 Carrie meets Miranda s ex Skipper, a sweet guy who s getting desperate as all women seem to turn him down in favor of jerks - like the bossy colleague Kevin Miranda is dating right then; when she confesses to the friends this contradiction bugs her too, Sam declares monogamy fits none of them, as its high expectations are never met. To everyone s surprise, Charlotte takes that advice to the extreme, double-dating two fine men - till they find out and walk out on her together. After a few lonely weeks without Big, Carrie invites John, her dependable rebound-lover just-for-sex who always repairs her self-esteem, and wonders why she never tried committing to him, so the next time they actual go out for diner, which only proves their conversation is as uninspiring as their sex is enjoyable; the following movie is their last date ever.