At a birthday party for thirtysomething Miranda, Carrie, and Samantha decide from now on, they'll have sex like men. Carrie has sex with an old flame, who's fine with being a sex object, then later runs into Mr. Big, both as she leaves the apartment and at Chaos. Miranda is set up with Skipper, who she hates at first but begins to warm up to. Charlotte decides not to sleep with Capote Duncan, who then asks her for cab fair so he can go get laid. Samantha, in turn, meets Capote at Chaos and has a one night stand with him.
Miranda goes out with a 'modelizer', a man who only dates models. At a fashion show, Samantha meets Barkely, a modelizer who likes to videotape his sexual encounters, which doesn't bother Samantha so she goes out with him. Carrie runs into Mr. Big again and flirts with him, but goes home with Derek, a model, instead.
Carrie gets invited to a house warming party by a married couple. She brings Charlotte and Samantha to the party to meet new guys, but all the male guests are married. Meanwhile, Miranda is set up with a woman and decides to let her co-workers believe she's a lesbian in order to help her career.
Carrie and Samantha both date men in their twenties but both break it off after they realize they're too old to date twenty-something guys. Charlotte gets advice from Carrie, Samantha, and Miranda about whether or not to have anal sex with her boyfriend.
Charlotte is invited to go to Connecticut with Neville Morgan, a famous artist. Carrie goes on a date with a French architect who helps her with her financial problems. Skipper tells Carrie that he's become obsessed with Miranda.
Carrie goes on her first date with Mr. Big but worries she hurt their relationship by sleeping with him, leading her to research peoples' secret relationships. Meanwhile, Miranda uncovers her boyfriend's secret.
Carrie discovers Mr. Big is not being exclusive, but she wants to be in a monogamous with him. However, Miranda refuses to be monogamous with her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Miranda tries to get back together with Skipper and Charlotte has to face her boyfriend's demands.
Carrie learns that Mr. Big was married and him and his ex-wife participated in threesomes. Jack, Charlotte's boyfriend, wants to have a threesome, but isn't sure if she wants to. Meanwhile, Samantha dates a married man until his wife finds out, then suggests they have a threesome to save his marriage.
Mr. Big tells Carrie that he'll never get married again. Miranda shows Carrie, Samantha, and Charlotte 'the rabbit'. Carrie gets proposed to by Stanford Blatch so he can inherit his family's fortune.
The four friends are invited to a baby shower for Laney, a former wild child turned soccer mom, who gets them thinking about their own futures. Carrie is 'late' and is forced to think about being a mother while Charlotte worries she may never have a child. Meanwhile, Samantha throws an "I don't have a baby" shower.
Carrie and Big's physical relationship is put on hold and Charlotte discovers that her new boyfriend is no longer interested in sex. Miranda is convinced she'll never have sex again after three months with no sex and Samantha learns that not having sex can be erotic too.
Miranda breaks it off with her Catholic boyfriend, Samantha falls in love with the perfect man, so she thinks, and Carrie is introduced to Big's mother, making her wonder where their relationship is headed.
After ending her relationship with Mr. Big, Carrie dates a member of the New York Yankees. However, when Carrie sees Mr. Big, she realizes that she's not over him. Meanwhile, Miranda becomes annoyed with 'men talkers', Samantha is unsatisfied with her boyfriend's shortcomings, and Charlotte's boyfriend repetitively adjusts himself.
After Mr. Big sends her flowers, Carrie invites him to her birthday party. Samantha struggles to talk about her boyfriend's shortcomings with him and they wind up in therapy. Meanwhile, Miranda forces herself to talk dirty to her boyfriend and Charlotte gets a puppy.
Carrie dates a bunch of freaks until she meets Ben. However, she ruins their relationship when she turns into a freak. Samantha goes on her first date with Harrison, Charlotte dates Mitchell Sailor, a.k.a. "Mr. Pussy", and Miranda quits dating all together.
Carrie starts to think she likes being single until her magazine cover shoot doesn't well. Samantha dates William, who turns out to be a jerk, Charlotte tries to get a date with Tom, an actor, and Miranda has to fake an orgasm.
