Greatest Fictional New Yorkers # 9: Mr. Big
Name: Mr. Big
Real Name: John
Wheels: Limo and a vintage Jag
Hobbies: Women
Memorable Quotes: “Absofuckinglutely.”
“After a while, you just want to be with the one who makes you laugh.”
“Why don’t we save time and you just tell me what I want?”
Do we even care that we don’t use his real name? Nope. Big is the best way to describe everything about him. Good and bad.
Mr. Big is the kind of trouble that’s ALMOST worth getting into. As modern New York as he is, he reminds you of that old school Cary Grant type. The type that makes women melt. Debonair, handsome, charming, impeccably dressed, gentlemanly, witty, aloof, and COMPLETELY unattainable and emotionally unavailable.
Like so many men, he finds gorgeous high profile women irresistible and manages to get involved with tons of them. Smart in business - bad in relationships. But, he’s Mr. Big and because of this, he can easily brush himself off and move on to the next woman. He certainly has game and knows how to get the girl. I’m sure the fact that he’s successful and loaded doesn’t hurt his cause.
Somewhere along the way, he literally bumped into a woman on the street and as he helped her pick up the spilled contents (condoms) of her purse, his love life took a turn. Her name? Carrie Bradshaw. She wasn’t your typical beauty, but something about her drew him in and he took her on a rollercoaster ride. Like every other woman he came in contact with, she fell hard and no matter what he did, she kept coming back for more. Every time she was close to forgetting about him, he’d mysteriously show up to make those grand gestures that she always longed for. Poor Carrie, she just could NOT resist and allowed him to torture her for years.
But, even the Big ones fall at some point. No one is really sure what life-altering event caused Mr. Big’s heart and head to change, but whatever it was, he realized that he needed Carrie in his life and rushed off to Paris in true Big style to proclaim his love for her.
Swoon.
The rest, is history.
Damn you! Made me mess up my eye makeup before going to work. While it’s nice to think of Big and Bradshaw living happily ever after in some cable netherworld, I sure do miss them. Characters like him ensure I’ll remain alone all my days, just waiting for Mr. Big….