,955 And never ever show up at the same place wearing the same shirt. 228 00:12:21,038 --> 00:12:23,996 But then I just crossed over into another set of rules. 229 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:25,663 You've certainly worked out a lot more options 230 00:12:25,746 --> 00:12:26,830 than "Till death do us part." 231 00:12:26,913 --> 00:12:28,038 That's all we've come up with, 232 00:12:28,121 --> 00:12:30,746 and frankly, I find it a little limiting. 233 00:12:30,830 --> 00:12:32,788 I know gay couples who are monogamous. 234 00:12:33,371 --> 00:12:34,580 But I'm a realist. 235 00:12:35,455 --> 00:12:37,788 I don't expect to get everything from one man. 236 00:12:37,871 --> 00:12:40,830 But I guess I shouldn't be saying this to someone wearing a ring. 237 00:12:41,580 --> 00:12:44,663 - What's with you and this ring? - What's with you and the ring? 238 00:12:44,746 --> 00:12:47,163 - You haven't even mentioned him. - Aidan. 239 00:12:47,246 --> 00:12:48,330 What's Aidan like? 240 00:12:50,121 --> 00:12:51,205 He's very tall. 241 00:12:52,371 --> 00:12:55,246 And incredibly kind. 242 00:12:56,621 --> 00:12:57,663 And… 243 00:12:59,246 --> 00:13:00,246 handsome. 244 00:13:00,621 --> 00:13:03,496 So why would you leave that at home on a Saturday night? 245 00:13:03,580 --> 00:13:05,371 Well, he wanted to stay in and listen to sports 246 00:13:05,455 --> 00:13:06,496 with a bucket of chicken. 247 00:13:06,580 --> 00:13:08,830 Oh, he would've made my dad so proud. 248 00:13:10,371 --> 00:13:11,705 Have you been to Bungalow 8 yet? 249 00:13:11,788 --> 00:13:13,788 No, but I hear it's a completely pretentious, 250 00:13:13,871 --> 00:13:16,996 members-only, tiny, crowded club that you need a key to get into. 251 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:18,496 - I have a key. - When are we going? 252 00:13:20,955 --> 00:13:24,163 Well, if it isn't little Carrie Bradshaw. 253 00:13:24,246 --> 00:13:25,705 Young Stanford. 254 00:13:26,705 --> 00:13:27,913 How are ya? 255 00:13:27,996 --> 00:13:29,705 At the moment, confused. 256 00:13:29,788 --> 00:13:30,996 Um, who's this? 257 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:35,080 - Oh, Oliver Spencer, Stanford Blatch. - Pleasure to meet you. 258 00:13:35,163 --> 00:13:37,288 I don't mean to be rude, but I must go to the men's room. 259 00:13:37,371 --> 00:13:39,580 - Oh. - Oh, I've just been, you'll love it. 260 00:13:39,663 --> 00:13:40,663 Really? 261 00:13:41,455 --> 00:13:43,413 - I'll be right here. - I'll be right back. 262 00:13:45,663 --> 00:13:48,121 - So? - Yes? 263 00:13:48,205 --> 00:13:50,371 I saw the way you were behaving. 264 00:13:50,455 --> 00:13:53,538 You're sleeping with the beautiful man. 265 00:13:53,621 --> 00:13:55,788 The beautiful man is gay. 266 00:13:56,788 --> 00:13:59,246 Damn! An accent always throws me. 267 00:13:59,330 --> 00:14:01,246 He's only been in New York for about six months. 268 00:14:02,246 --> 00:14:03,580 I picked him up at Trade. 269 00:14:04,330 --> 00:14:06,746 You went to shirtless heaven without me? 270 00:14:06,830 --> 00:14:08,038 It wasn't the same. 271 00:14:08,121 --> 00:14:11,663 I was prepared to lose you to Aidan, but this… 272 00:14:11,746 --> 00:14:13,455 Is just brunch. 