Big helped Carrie pick up the spilled contents of her purse when they first collided, but he kept no secrets about what was going on in his head when he handed the condoms back to her. For six seasons now, we've kept him in our sights and sighs. For years he has been in and out of Carrie's life. Big is the quintessential New Yorker, the man about town. And no one captures the single New Yorker woman better than columnist Carrie Bradshaw does. No one has captured and frustrated Carrie's heart as much as Mr. Big. Their sexual chemistry is undeniable, as was the fact that Big would never fully commit to Carrie. When he drives up on the most disappointing of birthdays with chilled champagne and a big bunch of balloons you can't help but fall for him all over again. In spite of (or maybe because of) their complicated past, he manages to ground her when she's feeling scared or alone. When he tells Carrie he's moving to California, Carrie compares his leaving NY to the Chrysler building leaving NY. That's how big a part of Carrie's life Big has been.