| Description | Character |
| Carrie's other long-term boyfriend | |
| A geeky, sensitive twenty-something web designer whom Carrie introduces to Miranda | |
| A successful hotel magnate who doesn't believe in monogamy until he meets Samantha | |
| A very wealthy and mysterious man who accidentally meets Carrie on the streets of Manhattan | |
| A young waiter Samantha seduces in a trendy restaurant called 'Raw' | |
| Charlotte's knight in shining armor archetype | |
| A bartender who has an unconventional on-again, off-again relationship with Miranda | |
| | Description | Character |
| Often referred to as the show's 'Fifth Lady,' is Carrie's best friend outside of the three women | |
| Carrie's intellectual counterpart, a sardonic humorist writer | |
| Charlotte's divorce lawyer and second love | |
| A sports medicine doctor who moves into Miranda's building | |
| A Sicilian-American event planner who becomes close to Charlotte after styling her first wedding | |
| Referred to by Carrie occasionally as 'The Russian,' is a famous artist who becomes Carrie's lover in the final season | |
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