"TV Couples We Wish Never Got Together" - Carrie and Aleksandr

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One of the last major relationships Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) gets into on "Sex and the City" is with Russian artist Aleksandr Petrovsky (Mikhail Baryshnikov).

An older, cultured man, Aleksandr charms Carrie with his worldly ways and convinces her to move with him to Paris. However, as Carrie overcomes her honeymoon-phase affection toward Aleksandr, it quickly becomes clear how toxic he is.



We placed Aleksandr at the bottom of our most memorable "Sex and the City" boyfriends ranking, and it's because he's the worst long-term boyfriend Carrie ever had. Self-absorbed, emotionally unavailable, and consistently condescending, it was clear Aleksandr had little respect for Carrie and didn't regard her as an equal.

Ultimately, Aleksandr accidentally struck Carrie during an argument, the last straw in what was already a visibly troubled relationship. For all his blatant red flags, Aleksandr seemed like a big step back for Carrie, making their breakup all the more of a relief.

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