But said housemate is not Aidan, the very reason she purchased the property in the first place. All that extra space \u2013 and there\u2019s a lot<\/em>, far more than any one person could ever need \u2013 would be put to good use when his boys came to stay in New York.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Instead, Carrie will be living there alone with her kitten \u2013 who is a delight, we should add \u2013 and she\u2019ll be doing that for not one, not two, not three, not four, but FIVE WHOLE YEARS.<\/p>\n And we thought Seema was in a tough spot\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n It was an especially cruel blow considering Aidan had not long stepped inside her apartment after repeatedly refusing not to, suggesting their future together was about to begin.<\/p>\n Yes, Aidan has returned to Virginia and there he will stay for half a decade, apparently, following the antics of his son Wyatt. The 14-year-old was so<\/em> distressed by his dad\u2019s absences during his visits to see Carrie that he had crashed Aidan\u2019s truck into a tree while high on magic mushrooms, breaking several bones in the process.<\/p>\n \u201cJust give me some time,\u201d Aidan asked Carrie when he told her he was heading straight back to Norfolk following their conversation and staying firmly put for now. But giving someone time and essentially disappearing from their life for FIVE WHOLE YEARS (yes, I\u2019m still on the all caps) are two wildly differing requests.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n To ease their collective heartache, Aidan attempted to reassure Carrie that their hiatus would fly by quicker than a snap of the fingers, just as the past decade had. And although she was bitterly disappointed, the cracks in her heart almost audible, Carrie took the news in her stride, which isn\u2019t something that could be said for most people.<\/p>\n She\u2019d waited this long for him. What was another few years? After all, the course of true love never did run smooth.<\/p>\n The death of Big would also undoubtedly have bolstered her ability to shoulder life\u2019s great burdens.<\/p>\n But although this latest obstacle in Carrie\u2019s life seemingly pales in comparison to Big\u2019s demise, in some ways it\u2019s actually worse. As harrowing as that experience was, the door was firmly closed on that chapter and in time, Carrie was able to turn her gaze towards the future, because what other option was there? As painful, and at times impossible, as it was engaging with the world following his death, there was certainty, however heavy the weight of that was at the time.<\/p>\n Carrie and Big\u2019s future, or lack thereof, was set in stone.<\/p>\n Plus, as we later learned, Carrie had apparently been married to the wrong man all along. They were not meant to be, despite what six seasons and two movies had led us to believe, which in time helped her to recalibrate her sense of self.<\/p>\n But Carrie and Aidan\u2019s future is cloaked in uncertainty.<\/p>\n This current predicament, by contrast, sees Carrie trapped in the worst kind of limbo. The couple almost<\/em> had it. After previously being driven apart by circumstance or bad timing or whatever you want to call it, they were ready to step into the future together. But now, they must wait, and wait, and wait yet again, until the universe finally gives them the nod.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a horror show ending for both of them after suffering a death and a divorce respectively, and there is every chance that their waiting game will not pan out as they both hope.<\/p>\n As we saw with Big, who knows what destabilising events could be lurking around the corner?<\/p> ![\"John](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/john-corbett-sarah-jessica-parkerandjustlikethatseason2-04a879a.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"john-corbett-sarah-jessica-parker_andjustlikethat_season2\\"\/")
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