Aiden

What if Carrie had married Aiden? How many BIG loves do we get in life? What if you don’t marry your soulmate? Do soulmates exist? What if your soulmate dies?

Yesterday was the 5th anniversary of my father’s passing. It got me thinking about soulmates. My parents had dated since they were in the 7th grade. 7th GRADE! They broke up in during college for a brief time and shortly after they got back together, my dad proposed to my mom. At my father’s visitation, we decided to celebrate his life and our life with him, instead of just grieving his death. My mom had notes that my father wrote her, even during middle school. One was the classic, check yes or no. That described my dad, classic. But what comes after the BIG love? The classic?

It took my mom 4 years to begin dating again. And once she found someone that fit and for her to call her boyfriend (who is also a widower), she made sure to tell him that she wasn’t looking for her soulmate again...she had that, she was looking for a companion. That doesn't mean you don't fall in love. You just love differently.

How many marry the companion? Was that what Aiden was? Carrie’s companion. Re-watching the show, Aiden seems pretty perfect, yet not perfect for Carrie. He isn’t Big.