Charlotte falls for a recently widowed man at a funeral; Carrie tries to make up with Mr. Big; Samantha becomes detested by the New York social scene after she tries to seduce another woman's husband; Miranda has panic attacks after buying her own apartment.
Carrie and Mr. Big are officially back together; Charlotte catches her date making out with another girl and accepts to have dinner with a "power lesbian"; Miranda learns that her lover can only have sex while watching porn; and Samantha discovers her hot personal trainer is seeing other women.
Miranda's interior decorator falls in love with her friend from London, announce that they're getting married after only a few days of knowing each other, and ask the girls to be part of the wedding.
Carrie tries to get Mr. Big to know her friends better. Samantha starts hanging out with a seventy-something millionaire. Miranda starts to date a bartender.
Mr. Big has annoying habits that Carrie tries to change. Meanwhile, Charlotte begins to date an uncircumcised man, Samantha runs into an ex who's now a drag queen, and Miranda has trouble working around Steve, the bartender's, late night schedule.
Carrie tells Mr. Big that she loves him but didn't get the response she was hoping for. Miranda breaks up with Steve due to his money issues. Meanwhile, Charlotte hooks up with a movie star and Samantha dates a wealthy man with a maid that interferes with their relationship.
Carrie attempts to leave items at Big's but he returns them to her. Miranda's gynecologist tells her that one of her ovaries stopped producing eggs. Samantha tries to get revenge on the one guy that broke her heart, but her plan backfires, and Charlotte can't figure out if her boyfriend is 'gay-straight' or 'straight-gay'.
Big tells Carrie that he's moving to Paris for 6 months. Charlotte's shoe fetish lands her a free 500 dollar pair of shoes from a salesman with a feet fetish. Miranda meets a guy in a bookstore who likes to get 'caught in the act'. Also, Samantha introduces the girls to the newest S&M restaurant.
Carrie meets a new guy at her therapist's waiting room, Samantha meets a man who likes to 'score' when his team does, Miranda flirts with a Peeping Tom, and Charlotte joins a bridge club to meet a guy.
Carrie makes a date with her 'special friend', Samantha makes love to the couple next door, Miranda dates a high-strung man, and Charlotte decides she needs to ask more men out.
Carrie dates a writer and meets his very open family. Samantha goes out with Charlotte's brother and Miranda dates a divorcee.
Carrie dates an alcoholic who she thinks is using her as a substitute for alcohol. Charlotte's partner falls asleep during sex so she enrolls in a tantric sex class. Samantha agrees to sleep with a gay couple. Meanwhile, Miranda buys new sheets.
The girls go on vacation at the Hamptons. Charlotte meets a twenty-something guy and lies that she's 27. They sleep together and he gives her crabs. Miranda bumps into the hairstylist she's suing for age discrimination, and Carrie learns that Big is dating a 26 year old woman.
Big drops the bomb that he's engaged to his 26 year old girlfriend, which angers Carrie. Miranda gets back to Steve as 'friends who have sex', Charlotte tries to overcome her fear of horses, and Samantha meets Mr. Too Big.
The women attend the New York City Fire Department's Calendar Contest in Staten Island. There, Samantha meets her dream hunk but their time together is cut short. Carrie meets Bill Kelley, a politician, who tries to make the move on her. Charlotte declares that she'll get married before the end of the year, then goes on a date with Arthur. Miranda refuses to have help after having laser surgery.
After three weeks, Carrie and Bill Kelley take their relationship to the next level but ends after he reveals his fantasy. Charlotte moves forward with her goal to get married by the end of the year. Samantha meets a bachelor who isn't her perfect match height wise but a match between the sheets. Miranda confronts Steve about becoming exclusive.
Carrie's Sunday brunch is ruined by seeing Mr. Big and Natasha's wedding announcement in the newspaper. Later, Carrie runs into Natasha while shopping, making her bad day even worse. Samantha takes the girls to a day at the spa where Charlotte is too self-conscious to bare all in the steam room. Meanwhile, Miranda's new cleaning lady takes her job too far when she tries to clean up Miranda's life.
