She decides to stay in the relationship, despite mounting evidence that he will never be able to fully commit to her emotionally, as he is a very self-involved artist, and even at one point he claims that Carrie is "not his friend", but his lover.
Hun beslutter sig for at blive i forholdet, trods stigende bevis for, at han aldrig vil være i stand til fuldt ud at forpligte sig til hende følelsesmæssigt, da han er meget selvstændig involveret, og endda på et tidspunkt hævder, at Carrie er "ikke hans ven, hun er hans elskerinde . "