A complete timeline of Carrie Bradshaw's relationship with Aidan Shaw in the 'Sex and the City' franchise

• Aidan Shaw reentered Carrie Bradshaw's life in season two of the revival, "...And Just Like That."
• Fans last saw him when Carrie ran into him in Abu Dhabi during "Sex and the City 2."

In "...And Just Like That" season two, episode eight, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) declares she's starting a "new beginning" with her old love Aidan Shaw (John Corbett). Here's a look back at their fictional rollercoaster romance, which began over two decades ago on "Sex and the City."

Carrie Bradshaw meets Aidan Shaw at his furniture shop

In season three, episode five, Carrie is in the middle of getting over the fact that Mr. Big (Chris Noth) had married Natasha (Bridget Moynahan), when Stanford (Willie Garson) shows her a picture of Aidan in the newspaper.

She buys a chair from him and then lies about her smoking habit when she realizes it's a dealbreaker for him. Eventually, she decides to give up smoking to pursue their romance.

Aidan refuses to have sex with Carrie early on

Carrie is ready to have sex with Aidan after four dates, but he tells her he wants to get to know her before doing anything more than kissing her.

After they start having sex in season three, episode six, the relationship begins moving too fast for Carrie. She's nervous about meeting Aidan's parents in the very next episode.

Carrie's Mr. Big mistake

Carrie and Aidan appear happy when she runs into Big again. During one of their encounters, Big gets drunk and tells Carrie he isn't happy in his marriage and is divorcing Natasha.

In season six, episode nine, Carrie and Mr. Big begin an affair, which continues when Aidan goes out of town.

When Aidan returns, he and Carrie say "I love you" to each other for the first time.

She eventually confesses to the affair right before Charlotte's (Kristin Davis) wedding to Trey (Kyle MacLachlan). Aidan doesn't attend, and they break up after the ceremony.

A second try leads to a ring

Aidan reenters Carrie's life in season four when he opens a bar with Steve (David Eigenberg). They decide to get back together, and Aidan moves into Carrie's apartment this time.

When she finds an engagement ring hidden in Aidan's belongings, Carrie throws up, but eventually accepts his marriage proposal.

The final breakup

Despite both of them trying to move on, Carrie's affair and continued friendship with Big is a persistent issue in Carrie and Aidan's relationship the second time around. Carrie also struggles to merge her life with Aidan's in both tangible and emotional ways.

The pressure of the impending wedding begins to get to Carrie, especially because when she tells Big she's getting engaged, he tells her she's "not the marrying kind." She begins wearing her engagement ring around her neck.

Her plans further fall apart when Carrie rejects Aidan's suggestion that they elope and has a panic attack while shopping for wedding dresses with Miranda (Cynthia Nixon).

The couple finally breaks up in season four, episode 15, when Carrie realizes she definitely isn't ready for marriage and that Aidan still doesn't trust her after her affair with Big.

Aidan's happy ending

In the season six premiere, Carrie runs into Aidan and learns he's married a fellow furniture designer named Kathy and has a son named Tate.

A foreign affair

While on a trip to Abu Dhabi with her friends and having doubts about her marriage to Big, Carrie runs into Aidan once again.

At dinner, she learns that he's still married to Kathy and that Tate now has two younger brothers, Homer and Wyatt. The former lovers kiss anyway.

Aidan returns to the 'Sex and the City' universe once again

In "...And Just Like That" season two, episode seven, the former lovers make Valentine's Day dinner plans after exchanging emails out of the blue to check in with each other. Aidan is now divorced, but when he learns Carrie still lives in her old apartment, he almost refuses to pursue the relationship because of the bad memories he has there.

Instead, the couple decides to spend time together in hotels and at their friends' apartments. In episode eight, Carrie declares that she's starting a "new beginning" with her old love and mentions that she had visited his farmhouse and is ready to meet his sons, who are teenagers now.

New episodes of "...And Just Like That" are released Thursdays on Max.