When Carrie finds out that Sean, her new boyfriend, likes both men and women, she tries to not let it bother her, but has a hard time succeeding. Charlotte meets a photographer, Baird Johnson, who asks to take her picture. Samantha is forced to fire Matt, her assistant, but later sleeps with him, and Miranda invites Steve to move in with her.
Charlotte thinks it's going well with her new boyfriend, Brad, until she discovers he's a bad kisser. In order to impress Aiden, Carrie tries to quit smoking cold turkey. Samantha goes on a date with an African-American until she finds out his sister isn't as open-minded as she is. Miranda learns she has to be more supportive in her relationship with Steve.
Carrie wonders why Aiden won't sleep with her even after a romantic bath together. But Carrie finally realizes that she's gotten used to skipping romance and having sex right away. Alexander Lindley, Charlotte's new boyfriend, talks too much while in bed, upsetting Charlotte. Miranda contracts an STD and has to let her previous boyfriends know that they might have an STD as well. Meanwhile, Samantha is forced to move when she's blamed for letting in a man who robs a resident at gunpoint.
Carrie is invited to meet Aiden's parents but can't deal with the pressure and tells him no. But after she sees Mr. Big and Natasha together, she changes her mind. Charlotte meets Trey MacDougal, a single doctor, and they hit it off right away. Samantha starts to date Mark, a doctor who takes viagra despite not needing it, which leads Samantha to take some as well. Meanwhile, Miranda continues to adjust to her life with Steve.
After dating Trey for a while, Charlotte begins to think he's the one. Carrie runs into Mr. Big, who leaves her confused when he tells her he can't stop thinking about her. Samantha worries that she's hit menopause and Miranda hits her end with Steve and breaks up with him.
Even after breaking up, Steve sleeps on Miranda's couch during his apartment hunt and Miranda becomes hurt when he finds someone new. Charlotte finally meets her one goal in life, even though it wasn't how she planned it. Mr. Big tells Carrie that his relationship with Natasha isn't going well, leading them to share a passionate night together. Meanwhile, Samantha has problems with Adam.
When Aiden tells Carrie he loves her, Carrie feels more and more guilty about her night with Mr. Big. Charlotte becomes upset when Trey asks for a prenup before their wedding. Meanwhile, Miranda discovers the ups and downs of phone sex and Samantha comes down with the flu and feels that she'll end up alone when she has no one to take care of her.
Carrie continues her affair with Mr. Big but is put into a rough situation when Natasha catches her leaving Big's. Carrie turns to Miranda for advice and she tells her to end the affair. Meanwhile, Charlotte picks out the perfect wedding dress and Samantha's boyfriend makes her take an AIDS test before sleeping with her.
Carrie continues to debate whether or not to tell Aiden about her fling with Big. The girls go out with Charlotte the night before her wedding but Charlotte starts to have doubts about marrying Trey. Meanwhile, Miranda pretends she's a stewardess to meet men.
Carrie, Samantha, and Miranda head to Los Angeles so Carrie can talk to companies about making her column into a movie, where she meets with Matthew McConaughey, a Hollywood actor/producer. However, things at the meeting don't go well and Carrie leaves. Samantha meets a dildo model who invites the girls to a party. Meanwhile, Charlotte and Trey have a sexless honeymoon, leaving Charlotte to wonder what the root of Trey's problem really is.
During their second week in Los Angeles, Carrie spends the night with Keith Travers, a man that lets Carrie and Samantha into a movie screening. Miranda meets up with Lou, an old friend from New York, but finds out he's changed since he moved to New York. After still not having sex with Trey, Charlotte flies to L.A. to be with the other girls.
Samantha is hired as a publicist for a 13 year-old's Bat Mitzvah and learns that the 13 year-old girls are as oversexed as Samantha. Charlotte forces Trey to see a sex therapist. Carrie meets a man at a comic book store and soon falls in love with his apartment but doesn't feel the same way about his mother. Miranda has to wear braces but has them removed when a date thinks he'll get stuck in them.
When Miranda's date fails to show up, she calls him but finds out that he died the night before. At the wake, Miranda hits it off with one of Carrie's ex-boyfriends despite Carrie warning her about him. Carrie speaks at a seminar about meeting men but the cynical audience ask her pointed questions and begin see that she's not suited to teach the seminar. Samantha befriends Claire Ann, who she thinks is her equal until Claire Ann takes flirting with a man too far.