273 00:14:13,538 --> 00:14:15,913 - I'm green with envy. - Yes, you are. 274 00:14:15,996 --> 00:14:19,705 Fine. Have your beautiful brunch with your beautiful man 275 00:14:19,788 --> 00:14:22,205 and then go home to your other beautiful man. 276 00:14:22,288 --> 00:14:23,413 Greedy, greedy, greedy. 277 00:14:25,288 --> 00:14:29,455 Later, I started to think about restlessness and relationships. 278 00:14:29,538 --> 00:14:31,538 Once we've found what we've been searching for, 279 00:14:31,621 --> 00:14:34,955 why are some of us reluctant to let go of our single selves? 280 00:14:35,580 --> 00:14:36,955 Is single life in New York 281 00:14:37,038 --> 00:14:39,288 such a constant flurry of fun and friends 282 00:14:39,371 --> 00:14:44,371 that settling down immediately fills us with the urge to shake things up again? 283 00:14:44,455 --> 00:14:47,663 And why does becoming part of a couple imply settling down? 284 00:14:48,121 --> 00:14:49,621 Maybe Oliver does have the key 285 00:14:49,705 --> 00:14:52,330 in that we shouldn't expect to get everything from one man, 286 00:14:52,413 --> 00:14:56,371 but instead, feel comfortable getting different things from different people. 287 00:14:56,455 --> 00:14:58,871 Although at what point do separate interests 288 00:14:58,955 --> 00:15:00,496 become separate bedrooms? 289 00:15:00,580 --> 00:15:03,496 I couldn't help but wonder, to be in a couple, 290 00:15:03,580 --> 00:15:06,163 do you have to put your single self on a shelf? 291 00:15:06,996 --> 00:15:10,955 Meanwhile, Miranda's workaholic single self was a thing of the past. 292 00:15:11,038 --> 00:15:12,871 Now she was sleeping for two. 293 00:15:12,955 --> 00:15:14,663 It's finally happening. 294 00:15:15,621 --> 00:15:19,413 Stern, Hawkins, Erickson is moving into the future. 295 00:15:19,871 --> 00:15:21,955 Excuse me, what? We're moving? 296 00:15:22,038 --> 00:15:23,621 Casual Friday. 297 00:15:24,205 --> 00:15:27,205 The entire partnership finally okayed it. Finally. 298 00:15:27,705 --> 00:15:29,955 I've been working on this for what, two years now? 299 00:15:30,496 --> 00:15:33,330 Oh. Right. Well, great. 300 00:15:33,413 --> 00:15:34,580 Yeah, thanks. 301 00:15:35,830 --> 00:15:36,830 And… 302 00:15:37,538 --> 00:15:39,288 Congratulations. 303 00:15:57,038 --> 00:15:58,871 Did you tell Celeste I was pregnant? 304 00:15:59,871 --> 00:16:03,496 Okay, yes, but only in your defense. 305 00:16:03,871 --> 00:16:04,871 What? 306 00:16:05,121 --> 00:16:06,871 This morning, she was telling everyone 307 00:16:06,955 --> 00:16:09,080 how she saw you sleeping under your desk a couple of times 308 00:16:09,163 --> 00:16:11,246 and that you might be an alcoholic, or bipolar or something. 309 00:16:11,330 --> 00:16:13,955 - So you told her I was pregnant? - Isn't that better? 310 00:16:14,038 --> 00:16:15,996 No, not at a law firm, no. 311 00:16:16,913 --> 00:16:19,371 Sorry. I told her it was a secret. 312 00:16:19,455 --> 00:16:20,996 She can't keep a secret. 313 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:23,413 She's probably told everybody in the office by now. 314 00:16:23,496 --> 00:16:24,398 How would you like it 315 00:16:24,413 --> 00:16:26,746 if I told everybody in the office that you were gay? 316 00:16:28,163 --> 00:16:29,913 Casual Friday has arrived. 317 00:16:33,455 --> 00:16:34,455 Great. 318 00:16:35,496 --> 00:16:37,246 Maybe next you can call my grandparents. 