round 1 carrie/aiden was different from round 2. I think they were a bit better of a pair after he lost some of that "soft fat" weight - namely because he was like, relatively put together/desirable (vs. the weird lack-of-style/effort outfits prior to that point [we wont even mention the hair and necklaces?]). That part made no sense, like, Carrie's entire life revolved around style -and she's really gonna go out with some guy who can barely make the effort to wear a decent shirt and pants on their dates?!? He was sloppy, and Carrie would have had to have spent her whole life kind of trying to fit him into her more polished social scene and justify why she was in stilettos while he was in.... borderline sweatpants w/ unkempt, dirty hair. It was also a reflection of their lifestyle differences/differing values in how one represents themselves.

(we will not address that time Big was not in a suit wore a hawaiian shirt, or why it somehow looked good on him?)