This week:

My Life Without Carrie Bradshaw

My best friend just abandoned me.

That’s how it feels, with less than a month’s notice, to find out that Carrie Bradshaw was just…going away.

Apparently, Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King found a fitting end for the character. Apparently, it’s the perfect time to stop. Apparently, neither of these people care about my mental health.

I have spent my entire adult life invested in Carrie Bradshaw. I viewed every experience I’ve had in New York through the prism of how she and her friends experienced it. I found joy in every moment here because of her, and in every aggravation cursed her name. I also became smug because of her; my ex and I used to enthusiastically rewatch the series—multiple times—and scream at the TV “you’re in y

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