319 00:16:41,246 --> 00:16:43,371 Mmm, give me some of that. 320 00:16:43,455 --> 00:16:46,038 - This is gay porn. - What was your first clue? 321 00:16:46,121 --> 00:16:49,080 You said we were watching an independent film. I brought biscotti. 322 00:16:49,163 --> 00:16:52,413 Oh, relax, I've watched it already, and I'm telling you, 323 00:16:52,496 --> 00:16:54,163 this is really funny. 324 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:56,538 See, that's the way to do it. 325 00:16:56,621 --> 00:16:59,330 No "I love you." Just good old-fashioned fucking. 326 00:16:59,413 --> 00:17:01,955 I am not in the mood for gay porn. 327 00:17:06,413 --> 00:17:08,538 Not in the mood for gay porn? 328 00:17:08,621 --> 00:17:09,913 Don't you wanna know how it ends? 329 00:17:09,996 --> 00:17:12,038 House & Garden wants to shoot my apartment 330 00:17:12,121 --> 00:17:13,913 and I told Trey, and he doesn't even care. 331 00:17:13,996 --> 00:17:16,205 We turned off porn to talk about a magazine? 332 00:17:16,288 --> 00:17:17,455 Biscotti, please. 333 00:17:18,288 --> 00:17:20,038 He never cares about what I want. 334 00:17:20,621 --> 00:17:23,371 Anthony is more excited about it than Trey is. 335 00:17:23,455 --> 00:17:26,330 That's because gay men understand what's important. 336 00:17:26,413 --> 00:17:28,746 - Clothes, compliments, and cocks. - And clubs. 337 00:17:29,330 --> 00:17:31,580 Oliver's taking me to Bungalow 8 tomorrow night. 338 00:17:31,663 --> 00:17:33,538 - Ooh! - Mmm! 339 00:17:33,621 --> 00:17:35,705 Sounds like you're cheating on Aidan with a gay man. 340 00:17:35,788 --> 00:17:36,871 Oh, no, that's allowed. 341 00:17:36,955 --> 00:17:39,455 Gay boyfriends are the loophole of monogamy. 342 00:17:39,538 --> 00:17:42,413 My gay boyfriend outed me at work, then I outed him. 343 00:17:42,496 --> 00:17:45,080 Even my gay relationships are dysfunctional. 344 00:17:45,163 --> 00:17:46,413 Here's the problem. 345 00:17:46,496 --> 00:17:48,955 Aidan loves to stay in, and I love to go out. 346 00:17:49,038 --> 00:17:50,538 And he's fine with that. 347 00:17:50,621 --> 00:17:54,913 It's either the greatest relationship ever, or we're headed… 348 00:17:54,996 --> 00:17:56,746 For separate bedrooms, like me. 349 00:17:58,038 --> 00:18:00,246 We're in completely different places. 350 00:18:00,788 --> 00:18:02,455 And Trey's content with what we have. 351 00:18:02,538 --> 00:18:05,996 Therefore, I am a bad person for needing to have a baby. 352 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,830 You're not a bad person, you're a person with needs. 353 00:18:09,163 --> 00:18:11,496 It's making me depressed. Let's just watch that movie. 354 00:18:11,580 --> 00:18:12,663 Thought you'd never ask. 355 00:18:13,580 --> 00:18:14,913 Mmm. Give me some of that. 356 00:18:14,996 --> 00:18:17,205 Oh, my God. 357 00:18:19,330 --> 00:18:20,330 The next morning, 358 00:18:20,371 --> 00:18:24,205 Samantha and Richard were taking care of business, but not each other. 359 00:18:24,288 --> 00:18:27,705 I'm not doing any more charity crap if we can't get publicity. 360 00:18:28,205 --> 00:18:30,621 Steve Martin was there and he's the fucking toast of New York. 361 00:18:30,705 --> 00:18:32,496 He's the toast of The New Yorker. There's a difference. 