While at home, all the English I seemed to encounter was 'bills, bills, bills.' I envied Amalita. Her life was a blur of rich men, designer clothes, and glamorous resorts. She didn't actually work for a living, yet possessed a dazzling sexual power that she exploited to her full advantage. Which presented a certain conundrum. Where's the line between professional girlfriend...and just plain professional?
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— Carrie
"The Power of Female Sex" is the fifth episode of the first season of Sex and the City, which aired on July 5, 1998.
While shoe-shopping, Carrie meets Amalita and her new rich boyfriend. Amalita's life is full of vacations, holidays, and shopping with very rich men. Over dinner, she introduces a young, handsome architect to Carrie. Her evening ends at his luxurious hotel. Waking up, she finds that the man has left her a considerable sum. Appalled, she calls up her friends and they discuss the power of sex. Meanwhile, Charlotte is asked to model for an artist who is doing a series of paintings of vagina.
Trivia[]
The title is a reference to the phrase "The power of "X"".
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