1. Two weeks ago
I had my picture taken...
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2. Look up. Good, good.
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3. It was a promotional photo for my column
scheduled to run on the side of a bus.
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4. I had misgivings.
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5. Which were mollified
when they said I could keep the dress.
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6. Friday night.
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7. In lieu of any actual social life of their own,
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8. Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte
had all stopped by to live vicariously
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9. through my first official date with Mr Big.
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10. Carrie!
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11. Honey it's fabulous. Bravo!
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12. It's tits on toast, baby.
But you make it work.
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13. It's the "naked dress". You're obviously
gonna have sex with him tonight.
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14. - It's our first date!
- She's just gonna look like sex.
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15. - That's right, I'm just the trailer.
- Please, if it happens, it happens.
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16. - Bottoms up.
- Wait a second!
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17. If you're serious about this guy,
you can't sleep on the first date.
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18. Oh, God.
Here she goes again with The Rules.
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19. The women who wrote that book,
couldn't get laid.
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20. They constructed this whole bullshit theory
to make women who can get laid feel bad.
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21. But if you're serious about a guy,
keep him waiting for at least five dates.
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22. - Oh, you've gone up.
- Yes.
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23. The number of dates that you wait to have
sex is proportional to your age.
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24. Forget the math,
don't fuck on a first date, you're fine.
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25. - Third date.
- Too soon!
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26. A guy can just as easily dump you
if you fuck him on the first date
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27. - as he can on the 10th.
- When have you ever been on a 10th?
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28. - By then you're emotionally involved.
- Exactly!
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29. Isn't it better to find out if the sex is good
before anybody's feelings get hurt?
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30. - It's OK to feel hurt.
- And you handle that so well!
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31. - There is a case for restraint.
- When did you become a Victorian?
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32. The Victorians valued romance.
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33. True romance
cannot exist without good sex.
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34. And yet you can have good sex
with someone you don't respect.
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35. Or even remember.
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36. All right, well,
ladies I'm just going to dinner.
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37. - Goodnight.
- Goodbye, have fun.
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38. Bye!
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39. Truth is I was dying to sleep with him.
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40. But isn't delayed gratification
the definition of maturity?
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41. - Interesting dress.
- Meaning?
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42. Interesting dress.
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43. - Don't worry. I can restrain myself.
- So can I.
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44. I can't be hemmed in by rules.
I go with my emotions.
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45. Some of the greatest romances of all time
began with sex on the first date...
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46. I bet.
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47. I will not be the first one to speak.
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48. And if he never calls me again,
I'll always think of him fondly...
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49. as an asshole.
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50. That was really...
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51. Can you believe we,
on the first date?
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52. I mean, I didn't plan that, you know.
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53. What do you think?
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54. I thought it was pretty fucking great.
But what do I know?
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55. You feel like getting some Szechwan?
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56. Had Mr Big discovered my weakness
for great sex and greasy Chinese?
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57. Or was going out to dinner a diversionary
tactic to keep me from spending the night?
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58. Before I was able to completely
indulge my paranoia...
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59. It was my pal, Mike Singer.
We've known each other for ten years,
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60. but never had sex, because we want
to know each other for another ten.
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61. - Hey!
- Carrie, what are you doing here?
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62. I'm with...
I'll tell you all about it later.
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63. - You look great.
- Not too naked?
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64. Just naked enough.
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65. Hi, I'm Carrie Bradshaw.
I'm an old friend of Mike's.
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66. I'm Libby Biyalick.
It's so nice to finally meet a friend.
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67. - So, I'll call you.
- OK, great.
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68. Well, have a good dinner. Nice to meet you.
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69. I left wondering why Mike didn't want
to introduce me to his date.
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70. That very same night, something absolutely
amazing happened to Miranda.
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71. Oh, my God! I'm so sorry.
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72. She met someone in gym class.
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73. - Are you sure you're OK?
- I'm fine.
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74. So, what exactly
about my head pissed you off?
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75. - I wish there was something I could do.
- You could buy me dinner sometime.
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76. And a CAT scan.
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77. His name was Ted Baker.
