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Valerie Wee dips into her inner (sexual) psyche and predicts the endings for Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte, the 4 sexy New Yorkers who taught millions how to love, have great sex and wear the right shoes.

Sip your Cosmopolitans, strap on your Manola Blahniks and get ready to paint the town red as the 6th and final season of Sex and the City (SATC) draws to a close 22nd Feb in true Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) style - heavy on sex, relationships and love. The final season brings new characters and new twists to the series with Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Steve's (David Eigenberg) surprise reunion and wedding, Samantha's (Kim Cattrall) battle with breast cancer, the introduction of pet Princess Dandyridge Brandywine, and a sexy and illusive artist, Alexandr Petrovsky (Mikhail Baryshnikov).

Carrie's Choice

It's no wonder that SATC fans are on the edge of their seats, what with the new additions to the cast and unexpected goings-on that leave us anticipating the season's grand finale that will finally answer 6 seasons' worth of questions for protagonist Carrie Bradshaw - Will she choose Dolce & Gabanna or Prada? Will she be a singleton or hear wedding bells? Is it Mr Big or Petrovsky? And of course, what will she wear, Jimmy Choos or Manola Blahniks?

As things are finally settling down at Hotel Petrovsky, with the successful move from Loverville to Relationshipville, we could have told you that the notorious heart-breaking and confounding Mr Big (Chris Noth) would make a comeback into Carrie's life by leaving numerous "Call me" messages on her answering machine. We all know where those seemingly innocent messages in the past have led to - relationship hell.

What's different now is that Carrie seems too in love with her Russian lover to care. Of course that won't affect Mr Big's definite return in the last 4 episodes. Your guess is as good as mine but for good television, I'd say that Big's re-entrance will cause buried feelings to surface thus bringing Carrie back to the square one she often finds herself in - being in love with the non-committal Mr Big. His frequent claims to "have changed" often prove otherwise.

Unlikely, but not to be overlooked is the possible re-appearance of the sweet and sentimental Aidan Shaw (John Corbett) re-kindling what probably was Carrie's most honest and meaningful relationship. Carrie who has had her share of bad relationships - including being dumped on a post-it - might for once be confused and torn apart with choices.

Be it Big or Aidan, whatever twists and turns the show may take, it is likely that she will re-visit what she regards as Manhattan's favourite hang-out - denial. In the oft-heard words of columnist Carrie Bradshaw: "I can't help but wonder…" - The many possible surprise endings that will leave fans guessing which lover or ex-lover Carrie will end up with, if anyone. However, one must not assume that her search will end hand-in-hand with the show. The cynic in me guesses that the season will end off with Carrie alone in her apartment, writing her column on her laptop how she will not settle for less than true love.

The Other 3

Let's not forget the others in the SATC foursome - Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) -who have dealt with drastic changes in their lives in recent episodes.

Samantha has to face breast cancer and the side effects of chemotherapy - hair loss - a traumatic blow to a vain Samantha whose hair is her "thing". To get her life back under control, Samantha shaves her locks, but she isn't alone. Her sweet boyfriend Smith Jerrod (Jason Lewis) did the same for her. Despite him being over 10 years younger, Smith has proved to be the boyfriend Samantha needed. It must be a mean feat tying down a non-monogamist, but my prediction is wedding bells.

With Miranda's unexpected proposal to Steve Brady (David Eigenberg), the newly weds have squeezed themselves, including Scout the dog, Fatty the cat and baby Brady, in Miranda's tiny flat. Reluctantly, they move to Brooklyn so there'd be a little more room for Brady. My frivolous guess is that in the last few episodes, Miranda and Steve will get a false scare when Brady gets hurt or goes missing and that will pull them together as a family, happily ever after.

Charlotte and Harry Goldenblatt (Evan Handler) have been trying for a baby ever since they got married last season, but to no avail. The entrance of her terrier Princess Dandyridge Brandywine, who Charlotte renamed 'Elizabeth Taylor', has cheered Charlotte up over not being able to have kids. However, my prediction is that Charlotte and Harry will adopt a beautiful little girl in the episodes that follow - Harry was looking into other options, adoption being one of them.

Curtain Call
Sex and the City has been running for 6 seasons and each season has been filled with different surprises, taking fans through the long and winding road in the life of 4 single Manhattan women. It has brought to life the reality of being 35 (which thankfully for many of us is still some way off), single in a big city and the entire stigma that comes with it. This 21st century cosmo- girl power show has a substantial Singaporean following despite it never being aired here (don't ask me how half of Singaporean women manage to watch them).

The time will come soon to say goodbye to Jimmy Choos, D&G, Prada, Blahniks and all of what Manhattan's designer boutiques have to offer, but for the present, it's time to savour what is left and anticipate a heart-wrenching ending to Sex and the City. I don't know about you, but I'll have my bunch of girlfriends to huddle with me and have a good cry over the final episode of what is the best thing (or show) on television. Cheers.