Carrie & Mr. Big’s Relationship Timeline

Mr. Big and Carrie’s relationship was a rollercoaster that never ends Sex and the City And in the 2021 revival, And just like that… – Although it has an incredibly tragic ending. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mr. Big (Chris Noth) met in the Sex and the City Pilot and developed an instant attraction. The meeting led to a whirlwind romance that ended with Carrie being engaged to someone else and Mr. Big moving to the West Coast. Through breakups and new relationships, Carrie and Big couldn’t leave each other.

There were times when Carrie and Big were a toxic couple, but more so Sex and the City Further, the more they excelled in each other’s perfect partner. The “will-they-will-they” of Mr. Big and Kerry lasts until the last season of sex and the city, When big proposed. The first Sex and the City In the movie, they tie the knot, with Carrie and Mr. Big still happily married in the year 2021. And just like that. The decades long love story has more than its share of ups and downsWith the timeline of Carrie and Big’s relationship, which makes them one of the best sitcom couples.

Season 1

The introduction of Mr. Big

in the Sex and the City pilot, viewers are first introduced to Mr. Big when he and Carrie bump into each other on the sidewalk. They met incredibly early in the first Sex and the City episode. Carrie drops her purse, and Big helps her gather her things—including a handful of condoms. He looks at her curiously as she leaves. From there, the two continue to greet each other in the first episodes of Sex and the City Season 1, until they eventually get to know each other and develop a flirtatious romance.

They soon start dating and Carrie falls head over heels in love with Big. Their early relationship makes you not want to be single anymore. She starts sleeping in Big’s apartment, wants a monogamous relationship with him and even wants to be serious when she meets his mother. She and Big, however, were not on the same page in the first season. When she finds out he’s dating other women and doesn’t see her as “the one” quite yet, She ends things by the time 1 is finished.

Although the show’s first season received mixed reviews from critics who disliked the scripts but loved the cast’s performances, The relationship between Carrie and Big is often seen as the highlight of the first season. They have a unique journey in the first season. Big is the type of character that would only appear in one or two episodes of a sitcom, but for the drama, he makes it through the entire season for Carrie to understand what she is really looking for in a relationship.

“After he left, I cried for a week. And then I realized that I do have faith. Faith in myself. Faith that one day I will meet someone… who will be sure that I am the one.” – Curry

Season 2

Carrie & Big 2.0 and the Natasha era

Although Carrie is one of the most likable characters in Sex and the CityShe does a few things to scare big off in their relationship. so, When she first sees him after their breakup in the first episode of Sex and the City Season 2, time stood still for her, and it very quickly leads to them trying to have a relationship again.

Unfortunately, many of the same problems plague them because Big doesn’t want any of Carrie’s belongings in his apartment, and won’t even stay for a speech she makes when he attends her wedding. They still try to make things work.

however, When Carrie finds out he’s moved to Paris for work and never mentions it or invites her to come along, Carrie has second thoughts.. She knows they will never work because she is more into the relationship than he is. The two break up again, and she starts dating again. Months later, Carrie runs into Big at a party in the Hamptons. Not only is she shocked that he’s back in New York and hasn’t told her, but she’s stunned to find out that he’s engaged to a woman named Natasha.

Season 3

An affair to remember

in Sex and the City Season 3, Carrie meets Aidan Shaw. From there on, she goes on from Big, and she and Aiden fall deeply in love. However, Kerry also runs in Big Around New York. The two come face to face at a furniture expo when Natasha is ironically interested in Aidan’s work. After a few drinks, Big tells Carrie that he and Natasha are not happy, and he refuses “Out.“

Carrie and Big start seeing each other behind their partners’ backsAnd Carrie’s story implies that the two just don’t know how to stay away from each other when they’re in the same city. Carrie repeatedly says that they need to be done, but they do not stop seeing each other in secret.

They can’t help themselves, but when Natasha meets Carrie at her and Big’s apartment, the story ends. Soon after, Carrie tells Aidan, and now both she and Big are alone in the city. Carrie and Big end the season as close friends Until Samantha warns Big to leave Carrie alone.

Season 4

The end of an era

in Sex and the City Season 4, Carrie and Aidan give their relationship another try. However, when Aidan learns that Carrie is still friends with Big (despite Samantha’s previous warning to him), things get tense. Tension between Aidan and Big comes to a head when Aidan shows up at Big’s cabin to talk to Carrie. Although Carrie and Aidan do get engaged, he calls it off because he knows she will never be able to commit to him.

One of the big growing pains for Carrie in season 4 doesn’t involve romance, but finances. She needs to buy her apartment because her building has become a co-op, and at first, she is hesitant to let Aidan help her. Without Aidan’s financial help, she can’t afford the prince with just her freelance writing.. Big offers her a loan, but she eventually tears up the check after talking to her friends, and Charlotte ends up offering Carrie her wedding ring to provide her with a down payment instead.

Carrie and Big still remain friends until she shockingly finds out that Big is moving to California. Without Big in New York to keep Carrie on her toes, it’s the end of an era. Carrie and Big were a relatable couple in many seasons sex and the city, But the season 4 arc with two men fighting over Carrie is definitely among their most dramatic moments.