32, a sports medicine doctor
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78. with an apartment overlooking
the Natural History Museum.
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79. Three prior serious relationships,
none resulting in marriage.
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80. A kiss to make it better.
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81. So, really, can I call you sometime?
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82. Sure.
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83. He left a message
on my machine when I got home.
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84. - He wants to go out this week.
- That's fantastic!
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85. No, it's too quick. Maybe that kick
in his head scrambled his brains.
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86. No, too quick is sleeping with him
on the first date. That's too quick.
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87. You both got excited and you went for it.
Stop blaming yourself.
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88. No, I don't blame myself,
I blame the dress.
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89. The dress led me on, it had a life of its own.
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90. We went to this restaurant afterwards,
you'll never guess who I ran into.
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91. - Who?
- Mike Singer, on a date.
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92. - The whole world's in love.
- I'm not sure, I don't know.
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93. He was acting very weird. Like he didn't
want me to meet her or something.
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94. What's her name?
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95. Her name was Libby Biyalick.
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96. Mike told me everything while I helped
him pick sheets at Bed Bath And Beyond.
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97. - So, how long have you been seeing her?
- A while.
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98. - Is this a painful topic?
- It's just, she's not someone I date openly.
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99. - Why, is she married?
- No.
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100. - Is she a cousin?
- No.
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101. The thing is, she's smart,
incredibly sweet, and the sex is great.
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102. - She's just not the one I see myself with.
- Why not?
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103. It was about three months ago. Mike had
been dumped by Fiona Brooks, a cellist,
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104. who he was trying to forget
as quickly as possible.
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105. They had both loved to cook, shopping
for the week was a Saturday morning ritual.
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106. So he was feeling
particularly vulnerable when...
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107. Care to try some aged sheep's milk cheese
from the Tyrolean Alps?
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108. Thanks.
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109. - It's good.
- It's made by monks.
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110. - Really?
- Trappist monks.
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111. Fresh goat cheese from the Napa Valley.
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112. It's delicious.
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113. L'Explorateur.
It's a triple cream from France.
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114. Mike found himself very uninhibited.
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115. Since he didn't think Libby was
that gorgeous, there wasn't any pressure.
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116. Next morning, he woke up
and felt at ease, very relaxed.
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117. I'm a creative director
of an ad agency but...
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118. eventually I'd love to have my own shop.
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119. I'd love to have my own shop, too.
Well, cheese shop, I mean.
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120. She was one of the only women he'd
ever met who he felt he could just be with.
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121. - So what's the problem?
- Look, she's not beautiful,
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122. we don't have a lot in common.
Most of her friends are in dairy.
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123. But she's warm, and unpretentious and...
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124. it is the best sex I've ever had in my life.
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125. What are you afraid of?
What other people are going to think?
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126. She's not the right woman
for me in the larger sense.
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127. So I keep her a secret.
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128. I couldn't decide whether Mike
was being shallow or honest.
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129. But the question nagged me for days.
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130. How many of us out there
are having great sex
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131. with people we're ashamed
to introduce to our friends?
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132. Have I ever had fabulous sex
with someone I didn't want to admit to?
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133. Did I tell you about that jazz musician
who lived with his mother in Queens?
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134. - Yeah, Alex.
- What about the window washer?
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135. The one who doesn't wear
any underwear?
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136. I met this gorgeous kid
in Spy Bar last year.
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137. He turned out to be in high school.
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138. Evidently, Samantha had had lots of sex,
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139. none of which was secret.
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140. Fine, it just proves
I'm not ashamed of anyone I've slept with.
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141. OK, here it is.
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142. Oh, you look...
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143. Naked.
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144. There it was, the dress that
led me down the garden path with Mr Big.
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145. - I shouldn't be embarrassed?
- No, you look fabulous!
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146. - There's no such thing as bad publicity.
- You would say that, you're a publicist.
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147. We must go someplace fabulous where
we can toast you, where the bus goes by.
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148. - You can invite Mr Big.
- No, I don't think so.
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149. I haven't heard from him
since we spent the night together.
