That's when I first realized it. I was in an S&M relationship with Mr. Big. In love relationships, there is a fine line between pleasure and pain. In fact, it's a common belief that a relationship without pain is a relationship not worth having. To some, pain implies growth. But how do we know when the growing pains stop...and the 'pain-pains' take over? Are we masochists or optimists, if we continue to walk that fine line? When it comes to relationships...how do you know when enough is enough?
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— Carrie
"La Douleur Exquise!" is the twelveth episode of the second season of Sex and the City, which aired on August 22, 1999.
Carrie is horrified when Big casually tells her he's moving to Paris for 6 months. Miranda dates a man who only wants to have sex in places where they might get caught. Charlotte meets Buster, a shoe salesman who has a foot fetish. Samantha introduces the girls to a hot new S&M restaurant.
Trivia[]
The title is a reference to a French phrase that translates to "the pain of wanting someone you can never have".
The episode aired the day after Kim Cattrall's 43rd birthday.
• Pilot • Lie with Me • Read Before Use • Fright Night • Dangerous Territory • Endgame • Caught • Hush Hush • The Great Unknown • The Long and Winding Road Not Taken • Identity Crisis • A First Time for Everything • Kiss Yesterday Goodbye •
• Win Some, Lose Some • Express Yourself • Strings Attached • Borderline • Too Close for Comfort • The Safety Dance • I Heard a Rumor • The Second Time Around • Under Pressure • Date Expectations • Hungry Like the Wolf • This Is the Time • Run to You •
