Parallels

In the Sex and The City movie, Carrie and Mr. Big decide to get married. This is a big deal because Big has always been afraid of getting married again. It is the biggest problem in their relationship. Carrie took him back at the end of the TV series and the audience assumes he's overcome his fears. Come wedding day, however, he gets cold feet and all his old worries come back and he calls the whole thing off. By the time he rethinks it and realizes how stupid that idea is, Carrie's heart is already broken and it's too late. She cannot forgive him a second time for the same offense. Of course she is miserable for a while, but her friends are there to bring her out of her funk and help her move on. She slowly rebuilds her life as the lovely single gal that deserves the fame and acclaim she has. Carrie and Big run into each other a year or so later at their old apartment on the day it will be sold for good. They realize they have been foolish and cannot deny that they are meant to be together, then get married at the courthouse and live happily ever after.





In real life, that happy ending does not exist.