Missing my girlfriends...

I miss my girls - Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, Samantha. They really did leave us wanting more. I miss Sex and the City. Horribly.

I have every season except season 5 (Thanks for nothing Trina!) on DVD and I watch them constantly. The writing was so superb and topical. I do wonder where Carrie got all of her money to buy those fabulous clothes, but everything else was right on point. Inevitably, one wonders which one of the girls you are (if you're a girl or a gay man). I definitely feel like Miranda. When we first laid eyes on Miranda, she wasn't much to look at. All buttoned up, type A overachiever. As the show progressed, I believe she grew the most of the 4 girls. Her wedding was stunning, beautiful and so amazingly sweet. I also love her relationship with Steve and her character becoming a mother. Miranda also had the honor of having the funniest moment in the entire series. Episode 16 in the second season was titled They Shoot Single People, Don't They?. Miranda was dating a man who was horrible in bed. She debates whether or not to tell him, but finally does. She tries to school him on how to be a better lover, but in the end, it just doesn't work. Her faking an orgasm at the end of the show was the funniest moment on the show for six years. The expression she had on her face (and we have all been there) was so funny, I pissed myself laughing. But overall, Miranda is kind of a geek and awkward socially and I definitely identify with her in that respect.

Carrie is a mess romantically, but as a person, is so strong and loyal and rich in character. I also absolutely love Sarah Jessica Parker's high pitched squeal and laugh. It's infectious and makes me laugh every time I hear it. I loved the episode in season 3 What Goes Around Comes Around where Carrie gets held up and the thief takes her shoes. Also the final episode when she is asleep in that stunning ostrich dress in Petrovsky's hotel suite. Or when she trips at the fashion show in season 4's The Real Me. My best friend had Sarah Jessica Parker as a passenger on one of his flights and said she is completely charming and kind in person. It's always nice to see that when a celebrity turns out to be as nice as you'd hope.

Charlotte and Samantha, I don't identify quite as much with. I liked how Charlotte started the series with this big picture in her head of how her life was going to be and it ended up being quite different than that. Yet, it was just as wonderful as she hoped it would be. I think my favorite Charlotte moments were her first wedding (season 3's episode Don't Ask, Don't Tell) and the moment in the cafe when they all agree to be each others soul mates (season 4's The Agony and the Ex-tacy). Samantha always proves to be a force to be reckoned with. I admire Samantha for her incredible self-confidence and willingness to try anything once. She's also always loyal to Carrie through thick and thin. Probably my favorite Samantha episode was season 3's Running with Scissors. Samantha takes her first HIV test and the interview with the nurse is monumentally funny. Also, season 5's Critical Condition where Samantha discovers that Sharper Image doesn't sell vibrators is truly a hoot.

In the end, Sex and the City succeeded because it was real. The girls were our friends and we were lucky to know them for the short time that we did. The show made me laugh, it made me cry, and it will go down in history as one of the best shows (if not the best) of our time.

Cuidate.