Charlotte, who continues to feel frustrated about not having sex with Trey, starts a fling with the McDougal's gardener but is caught, leading to Trey and Charlotte to become separated. Carrie gets mugged after being snubbed by Natasha at a restaurant. Samantha makes Carrie go with her to a party, which turns out to be a dorm party. Miranda dates the detective investigating Carrie's mugging.
Mr. Big invites Carrie to lunch, and she accepts. When she tells Miranda about the lunch, the two end up having their first fight ever. Samantha can't sleep because of noisy prostitutes, but ends up inviting them to a party with the girls. Trey finally comes to Charlotte, ready to overcome his problem, and Miranda runs into Steve.
It's Carrie's 35th birthday, and the girls take time to reflect on their lives. Samantha pursues a monk, Charlotte comes to the conclusion that Trey isn't her soul-mate after a sexual mishap, and Miranda finds that you don't have to be married to be happy. But Carrie only feels depressed when no one shows up to her dinner party.
Carrie is asked to be a model at an upcoming fashion show. But her excitement soon ends when the dress she is supposed to model is changed to a panty. Meanwhile, Charlotte develops a rash and is embarrassed to change gynecologists, Miranda decides to pose nude so she can remember how she once looked, and Miranda's self confidence hurts a pending relationship.
Carrie and Big start to get along better until Carrie flirts with a jazz player and makes Big jealous. Seeing this, Carrie decides that she needs to set some boundaries for their relationship. Samantha sets boundaries with Trey, who only wants to have sex. Miranda, on the other hand, lowers her boundaries and lets her boyfriend urinate with the door open, but soon regrets her decision when he does every thing with the door open. Samantha lowers her boundaries as well and starts a lesbian relationship with an artist.
Miranda goes on a sex strike after a series of bad dates. However, she eats chocolate in place of having sex, but tries to hold out as long as she can. Carrie starts sleeping with Ray, a club owner, and hopes that she can start a relationship with him. Not only is Charlotte having sex with Trey again, but he comes to her with a proposal. Samantha breaks the news about her lesbian relationship to the others and discovers the wonders of lesbian sex.
Miranda is invited to Steve's bar opening, but is hesitant to attend. Miranda asks Carrie to go with her, but is hesitant as well because Aiden is Steve's partner. Meanwhile, Charlotte takes a stand against Bunny and Samantha's girlfriend tries to help make up for the lack of men in Samantha's life.
Carrie and Aiden go out with Miranda and Steve. Carrie sees that Aiden doesn't want to be in a serious relationship, but Carrie continues to go after him. Samantha sleeps with a man who has her talk baby talk during sex. Miranda meets a man training for a marathon, and Charlotte and Trey decide to put off their baby plans.
When Aiden overhears a message Big left for Carrie on her answering machine, his relationship with Carrie becomes distant. Meanwhile, Samantha sleeps with a man who stole her cab, Charlotte decides to quit her job to be a full-time wife, and Miranda throws her neck out.
Carrie's computer crashes and Aiden tries to help by buying her a new computer with a zip drive. But Carrie feels that he is invading her space, causing the two to fight. Samantha tries out some of the 1001 sexual with her boyfriend positions from a book she bought. Meanwhile, Miranda's mother dies and Carrie, Samantha, and Charlotte attend the funeral with her.
Carrie goes to Aiden's cabin and leaves after a squirrel scares her and she gets bored. But after having dinner with Big and learning about his new girlfriend, Carrie goes back to the cabin, and brings Samantha along with her. Miranda finds out about Steve's testicular cancer and Steve gets mad at her when he thinks she's pitying him. Charlotte and Trey continue in their quest to have a baby.
Carrie returns to the countryside with Aiden, and inadvertently invites Mr. Big after Willow breaks up with him. While there, Aiden and Big are constantly at odds, and end up fighting, leaving Carrie to mediate. Back in New York, Trey goes to have his sperm tested but can't get it in the cup, Miranda and Steve meet a specialist about a prosthetic testicle, and Samantha goes to a job interview.