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150. Sweetie, forget about him.
You're going to be on the side of a bus.
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151. Ten million men will be drooling over you
every morning on their way to work.
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152. It's the best personal ad
I've ever seen in my life.
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153. Samantha had a particular knack for turning
a desperate situation into a hopeless one.
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154. Speaking of secret sex,
did Charlotte ever tell you about the rabbi?
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155. The rabbi?
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156. - Excuse me?
- You know who I'm talking about.
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157. I cannot believe
you're interrogating me at work!
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158. I'm sorry, it's my fault.
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159. Anyway, he wasn't a rabbi.
He was a Hasidic folk artist from Brooklyn.
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160. Close enough.
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161. Charlotte had seen Shmuel's work,
and arranged to meet him at his studio.
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162. These are outstanding, so much life.
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163. - You have a beautiful way with light.
- Thank you.
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164. - Now this one is really special.
- That's my yeshiva.
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165. I wanted to capture
the exuberance of youth.
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166. Charlotte was intoxicated by his talent,
strangeness, and the smell of his wool.
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167. Magical.
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168. It was so sexy, so forbidden.
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169. Daddy's little Episcopalian princess
in the arms of one of God's chosen people.
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170. We would talk about art,
sex and the Torah.
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171. - Why didn't you introduce him to anybody?
- I was embarrassed.
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172. I couldn't really date him.
And he couldn't date me.
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173. - What would people think?
- If the sex is good, who cares?
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174. You can't put this in your column.
Promise!
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175. I promise.
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176. Was secret sex
the ultimate form of intimacy,
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177. since it existed in a pure state,
exempt from the judgment of the world?
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178. Or is it just another way
to deny our feelings
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179. and emotionally
compartmentalise our lives?
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180. - Hello?
- Do you miss me yet?
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181. - Who is this?
- How have you been?
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182. Great.
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183. - Fabulous. Fantastic, actually, and you?
- Well, at the risk of sounding trite,
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184. - I can't stop thinking about you.
- I adore trite.
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185. Listen, we should have a real first date.
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186. You know?
The traditional American type.
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187. Dinner and a movie?
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188. Of course, knowing us,
we'll skip the movie.
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189. As long as we don't skip dinner.
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190. What a relief. I had just escaped
the sex on the first date curse.
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191. That weekend, I was with a man whose
name I wanted to shout from the rooftops.
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192. Let me get this straight...
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193. - Your picture is going to be on a bus.
- That's right.
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194. A cross town bus,
or a downtown bus?
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195. The M2. It goes right down 5th.
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196. That's a good line.
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197. I'm getting together a group of friends
tomorrow afternoon to watch it go by.
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198. I thought, maybe
if you weren't doing anything...
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199. Hey, how are you?
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200. Hey, how are you?
It's good to see you.
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201. - You remember Phyllis.
- Of course, Phyllis, how are you?
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202. - Everything good?
- Yeah, everything's dandy.
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203. Well, that's what I hear.
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204. - So, good to see you.
- Good to see you again.
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205. Bye-bye, cheers.
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206. - Who was that?
- Some guy I skied with in Aspen.
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207. I didn't understand.
Had I become the invisible woman?
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208. I tried not to let it bother me.
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209. I also tried not to let it bother me
that he took me back to Fung Wa,
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210. scene of our post-coital dinner.
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211. - I can't make your party tomorrow.
- I wanted to introduce you to my friends.
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212. Well, I'll be home later if you miss me.
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213. As I surveyed the room,
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214. I realised it smelled like a cheap date
you don't want anyone to meet.
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215. I told Mr Big I was on a deadline
and had to get home.
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216. - Hello?
- Listen, I have a question.
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217. Of all the restaurants in Manhattan,
why take Libby to Fung Wa?
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218. It's pretty obscure. Not much chance
of seeing anybody I know.
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219. You mean, it's a place men take
women they don't want to be seen with.
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220. Yes, it is perfect for that. Oh, sorry.
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221. The evidence was mounting.
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222. Was it possible that
I had become Mr Big's secret sex girl?
