That’s the biggest joke about “Sex and the City.” For all of their feminist empowerment and loyalty, the show was primarily about finding a man. The friendships were just a stop-gap until then.For too many contemporary women, the man is a prop. He serves as the means to provide for procreation, the down payment and mortgage on the dream house, and as the cut-out at the wedding. Beyond that, [shrug]. Given the current marital rates, with many more men opting not to be married, it seems they're starting to figure it out. Couple that with inequitable divorce settlements, and the appeal of non-sacramental marriage seems to be evaporating.
"Sex and the City" didn't just wreck women's lives. Although anyone who would base her life decisions on a cheesy cable show should not hope for much.