Charlotte and Trey continue having trouble getting pregnant, but Miranda, despite her having a lazy ovary and Steve only having one testicle, managed to get pregnant. Miranda must decide if she wants an abortion and whether or not she should tell Steve. Meanwhile, Carrie tells Aiden about her past, Samantha has trouble being Lucy Liu's rep, and Charlotte and Trey discover the root of their pregnancy problem.
Aiden asks Carrie to move in with him but Carrie isn't sure if she's ready for that step yet. Finding an engagement ring in Aiden's things, then running into Mr. Big doesn't help her decision any. Meanwhile, Miranda tells Steve she's pregnant, Samantha joins the mile-high club, and Charlotte signs up to adopt a baby.
Now that Carrie and Aiden are living together, Carrie begins to feel cramped in their apartment, and things become awkward when they have a big fight and don't speak to each other for 3 days. Meanwhile, Samantha begins to fall for her boss, Trey offends Charlotte, and Miranda wonders if having sex while you're pregnant is bad for the baby.
Carrie meets a gay guy when the girls go dancing at a gay club. She begins to hang out with him, but soon finds she has to fight for his attention. Charlotte and Trey's home is featured in "Home and Gardens" but instead of bringing them closer, it makes them grow even farther apart. Meanwhile, Samantha admits to Richard that she loves him and a co-worker tells Miranda's office that she's pregnant so she 'accidentally' tells everyone that he's gay.
After being pressured about a date for her wedding, Carrie starts to think about the purpose of getting married. Miranda takes her dress shopping and Carrie has a bad allergic reaction to one of the dresses. Meanwhile, Samantha is hurt when she finds out that Richard is sleeping with other women and Charlotte has a hard time at tap dance class.
Now that Aiden moved out, Carrie has to buy back her apartment from Aiden, but finds she doesn't have the money to do so. Mr. Big offers a check, and Carrie has to decide whether or not to take his help. Meanwhile, Samantha finds out that Richard isn't the one that buys the presents he gives to her and Miranda and Steve discuss the custody of their child.
Carrie is given the opportunity to do free-lance writing for Vogue but her first article doesn't go over well with the editor. Meanwhile, for Richard's birthday, Samantha gets him a threesome, and Charlotte is reminded of the past at Miranda's baby shower.
Carrie finds out that Big is leaving New York and tries to have a romantic goodbye evening with him. But when Miranda goes into labor, Carrie has to leave to meet Miranda at the hospital. At the hospital, Miranda doesn't yet feel maternal, and can't work up the motivation to push. Meanwhile, Charlotte decides it's time to start dating again, and Samantha comes up with a plan to catch Richard cheating.
The girls begin to adjust to Miranda's new life with her newborn, which Samantha has a hard time with. Charlotte decides she's finally over Trey and goes out to find her next love, but Carrie, on the other hand, starts to think she's out of great loves now that both Aiden and Big are gone. Meanwhile, Samantha tries to get Richard back and Miranda tries to get the hang of breastfeeding.
Richard declares his love to Samantha and buys her a big ring to show his forgiveness. Carrie thinks that she's getting fired, but the editor has great news for her instead. Meanwhile, Steve wants Brady to be baptized, and Miranda asks Carrie to be his Godmother.
For Charlotte's 36th birthday, Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte go with Samantha to Atlantic City on Richard's jet. The entire trip, Charlotte worries she'll become an old maid, Miranda only wants to catch up on sleep, and Samantha is pre-occupied keeping an eye on Richard. Meanwhile, Carrie realizes that she has to gamble in life and not continue to hide.
Now that Carrie has a book deal, she and Samantha go to Barnes and Noble in search of cover ideas. Together, they come up with something 'smart and sexy'. Samantha begins to think that she's too old to have the lifestyle that she's living, and Charlotte, still worried she'll be an old maid, secretly consults self-help books for advice. Miranda continues to try to lose baby fat by joining Weight Watchers, where she meets Tom "Big Boned".
Carrie gets ready for her book release party but has a hard time finding a 'plus one' to accompany her to the party. Samantha gets ready for the party by having a chemical peel, which turns out disastrous. Charlotte finds the perfect 'plus one' but when Bunny ruins her plans. Meanwhile, Miranda has to adjust to dating now that she's a single mother.