Season 5

A one-night stand in California

Mr. Big is only in one episode of Sex and the City Season 5, Episode 7 “The Great Journey,” Because he is in California. This is one of the slowest seasons for Big and Carrie’s relationship, but it has a significant moment. When she releases her first book and has to go to California for a book reading, she plans to see (and sleep with) Great. Carrie spends much of the season trying to connect with other people—whether physically or emotionally—and she can’t seem to find anyone who holds her interest for long.

While Carrie is in California promoting her book, Big confesses how sorry he is for their relationship. He read her book and realized how much trouble he put her through and wasn’t sure if he should sleep with her because he didn’t want to lead her on. The two eventually get intimate and say goodbye before heading back to their respective lives on different coasts. If the series didn’t continue, it would have been closure for their relationship.

Season 6: You’re The One

Big and Carrie end the series together

in Sex and the City season 6, Carrie and Big are still connected by phone and see each other again when Big is in town for heart surgery. Big’s surgery scares them both and makes him realize that he can see his future with Carrie. Carrie doesn’t necessarily take him seriously and continues with other men until she meets Alexander Petrovsky. Carrie falls in love with Alexander, so she starts ignoring Big’s calls because she knows he will distract her from her happiness.

Carrie agrees to move to Paris with Alexander, but when Big tries to stop her because he’s in love with her, Carrie snaps. She swears at him and moves on. Because he has to win her back, Big travels to Paris and tracks her down. He tells Carrie that she is “the one“ And it makes for one of Sex and the Citys most romantic scenes.

Sex & the City: The Movie

Carrie and Big Tie the Knot

In the first Sex and the City Movie, Big and Carrie live seemingly happily in New York. While apartment-hunting for a place they can call their own, Carrie begins to wonder about her assets when he buys them a stunning penthouse. The conversation leads to Big Proposing and Carrie’s plan for a small, intimate wedding grows bigger and bigger.

On the day of the wedding, Big gets cold feet and calls it off. It was like he was still afraid to commit, just like he was in the TV series, but he eventually tries to redeem himself. Heartbroken, Carrie spends the rest of the movie trying to get her life back in order until she realizes that Big has been trying to get her back all along. Despite all the hurt, Carrie and Big get back together and get married at City Hall.

Sex and the City 2

Carrie and Big’s marriage faces a test

Two years after the first movie, Sex and the City 2 Arrived in 2010. Now that Carrie and Big’s wedding is over and done with, viewers have seen what life after marriage holds for them. While Big is happy with their little life at home, Carrie misses hitting the streets of New York and going to parties. The two decided to spend two days a week apart as a way to decompress from each other.

The majority of the movie, however, involves Carrie and her friends on a very big trip. When Carrie goes to the Middle East for a trip with the girls, she bumps into Aidan and kisses him after dinner. It makes sense that Aidan would be the one to cast doubt on their marriage since he was the one person who seemed to be serious between them in the series as well. Big is devastated by the news, but manages to console himself. He gifts Carrie a black diamond and the two are in a better place.

And just like that…

Carrie becomes a widow

The Sex and the City Revival And just like that… arrived in 2021, over a decade after the second movie. The series picks up with Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda years later, leaving Samantha out of the storylines almost entirely. It was expected to pick up with the romantic relationships as well. However, it did not progress Big and Carrie’s relationship as many expected.

Given that so much time has passed, viewers have come to expect that And just like that… would show Carrie and Big navigating the trials and tribulations of keeping the passion alive later in a marriage. While their romance was at a stronger place than ever, Big died in the first episode of a heart attack. His surgery in the US Sex and the City The series years before may have even foreshadowed the possibility, making Carrie’s worries well-founded. From there, Carrie grieved his loss and had to focus on her life as an independent widow.

Was there anyone better than Big for Carrie?

Many Sex and the City fans still consider themselves Team Aidan

while many Sex and the City Fans will have their own favorite when it comes to Carrie’s boyfriends, few seemed like a better choice for her in the long run than Mr. Big. Much like Ross and Rachel in friends, Robin and Ted in how i met your mother and Penny and Leonard in The Big Bang Theory, The on-again off-again nature of Carrie and Big’s relationship over the 6 seasons of Sex and the City causing many viewers to correctly assume that they would end up together. The two were attracted to each other too strongly for Carrie to have ended up with anyone else, and the question was more whether they would finally settle than if they would.

However, while Carrie and Big always felt destined to end up together, there were still many Sex and the City Fans who don’t feel that he was the best choice of all her boyfriends on the show. Although every one of Carrie’s boyfriends probably has a handful of supporters who feel they are the ones she should have chosen over Mr. Big, The one name that comes up most often in discussions about better partners than her eventual husband is Aidan Shaw (John Corbett).

First introduced in Sex and the City In season 3, Aidan was an instant fan-favorite among the characters with Carrie. The conscientious furniture designer may be the antithesis of Carrie’s high-flying New York aspirations, but that’s what made Aidan so endearing to many viewers. He proved time and time again that he had an infinite amount of patience for Carrie, recognizing throughout their relationship that she simply needed time to figure out what she really wanted from life.

Few of Carrie’s exes would have been able to forgive her cheating on them with Mr. Big, but Aidan managed to heal from the wound. The couple were even engaged during season 4. Although it ultimately wasn’t meant to be, many were Sex and the City Fans who still always believe that the couple should have ended up together, and that Aidan was a much better choice for Kerry than Big. This may also be the case, as Aidan returned in season 2 of and just like that, With both he and Carrie wanting to give their romance another try.