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223. The next morning, Miranda discovered
a shocking sex secret of her own.
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224. She had just spent
a wonderful night with Ted,
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225. who had to leave early to catch a flight
to DC for a spinal conference.
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226. - I can go home, it's no big deal.
- No, stay, it's 6:00am.
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227. I'll be back tonight.
Want to do something?
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228. - I'd love to.
- All right, I'll call you at work.
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229. Have a good flight.
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230. Miranda waited for the dead bolt to drop,
and then ransacked Ted's apartment
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231. for pictures of old girlfriends.
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232. She was not at all prepared
for what she found.
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233. Yeah? You feel your cock
where it wants to be every night?
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234. Every night when you come home
and everything's done in the house...
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235. I don't know what to do.
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236. I can't admit to finding this, but now
I don't know if I want to see him again.
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237. How can you judge him
until you spank him?
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238. - I'm only kidding.
- But obviously this is what he's into.
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239. Maybe it's just his fantasy life.
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240. Later, the cream of New York gathered
to toast the maiden voyage of my bus.
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241. - Where's Mr Big?
- He couldn't make it.
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242. - What do you mean he couldn't make it?
- I don't know, it's a work thing.
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243. - But this is your bus party!
- I told you, you shouldn't have...
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244. No, never mind.
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245. What? He's not here because
I slept with him on the first date?
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246. Basically, yes.
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247. If you sleep with a man on the first date,
the relationship can't be more than sex.
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248. I didn't want to admit she was right.
Here it comes!
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249. I just wanted to see my bus
and get the hell out of there.
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250. Oh, shit.
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251. - Carrie, hi, did I miss it?
- Hi, not yet, no.
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252. - I thought you were bringing Libby...
- Oh, yeah.
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253. I finally asked her to join me in public
and she turns me down.
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254. Why?
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255. She's met somebody else, who doesn't
have my problems with intimacy.
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256. - I'm sorry.
- Quiet, here you come!
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257. Don't worry sweetie, don't worry.
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258. Nobody in New York notices a bus
until it's about to hit them.
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259. That's right.
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260. Meanwhile, Miranda spent another
wonderful evening with Ted
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261. and began to re-evaluate
her options.
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262. That was one of the most amazing
meals I've ever had. Thank you.
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263. My pleasure.
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264. You know, I missed you today.
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265. You did?
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266. I guess I've just been waiting
all this time for a good kick in the head.
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267. And I thought all you really wanted
was a good spanking.
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268. - Excuse me?
- You heard me.
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269. Ted didn't take Miranda
home that night.
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270. He never took her calls
or returned her messages.
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271. And she never saw him
at the gym again.
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272. Very late that night, fuelled by
a massive quantity of champagne,
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273. I decided to say goodbye to Mr Big.
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274. I just came here to tell you that
if you're embarrassed or ashamed
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275. to be involved with me in any way,
that we can no longer see each other.
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276. The truth is, I blamed myself.
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277. I wore the naked dress on our first date,
I slept with him too fast,
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278. and now I'm on a 5th Avenue bus
with a penis on my head.
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279. - What are you talking about?
- You won't introduce me to your friends,
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280. you take me to that restaurant where men
take women they don't want to be seen,
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281. you won't meet my friends.
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282. You have me in a niche.
Certain events, restaurants, certain people.
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283. Like I'm only a particular fragment
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284. of the kind of person
you think that you should be dating.
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285. But I've only gotten to know
a particular fragment.
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286. Although, I'm beginning to know more.
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287. No, this is not me. This is me
reacting to your perception of me.
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288. Oh, OK.
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289. Well...
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290. I think Fung Wa's
is the best Chinese food in the city,
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291. so that's why we went there.
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292. The guy we met in the street,
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293. I couldn't remember his name,
which possibly means I have Alzheimer's.
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294. So that's what that was about.
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295. And this afternoon I had
courtside tickets to the Knicks,
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296. and that's all folks!
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297. I should have been jumping for joy,
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298. but I only felt a hard knot of fear.
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299. So you and me...
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300. Maybe this is for real?
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301. Could be...
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302. English (en)
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