362 00:18:35,580 --> 00:18:37,830 Are we gonna talk about this? 363 00:18:37,913 --> 00:18:39,038 About what? 364 00:18:39,538 --> 00:18:42,163 That thing I said the other night. 365 00:18:45,788 --> 00:18:49,080 Samantha, you were high on X. 366 00:18:50,038 --> 00:18:51,330 Believe me, I've been there. 367 00:18:52,121 --> 00:18:54,205 Oh. Good. 368 00:18:55,663 --> 00:18:56,663 Okay, then. 369 00:18:57,705 --> 00:19:01,038 Once Richard made it clear that her "I love you" didn't matter, 370 00:19:01,121 --> 00:19:03,996 Samantha realized she was secretly wishing it did. 371 00:19:04,496 --> 00:19:06,705 - So you'll yell at The Times? - I already did. 372 00:19:07,746 --> 00:19:09,413 - Did you need something else? - No. 373 00:19:12,163 --> 00:19:13,330 She wanted to tell him that 374 00:19:13,413 --> 00:19:15,413 it wasn't just the drug talking that night. 375 00:19:15,496 --> 00:19:17,830 But she put her real feelings on the shelf. 376 00:19:17,913 --> 00:19:19,996 Fuck you at my place around eight o'clock? 377 00:19:20,746 --> 00:19:21,746 Sounds good. 378 00:19:25,621 --> 00:19:28,996 And since it was Casual Friday, Miranda and Max decided 379 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,496 to come out of the closet with their casual clothes. 380 00:19:31,580 --> 00:19:33,496 Miranda shelved her work concerns 381 00:19:33,580 --> 00:19:36,496 and showed up as a proud, single mother-to-be. 382 00:19:36,580 --> 00:19:39,996 And Max showed up as a proud gay man with a sense of style. 383 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,580 But when Stern, Hawkins, and Erickson saw Max's sense of style, 384 00:19:43,663 --> 00:19:45,663 that was the end of Casual Friday. 385 00:19:53,288 --> 00:19:54,288 Pretty. 386 00:19:54,830 --> 00:19:56,496 They're for the photo shoot tomorrow. 387 00:19:57,288 --> 00:19:58,288 Ah. 388 00:19:59,830 --> 00:20:00,871 They're coming at 10:00. 389 00:20:00,955 --> 00:20:02,996 So would you please move your stuff out of the guest room? 390 00:20:03,913 --> 00:20:06,788 - Are they photographing the guest room? - I don't know. 391 00:20:06,871 --> 00:20:09,496 But it doesn't look very good with us sleeping in separate bedrooms. 392 00:20:10,663 --> 00:20:12,955 No. No, it doesn't, does it? 393 00:20:13,871 --> 00:20:16,121 They want us to dress nicely, but not too formal. 394 00:20:18,163 --> 00:20:19,955 - I'm in the picture? - Mmm-hmm. 395 00:20:20,580 --> 00:20:22,080 They want to photograph both of us. 396 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:24,080 Why? 397 00:20:25,246 --> 00:20:26,913 Because they think we're the perfect couple. 398 00:20:31,788 --> 00:20:32,788 I know. 399 00:20:35,205 --> 00:20:37,955 But I promised, and they're coming. 400 00:20:40,913 --> 00:20:41,913 I don't wanna do this. 401 00:20:43,705 --> 00:20:44,996 It's just one picture, 402 00:20:45,705 --> 00:20:46,788 and it's important to me. 403 00:20:46,871 --> 00:20:49,038 No, this. I don't wanna do this anymore. 404 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:52,788 You are so angry at me. 405 00:20:55,871 --> 00:20:56,871 I'm sorry. 406 00:21:01,163 --> 00:21:02,371 I want a baby. 407 00:21:03,871 --> 00:21:05,496 I thought that's what you wanted too. 408 00:21:06,871 --> 00:21:07,871 So did I. 409 00:21:09,955 --> 00:21:11,746 I don't think I should have to give that up. 410 00:21:13,830 --> 00:21:14,830 You shouldn't. 411 00:21:16,996 --> 00:21:17,996 You can have the apartment. 