Carrie could’ve ended it with the Russian the moment he said he didn’t want kids. We all knew it was the beginning of the end the moment he said it, so why didn’t she?
I’m convinced this lady needs a dramatic ending in every relationship. She meets a guy she really likes and then finds one thing that he can’t give her/doesn’t want to give her but instead of ending the relationship then and there, she hyper fixates on this one thing (that she has not expressively said she’s ever wanted in the first place) and tries to probe him into giving her something that he can’t. Why not walk away before it gets too complicated and messy and save yourself the time and heartache? This is dating 101! I learned this lesson in my 20s. I don’t care how great a guy I’m seeing is, the moment I find out we want different things and are not willing to compromise, I end it. it’s really that simple and no one gets hurt because I respect what they want and I also respect what I want and don’t try to drag it out and make it theatrical. Even her friends know how to date intentionally. When she told Charlotte about the vasectomy, Charlotte told her to end it and if I remember correctly Samantha said something along the lines of end it or forget about having the baby. I just hate watching her torture herself. At 38 you’d think she’d run a tighter ship but I think her main issue was she always lacked intentionality in her dating life. And she’s obsessed with wanting what she can’t have. Big doesn’t want to be a relationship guy and settle down she now she must make him a relationship guy, Aidan wants to settle down and be relationship guy so now she wants to be free, Aleksandr doesn’t want a kid and though she has never mentioned the desire to have kids, now she wants to have kids. I love Carrie but man! It gets exhausting.