I began watching Sex and the City long after the series ended, and even then was confined to the edited episodes on basic cable. This doesn't mean that I did not feel a profound connection with the characters. Most episodes left me with the yearning to write for more than just my own personal enjoyment; to be my own version of a Carrie Bradshaw.
In every woman there is a little bit of each of the S&TC girls in them and in the end all we can hope for is to be lucky enough to have friendships like theirs. Sure, I have close friends... but I don't have a core group like those four women. Forging friendships in your twenties is tough. You are out of the social heaven that is college, and odds are you are younger than many of your coworkers. Like Carrie said in the movie, your twenties are your time to test your wings and make mistakes. Personally, I have done a lot of growing up the last couple of years... but I have a lot more growing to still do before I will be content with who I am as a person.
The movie was perfect exactly how it was. I laughed, I cried, I was shocked and angry, happy and sad. It also made me reflect on my life so far. I also thought that it was ironically fitting that my run to Target post-movie ended up with me buying a pair of shoes that I hadn't planned on. After all, the two L's are what every young woman is looking for: Labels and Love. I have control over the first, I can seek out the stores to shop in, buy the products I want. Love is a far more fickle beast that changes over time. Love in high school is different from love in college. Love post-college is another beast as well. Some people get married, some have children, others sleep around racking up the notches on their bed post, while others still end up in love purgatory. A place where your intentions are true but you set yourself up for failure with your executions.
At the end of the day though, it's no longer about being with the hottest guy/girl in the city; but about being with the one who can make you laugh... well and a great pair of shoes.
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I can't wait to see it...you'd be proud of me too, I laid down the law with Mr. Non-Human. Of course he said to me, "this was never anything more than a hook-up," and the honesty of that statement broke my heart...I mean, sure I knew all along it wasn't, but he gave me glimpses of hope that were I guess never really true. My friend Sarah was all, "he has a point," which was hard to hear (everyone has been telling me that, except for one person who is convinced he felt otherwise at some point) but I have to say this one thing as I believe Steve once said to Miranda, "no one knows what goes on behind closed doors."
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