Carrie Bradshaw may be a successful sex columnist on And Just Like That will be returning for a second season, there’s the potential for revisiting some of Carrie’s former flames.
And Just Like That cuts Carrie’s voiceovers that so famously chronicle her romantic relationships in Sex and the City. Carrie’s misadventures in love bring a questionable cast of characters. Some men are more forgettable than others, but every romance plays a role in Carrie’s romantic ending with her true love.
21 Sean The Marrying Guy
Sex and the City has fabulous weddings, but Carrie dodges a marriage bullet with her short-lived romance with Sean the Marrying Guy. In season 1 episode “Bay of Married Pigs,” Carrie is introduced to Sean through mutual friends, and they decide to see each other again. However, Sean invites Carrie to a housewarming party where he shows Carrie and Charlotte his den that he plans to turn into a kids’ room and a crib mobile he bought for his future child. Their week-long romance ends over a romantic dinner with Carrie explaining she isn’t on the same page with wanting to settle down quickly.
20 Sam The Twenty-Something
Carrie tries her hand at dating a guy in his twenties. Justified, but he makes a cameo as Carrie’s hookup, Sam, in Sex and the City season 1 episode “Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys.” After hooking up, Carrie is put off from dating men in their 20s. Sam’s apartment is messy, and he is pretty much not an adult yet, not even having toilet paper available for Carrie in the restroom.
19 Gilles
Carrie’s romance with Gilles lasts all of one night. After being introduced to the French architect in Sex and the City season 1 episode “The Power of Female Sex,” Carrie and Gilles find themselves hooking up in her apartment. However, to Carrie’s horror, he leaves $1,000 on her nightstand before leaving. Carrie isn’t a paid escort and, rightfully, never sees Gilles again.
18 Joe Starr
After meeting at a ballgame in the Sex and the City season 2 premier, Carrie goes on a date with NY Yankees player Joe Starr. Unfortunately, Joe is just a blip in Carrie’s complete timeline. Despite hitting it off instantly, Carrie breaks it off with him because she’s just not over Big. Joe is simply Carrie’s rebound to get back into dating.
17 Ben
Ben is the political magazine editor that Carries dates in Sex and the City season 2 episode “The Freak Show.” Considering Carrie’s penchant for writing, Ben and Carrie could have made a good couple. However, he’s normal compared to the string of men Carrie has dated in the past. Carrie isn’t the one to break things off, but Ben breaks up with her after she destroys his apartment in an attempt to find what makes him weird.
16 John McFadden
Carrie has four major boyfriends in Sex and the City, but John McFadden wasn’t one of them. In “The F*ck Buddy,” Carrie tries to make a real relationship out of the purely physical relationship she has with John. The sex is great, but Carrie tries to make a relationship out of nothing. She and John have little in common, and he’s not a great conversationalist.
15 Seth
Played by Jon Bon Jovi, Carrie meets Seth in the waiting room of her therapist’s office in “Games People Play.” The two briefly date and sleep together. Unfortunately, the diagnoses from their therapist get in the way. Carrie dates the wrong men. Seth loses interest in a woman after hooking up. Carrie and Seth are completely wrong for each other and probably should have discussed their diagnosis before sleeping together.
14 Vaughn Wysel
Vaughn is perfect on paper for Carrie. He writes short-stories and has an amazing mother whom Carrie grows close to. Unfortunately, Vaughn has problems performing sexually, and it causes issues in their relationship. Carrie also realizes she enjoys the company of his mother more than his company and feels terrible about their breakup because she doesn’t want to break up with his family.
13 Aidan Shaw
Before Aidan returns in And Just Like That season 2, he was making Carrie swoon in Sex and the City season 3. Carrie’s relationship with the furniture designer ends when she cheats with Big. Though they reconnect later when Aidan opens a bar with Steve, Carrie calls off their engagement because she’s not ready. Despite Aidan marrying and having children, the duo shares a kiss in Sex and the City 2. Aidan is the anti-Big, and he doesn’t deserve the heartache that Carrie puts him through.
12 Patrick Casey
Carrie meets Patrick on the street in “Was It Good For You?” and reveals that his Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor suggests he not date anyone for a year. Ignoring that advice, Patrick trades his alcohol addiction for a sex addiction. When Carrie wants to take a break, Patrick relapses and strips on the street outside her home. It’s safe to say their romance didn’t last long.