412 00:21:19,455 --> 00:21:20,788 I'll move back in with Mother. 413 00:21:27,288 --> 00:21:28,288 Okay. 414 00:21:31,955 --> 00:21:33,705 Charlotte and Trey's separate interests 415 00:21:33,788 --> 00:21:35,496 had become more than separate bedrooms. 416 00:21:36,705 --> 00:21:38,996 They'd become a real separation. 417 00:21:41,580 --> 00:21:44,830 Meanwhile, I tried to find a way for my single self 418 00:21:44,913 --> 00:21:46,996 and my couple self to coexist. 419 00:21:49,496 --> 00:21:50,955 There you go. 420 00:21:51,413 --> 00:21:52,996 - Hey. - Hey. 421 00:21:53,496 --> 00:21:54,538 Yowzah! 422 00:21:55,663 --> 00:21:56,955 Where you going all dressed up like that? 423 00:21:57,038 --> 00:21:58,705 I told you yesterday I was going out. 424 00:21:58,788 --> 00:22:00,538 You didn't say you were going all out. 425 00:22:00,621 --> 00:22:02,163 I have to see Bungalow 8. 426 00:22:02,246 --> 00:22:03,413 Oh, yeah? What's that, a play? 427 00:22:03,496 --> 00:22:05,871 No, it's a very hot club. 428 00:22:05,955 --> 00:22:08,288 It's important that I know about these things. 429 00:22:08,371 --> 00:22:11,413 Some people consider my column the New York survival guide. 430 00:22:11,788 --> 00:22:14,246 - What's going on here? - It's just… 431 00:22:15,830 --> 00:22:17,038 something I'm trying. 432 00:22:17,996 --> 00:22:20,663 - It's closer to my heart this way. - Aw. 433 00:22:23,871 --> 00:22:24,913 Who you going out with, the girls? 434 00:22:26,371 --> 00:22:28,705 Oh, this guy, Oliver Spencer. 435 00:22:28,788 --> 00:22:30,705 - A guy? - He's gay. 436 00:22:30,788 --> 00:22:32,246 Oh. Whew. Cool. 437 00:22:32,913 --> 00:22:36,121 Listen, I am done for the night. 438 00:22:36,205 --> 00:22:38,788 So, you want me to jump in the shower, come with? 439 00:22:38,871 --> 00:22:40,955 Oh. I don't know. 440 00:22:41,038 --> 00:22:43,580 I don't know if he can get us both in. 441 00:22:43,663 --> 00:22:44,746 What do you mean? We can get in anywhere. 442 00:22:44,830 --> 00:22:46,288 No, you need a key or something. 443 00:22:46,371 --> 00:22:48,955 A key? Give me a fucking break. 444 00:22:49,038 --> 00:22:52,746 See, that kind of attitude is not appreciated at Bungalow 8. 445 00:22:52,830 --> 00:22:55,830 Come on, Carrie, a key? Why do you even buy into that shit? 446 00:22:55,913 --> 00:22:58,163 Let's just go out to dinner. I haven't seen you all week. 447 00:22:58,621 --> 00:22:59,621 I can't. 448 00:23:00,705 --> 00:23:01,648 I told Oliver… 449 00:23:01,663 --> 00:23:03,996 All right, all right, all right. 450 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:05,205 Hey, don't forget your key 451 00:23:05,288 --> 00:23:08,955 because we're very exclusive here, and we might not let you back in. 452 00:23:10,996 --> 00:23:14,288 See, now I feel bad. I basically discouraged him from coming. 453 00:23:14,371 --> 00:23:18,163 - Call and have him join us. - Oh, this is so not his scene. 454 00:23:18,246 --> 00:23:20,913 Then you have to break it off. This is Bungalow 8, darling. 455 00:23:20,996 --> 00:23:21,898 Oh, you're right, 456 00:23:21,913 --> 00:23:24,080 what's a relationship compared to a night with trendy strangers? 457 00:23:24,788 --> 00:23:26,580 - Oliver Spencer and date. - Here you go. Sure thing. 