If you were a teen/young adult when Sex and City aired on tv..

[GoldenPineapples]

What do you think of them now?

I was a teenager when it was originally being aired on tv and I thought they were awesome with lives I'd love to have when I would be in my 30s.

Now I am in my mid 30s, the ages they were during the series, they look really.. well quite sad I suppose.

Whilst I still enjoy re-runs of the show because it was amazing and I do realise how groundbreaking it was at the time, all that drama and whining (I'm looking at you Carry) and all those different relationships/men just makes them look like teenage drama queens rather than sophisticated career women in their 30s.

It's funny how I used to think they were so cool yet now I'm their age I wouldn't want their lifestyles at all now.

Samantha was great though!

I was in my mid20,s at the time I was clubbing ,going on dates spending wondering if "he" (who ever he was at the time) would ring or text so could relate ,in not nearly as glamourous locations as Carrie et al though.

Spending hours*

I was early 20s when it aired and guess I was a bit envious of the glamour of it all. The expensive shoes, nice dresses, constant parties. It all looked very exciting.

Looking back I think the best thing they had wasn't the clothes or the social life or nice apartments but the friendship circle.

For the majority of the show most of them were a bit sad when it came to relationships with blokes.

I remember the episode where Carrie went to disturb Natasha having her lunch to tell her how bad she felt bad for having an affair with Big, all to "save" her karma.

Natasha's response to her was brilliant though!

I was 19 in 1999 and I loved it...it WAS groundbreaking and everyone was talking about it. It was a phenomenon, that's why it's still shorthand for a certain kind of woman, they still do location tours in NYC.

I do agree that it hasn't aged well though. We live in different times...the past is another country.

I was in my late thirties when it came out ( so not the demographic you are wanting OP, sorry), but as a previous poster mentioned, there was NOTHING like this on TV like this at the time so yes it did seem pretty groundbreaking at the time. Women talking about their sex lives, explicit sex being shown, female friendships being fore grounded? It was a breath of fresh air!

And of course they lived impossibly glamorous lives, but that was part of the appeal. And they were financially independent too.

However, watching it now, yes it feels v dated, but that just shows how much tiles have moved on and in particular how much the internet and social media has changed the conversation and representation of women.

Just see it as a period piece and all’s good...😀💜

*times not tiles! 😂

It would be interesting to do a comparison with other British shows of the time to see how they showed sex and relationships. I can guarantee you they would be much more conventional than SATC!

Carrie was a narcissistic, abusive nightmare. I've known women like her, hell members of my own family are like her. Which is why I'm now estranged from them.
Taking your ex boyfriend to a cabin with the guy you cheated on him with shows a stunning lack of empathy. But I've known people who would behave in this exact way.
I will say though, that portrayal of 'bad' women on TV who are central characters was groundbreaking for the time. We rarely had female anti heroes.

@joyfullittlehippo what a terrifying thought!

Awful awful. Carrie is vile and treats men horribly. She is so needy and insecure! She was always far worse than the men she complained about like when she cheated on big and said it didn’t count because they hadn’t said I love you. And the Natasha thing.The way she treated Aiden. Urgh. I don’t know why I thought she was cool.

I still like Miranda and Charlotte when I watch it now. It is entertaining but I don’t know why I ever looked up to any of them.

Remember when they go on that train ride and Samantha is so desperate to sleep with someone and they’re all married and not interested? So desperate!!

I’ve recently aqquired the box set and while it’s nice to watch it all again, I agree it hasn’t dated well and I’m actually uncomfortable about a few things including the portrayal of gay characters. Although Maria (Samantha’s girlfriend was fabulous and so beautiful).

I used to love Carrie and her clothes and now.... not so much. Miranda is definitely my favourite followed by Samantha. Charlotte is too much of a snob and Carrie... is a fucking nightmare. I watched her treatment of the gorgeous Aiden through my fingers. 🙈 when she bumped into him while he was carrying his baby and he introduced her to him she said “I have a date!” She sounded such a loser.

Honestly I was 18-21 and LOVED it at the time, and although I haven't watched it recently, I'm now 36 and would absolutely love their lives. I yearn to live right in the centre of a city, working for myself doing something I love, no one to consider but myself, close group of girlfriends....

I always thought the friendship group looked shit to be honest .They had literally nothing in common with each other, especially Charlotte. I always felt it was a bit sad they hadn’t found proper besties.
I really love the clothes and shoes and still do.
Carries choice of men was odd as well. But I guess that bit is true of most of us in our “ find ourselves a bloke” phase.

I think SATC has aged terribly. At the time it was groundbreaking. There were no shows like it that ventured women and had women talking about sex in such graphic and comedic terms. I loved it!!

No it's so cringey. It's a wonder any of those women had jobs or friends. Aside from Miranda they were awful. And the show isn't diverse at all and don't get me started on the gay stereotypes.

I adored it and I drooled over the clothes and shoes. I agree with the cringe comments and the gay stereotypes and the obsession with shoes and shopping

But I will always be grateful for the character of Samantha Jones. She was ambitious, self possessed, openly appalled by marriage and motherhood, highly successful at work and was a v good friend. Yes she had her desperate moments but she really was groundbreaking as a character

With all these things, you have to remember that although we had internet access... you couldn't just hop on your smart phone or iPad.

And Carrie is such a nasty person. So fake and looks slutty.

I thought they were cool as and my life would replicate theirs when I hit 21: meeting up regularly with the girls for coffees/cocktails/lunches, I would have a string of men after me with good jobs on tap and a cute apartment that was always spotless.

My life is actually the polar opposite.

Was in my late teens when it started and I used to be a huge fan of the show. I was obsessed and I've even I've been to lots of the bars and restaurants they went to in the show. I used to love fashion and Carry was an idol for me. However, I've not watched the show in years. It feels dated to me now. I appreciate how groundbreaking it was at the time but I don't think it's aged well.

Funny enough I found the boxset I'd DVD's last night so I might give it another go.

'slutty'can we please not use this misogynistic word?

Wikipedia says "the show follows the lives of a group of four women—three in their mid-thirties and one in her forties"

I was 31 when S&tC started. So I guess not young... but younger than the characters were supposed to be?!! I am a big city person, American, scientist, not East Coaster.

*I could not relate to the characters in any way. They spent their time doing stuff I considered dull, vain, pointless, expensive. I had a visceral YUCK reaction to SJP. I maybe managed 5 whole minutes before turning it off.

*Same reaction to Friends & the JA character in that.

I was pretty much the same age as them and living in London. I didn’t run around in high heels but I could relate to them.
I cried at the last episode. It felt like the end of an era. I’ve never rewatched any episodes though.