Carrie runs into a woman who dated Aiden after her, and worries when she implies that Carrie really hurt Aiden. Later, she reads her rave book reviews in the New York Times. Meanwhile, Miranda continues having a hard time being a mother, and Charlotte confronts Bunny.
Carrie travels to San Francisco on her book tour, and Samantha accompanies her. There, Carrie tries to get Big to sleep with her, but has no such luck. Charlotte is given divorce papers by her lawyer, and ends up having sex with him.
The girls are invited to one of Carrie's friend's, who was supposedly gay, wedding to a woman. Harry invites Charlotte to be his date, and accepts, on one condition. Samantha arranges for the party to be thrown at Richard's house. At the party, Carrie runs into Jack Berger, who asks her out. Meanwhile, Miranda and Steve unexpectedly start having sex again.
Carrie has a hot date with Jack but worries the entire time that she'll screw it up. To calm down, the girls suggest that she has a "sim-u-date" prior to her date with Jack. Though the "sim-u-date" doesn't go well and Carrie runs into Aiden, she decides to still go on her date with Jack. Meanwhile, Charlotte is still in love with Harry, and Harry still refuses to marry a non-Jew. Miranda admits her feelings for Steve, but is crushed when she finds out that he's in a relationship. Samantha sleeps with her new stockbroker neighbor and he gives her stock tips.
Carrie and Jack continue to have the perfect relationship until they realize that they don't have the same passion for each other in bed. Meanwhile, Samantha pursues a waiter at a raw foods restaurant, Miranda uses TiVo to fill the void left by Steve, and Charlotte announces she's converting in order to be with Harry.
Carrie visits Jack at his apartment, and while there, Jack opens his "ex-file". Miranda continues to hide her feelings for Steve from him, and has to deal with his new relationship moving to a new level. Charlotte prepares for her conversion, and Samantha tries to make up for getting her lover fired.
Carrie takes Jack out to dinner with her and the girls and things go well until he gives Miranda relationship advice. Later, Carrie criticizes Jack's book and shuts down on her. Meanwhile, Samantha and Jerry continue to act out their sexual fantasies. Miranda tries to use Jack's advice, and Charlotte demands that Harry propose to her.
After taking Berger out on a date to celebrate the success of her book, Carrie's success makes Berger feel like she's rubbing her success in his face. Samantha continues to date Jerry and tries to help him become big in New York, first by changing his name. Charlotte is still down about being dumped by Harry, and Miranda tries to get closer to Steve.
Carrie gets called for jury duty and is unable to get out of it. Later, she and Berger decide to take a one week break from each other. Miranda begins to feel the pressures of being a single mother when Brady sees Magda as more of a mother figure than Miranda. Meanwhile, people at the synagogue try to set Charlotte up and Samantha continues to help Smith with his career.
Carrie is dumped by Berger through a post-it that he left, and ends up bashing him to some of his friends at a nightclub. Charlotte is thrilled about her engagement to Harry and the girls take her on a barhopping bridal party. Miranda's confidence rises when she is able to fit into her skinny jeans and Samantha thinks that she and Smith are moving to fast when he calls her his girlfriend.
Carrie is introduced to Harry's best man, and ends up having a one-night stand with him. Miranda hides from Steve's new girlfriend, knowing that if she met her, she'd have to accept that Steve moved on. Charlotte and Harry's wedding day doesn't go as planned, and Samantha admits to herself that she misses Smith.
Carrie and Stanford attend a baby shower for Kyra and Chuck, friends of the two, where Carrie's new expensive shoes are stolen. Carrie then comes up with a plan to get the shoes replaced. When Brady gets the chicken pox, and Miranda contracts them soon after, her doctor, Robert Leeds, comes to take care of her, but their relationship moves quickly past doctor/patient. Charlotte and Harry work through newlywed problems and Samantha has a run-in with noisy children at a fancy restaurant.
