Season 2, Episode 12, La Douleur Exquise!
Carrie: I wanted to kill him. And he’s standing there and giving me the “what’s the big problem eyes,” you know, like I don’t understand, like it’s my problem. Charlotte: Ok, just calm down. There are ways to make it work. It’s just seven month, and you can go visit him in Paris and he can come back here. Carrie: No, it’s not about that. It’s about the fact that I wasn’t even a factor in his decision making process. Miranda: Totally. Samantha: Men do this all the time. Women walk around thinking we. And their version of we is me and my dick. Miranda: Totally. Carrie: I mean, just tell me what’s going on. Is that too much to ask? “Um, Carrie, I’m thinking about going to France. For the rest of my life.” Am I right? Charlotte: Totally. Carrie: One minute he’s all over me, and the next minute he’s pushing me away. And I just cannot believe this is happening… again. (bangs on the table) Why do I keep doing this to myself? I must be a masochist or something. Carrie Voice-over: That’s when I first realized it. I was in an SM relationship with Mr. Big… In love relationships there is a fine line between pleasure and pain. In fact, it’s a common belief that a relationship without pain is a relationship not worth having. To some, pain implies growth. But how do we know when the growing pains stop, and the pain pains take over? Are we masochists or optimists if we continue to walk that fine line? When it comes to relationships, how do you know when enough is enough?
