Identifying myself as a writer, an avid binge watcher, and a female, there is no question as to why I have a natural affinity towards the TV series "Sex and the City." The show displays the life of writer (and fashion icon) Carrie Bradshaw living in Manhattan, along with her three best friends, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha. The development of the characters, their relatable situations, and the drama involved in every episode makes watching “just one more” far too easy.
While I can never get enough of admiring Carrie’s shoes, seeing whom she will be dating next, or wondering how she manages to afford such a lavish lifestyle, my biggest take away from the show is this:
"Maybe our girlfriends are our soul mates, and guys are just people to have fun with."
-Carrie Bradshaw
Watching "Sex and the City" gave me a whole new perspective on what it means to have “girlfriends.” Watching the four main characters screw up their day to day lives, yet always managing to have a good time with each other at the end of it all, made me realize just how important our best girlfriends are.
Sure it can be nice to have a nice guy in your life. Someone to take you on dates, tell you how pretty you look, or buy you flowers. But if I know anything from watching to show, (and having the greatest girlfriends in the world myself) it's that any of these responsibilities can be taken on by your girlfriends. And with your girls, not only do you have (even better) people to take you on dates, tell you you’re pretty, and buy you flowers, you also have people who you can cry, laugh, drink wine, and eat pizza with until you’re sick with — judgment free.
Personally, I think that girls don’t give each other enough credit. I find myself saying “Ugh I hate girls” way too often. And I need to remind myself to stop. Girls are the greatest and I’d be nowhere without my best friends. If you find yourself lucky enough to have people that are constantly building you up, making you smile, and supporting you, you are one truly blessed person.
I’ve had my happiest moments in life with my girlfriends. The memories I have made, and the ones I’m continuing to make with them remind me that as long as I’m around people who make me the happiest, I’m a pretty lucky girl.
Boys are fun, alone time is important, but no one will ever understand you better, or make you feel happier than these lovely ladies in your life. So do like Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha would do, and round your best friends up to have a much needed night out with the girls.