458 00:23:27,871 --> 00:23:29,496 - I'm your date? - Mmm-hmm. 459 00:23:42,913 --> 00:23:44,663 Turns out there's one problem 460 00:23:44,746 --> 00:23:47,080 with having a handsome gay man as your date. 461 00:23:47,163 --> 00:23:48,621 Other handsome gay men. 462 00:23:48,705 --> 00:23:51,371 You know, I just love those new Prada open-toed sandals. 463 00:23:51,455 --> 00:23:53,413 - I think I can get you a pair of those. - Really? 464 00:23:53,496 --> 00:23:55,121 - What size? - Eleven. 465 00:23:56,538 --> 00:23:58,455 So, Ollie? Ollie? 466 00:23:58,538 --> 00:24:02,788 Is there anything to eat at Bungalow 8, or is food so very last year? 467 00:24:04,413 --> 00:24:07,371 Okay, it seems that you're in the middle of a spa session, so… 468 00:24:08,205 --> 00:24:09,371 Wait, you're going? 469 00:24:10,496 --> 00:24:14,996 You know, I left a gorgeous man at home to come here and be your date. 470 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:17,580 And I'm guessing Size 11 did as well. 471 00:24:17,663 --> 00:24:21,038 So, I'm just not really sure why I'm here. 472 00:24:21,121 --> 00:24:22,705 Because you're fantastic. 473 00:24:22,788 --> 00:24:24,871 And I'm sorry I was neglecting you. 474 00:24:26,371 --> 00:24:27,371 I'm very bad. 475 00:24:29,121 --> 00:24:30,121 Kiss and make up? 476 00:24:34,705 --> 00:24:37,496 Well, if it isn't Mr. and Mrs. Down Under. 477 00:24:37,580 --> 00:24:40,038 I've been so preoccupied with my gay boyfriend, 478 00:24:40,121 --> 00:24:41,871 I kept forgetting about my gay husband. 479 00:24:41,955 --> 00:24:44,538 - You remember Stanford, from brunch? - Mmm-hmm. 480 00:24:44,621 --> 00:24:46,955 Apparently, it was more than just brunch. 481 00:24:47,038 --> 00:24:49,621 Carrie, don't fall for him. He's just another pretty face. 482 00:24:49,705 --> 00:24:51,538 He doesn't love you like I love you. 483 00:24:51,621 --> 00:24:54,496 I knew this woman when she took the subway, and wore Candie's. 484 00:24:54,580 --> 00:24:57,705 - Candie's? - I assure you, I never wore Candie's. 485 00:24:57,788 --> 00:25:01,288 You wore pink suede Candie's, and I adored you anyway. 486 00:25:01,371 --> 00:25:03,413 And how dare you try to steal her away 487 00:25:03,496 --> 00:25:06,580 with your dreamy eyes and your probably-fake accent? 488 00:25:06,663 --> 00:25:09,080 I'm sorry, I didn't realize the lady was spoken for. 489 00:25:09,163 --> 00:25:11,121 - Well, she is. - All right, then. 490 00:25:12,121 --> 00:25:13,121 Kiss and make up? 491 00:25:14,288 --> 00:25:15,371 And then I realized, 492 00:25:15,455 --> 00:25:19,621 my single-self life had a shelf life, and it had just expired. 493 00:25:19,705 --> 00:25:21,913 - Okay, I'm going. - Okay. 494 00:25:21,996 --> 00:25:25,246 No, Carrie, stay. We only just got here. 495 00:25:27,705 --> 00:25:30,663 - Let me buy you another drink. - No, it's fine, I just wanna go home. 496 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:33,996 And the surprising thing was, I did. 497 00:25:38,121 --> 00:25:39,913 Honey, I'm home. 498 00:25:44,705 --> 00:25:47,163 - Hi. - How was the Bungalow? 499 00:25:47,996 --> 00:25:48,996 Eh. 500 00:25:49,746 --> 00:25:51,038 I've seen better. 501 00:25:52,038 --> 00:25:55,330 Why do you own Jox and Cocks 4? 502 00:25:56,371 --> 00:25:58,371 More research for the survival guide? 