Carrie's high school boyfriend, Jeremy, calls Carrie and asks her to go to dinner with him. Carrie is plesantly surprised and begins to reconnect with him until he reveals the real reason that he's in town. Samantha is unable to get into a new SoHo club but soon finds away to get in. Charlotte and Anthony run into Stanford and Marcus, and at lunch, Charlotte reveals something that leads Marcus to break up with Stanford. Meanwhile, Dr. Leeds moves into Miranda's building and the two get closer.
Big returns to New York for a angioplasty and Carrie is upset when she hears the news. However, after the surgery, Carrie does her best to help Big recover. Samantha and Smith's relationship becomes awkward when Smith tries to hold Samantha's hand while they're in public. Meanwhile, Miranda stresses over how to tell Steve about her new relationship, but Steve finds out for himself when he walks in on the two. Charlotte decides to try Eastern medicine to help her problems with getting pregnant.
At an art exhibit, Carrie meets Aleksandr Petrovsky, an artist, who soon asks her out. Charlotte is devastated when she and Harry finally conceive, but she miscarries. Robert tells Miranda that he loves her, through cookies, making Miranda think that she may never be able to express her feelings. However, this proves to be untrue at Brady's first birthday party. Samantha finds gray hair 'down there' and dyes it to cover up the grays, but the dye job goes bad.
Carrie and Aleksandr sleep together, but Carrie is surprised when she wakes up to find that Aleksandr uses his apartment for his business. Charlotte continues to recover from her miscarriage and volunteers with the blind to take her mind off things. Steve moves back into Miranda's apartment, but having Dr. Leeds living in the building makes Miranda uncomfortable. Samantha discovers that Smith's feelings are true, but only after she has an affair with Richard.
Carrie's relationship with Petrovsky continues to go well, but his extravagant gifts become too much for Carrie. Steve and Miranda decide to get married and begin to plan their wedding. Harry tries to be romantic by taking Charlotte to a fancy French restaurant, but the gesture is lost when they both come down with food poisoning. Samantha decides she wants breast implants but receives startling news from the plastic surgeon.
Carrie learns that Petrovsky has a 22 year-old daughter and doesn't want any more children, leaving Carrie to wonder if she's willing to give up children for Petrovsky. At her cancer treatments, the male physician offends Samantha, so Samantha sets out to get on a female doctor's schedule. Miranda and Steve leave for their honeymoon, but the location Steve chose drives Miranda crazy. Brady is left in the care of Carrie and Charlotte, and Charlotte stresses out the entire time.
Carrie and Petrovsky have dinner together, but Carrie walks out on him when he talks about a friend he had that died of cancer. Samantha's treatments go well, except for the fact that her hair starts to fall out. Smith helps her feel better when he shave his head, and the two go out together, both bald. Charlotte and Harry continue to have trouble conceiving, and Charlotte ends up adopting a dog. Meanwhile, Steve and Miranda look at houses in Brooklyn after they both feel that the apartment is too cramped.
Carrie and Petrovsky's relationship continues to fall apart. In order to prove that Smith is not gay, Samantha tapes them having sex and "accidentally" leaks it to the press. Meanwhile, Charlotte enters her dog in a dog show and Miranda has a hard time adjusting to her life in Brooklyn.
At a dinner party, Petrovsky breaks the news that Carrie is moving with him to Paris, and Miranda doesn't take the news well. A death at a party causes Carrie to re-examine her life, and the girls' lives, in order to make a decision about Paris.
Before leaving for Paris, Carrie runs into Big and tells him that she wants him out of her life. After one last dinner with the girls, Carrie leaves for Paris. In New York, Samantha speaks at a breast cancer benefit and Charlotte goes to Carrie's in search of an adoption recommendation, but ends up talking to big instead. After talking with Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte, Big decides to go to Paris after Carrie.
Carrie has an awkward meal with Petrovsky's ex-wife and begins to wonder if she can ever live up to his ex. On the streets, Carrie meets some of her fans who want to throw Carrie a party. In New York, Samantha drives Smith away when her sex drive begins to fade, but Smith lets Samantha know that he has strong feelings for her, even when she has no sex drive. Charlotte and Harry finally receive good news about their adoption. Steve and Miranda agree to let his mother live with them after she has a stroke. Back in Paris, Petrovsky ends up slapping Carrie during a fight, and runs into Big, who is there to help her pick up the pieces.