503 00:25:59,246 --> 00:26:00,246 Really? 504 00:26:01,246 --> 00:26:02,246 What did you learn? 505 00:26:11,038 --> 00:26:13,413 Ooh. Oh, yeah. 506 00:26:13,830 --> 00:26:14,996 Uh-huh. 507 00:26:15,538 --> 00:26:16,955 Give me some of that. 508 00:26:17,788 --> 00:26:20,621 - Mmm. - A big thank-you to our gay friends. 509 00:26:23,580 --> 00:26:25,580 That's the thing about Manhattan. 510 00:26:25,663 --> 00:26:28,871 The most exclusive clubs only have a couple members, 511 00:26:28,955 --> 00:26:30,830 and they're very hard to find. 512 00:26:31,621 --> 00:26:34,955 The next morning, House & Garden came to Charlotte's house. 513 00:26:35,705 --> 00:26:38,621 It's fork, fork, knife, spoon. What are these people, crazy? 514 00:26:38,705 --> 00:26:41,830 This is perfect. Very Upper-East-Side breakfast for two. 515 00:26:41,913 --> 00:26:43,246 - I love this china. - Me too. 516 00:26:43,705 --> 00:26:45,455 Thanks, it's our wedding china. 517 00:26:46,955 --> 00:26:49,538 Anthony, could I talk to you a minute? 518 00:26:51,455 --> 00:26:52,621 We'll be right back. 519 00:26:55,538 --> 00:26:57,913 - Is he cute or what? - Mmm-hmm. Um… 520 00:26:58,705 --> 00:27:00,996 - Trey and I… - Splitting up, I knew it. 521 00:27:01,955 --> 00:27:04,663 Well, anyway, I don't think he's gonna be in the picture. 522 00:27:04,746 --> 00:27:05,830 So should we just cancel? 523 00:27:05,913 --> 00:27:07,830 Cancel? Hello? H & G. House & Garden. 524 00:27:07,913 --> 00:27:09,163 Do it without him. 525 00:27:09,246 --> 00:27:12,330 - Won't that look bad, just me? - It'll look beautiful. 526 00:27:12,413 --> 00:27:13,663 He may be the heart surgeon, 527 00:27:13,746 --> 00:27:15,371 but, honey, you're the heart of this whole operation. 528 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:19,038 Honestly, you're the best catch ever. Look what you did to this place. 529 00:27:19,830 --> 00:27:21,705 You could take any guy off the street, 530 00:27:21,788 --> 00:27:23,830 fix him up and make him into something wonderful. 531 00:27:24,580 --> 00:27:27,538 Not for nothing, but you deserve more than that stick-up-his-ass preppy, 532 00:27:27,663 --> 00:27:28,663 that's all I'm saying. 533 00:27:29,163 --> 00:27:30,580 Now get in here and have breakfast. 534 00:27:33,330 --> 00:27:35,413 Gordon, it's just gonna be… 535 00:27:35,496 --> 00:27:37,871 All righty. We ready for the picture? 536 00:27:39,038 --> 00:27:40,038 One minute. 537 00:27:45,121 --> 00:27:46,788 - Trey, you don't have to… - No. 538 00:27:47,746 --> 00:27:49,038 This is important to you. 539 00:27:49,871 --> 00:27:51,455 I at least want to do this. 540 00:27:52,413 --> 00:27:54,955 Handsome husband, beautiful wife. 541 00:27:56,288 --> 00:27:58,205 Having breakfast. 542 00:28:01,913 --> 00:28:02,913 Smile. 543 00:28:03,330 --> 00:28:06,580 Trey had moved out by the time the magazine was on the stands. 544 00:28:06,663 --> 00:28:10,663 But all over America, little girls in their mothers' pearls 545 00:28:10,746 --> 00:28:14,038 saw the picture and thought, "That's what I want." 546 00:28:19,788 --> 00:28:21,621 That's the thing about relationships. 547 00:28:22,705 --> 00:28:25,371 Sometimes they look prettier from the outside. 548 00:28:31,705 --> 00:28:35,913 And what's inside can be different than it seems.