While Sex and the City is comprised almost entirely of funny, shocking, and memorable moments, some are so quintessential to the series that they define it. The cable TV series launched on HBO in the late 1990s featured robust characters with memorable presences. Whether you liked Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha or not, the 30-something New Yorkers were undoubtedly noteworthy. The series pushed the boundaries of what was socially acceptable for TV in the '90s and created a lasting legacy for Sex and the City's main characters.

While there are some harsh realities of rewatching Sex and the City years later, many of the show's defining moments become more iconic with time. The definitive Satc moments comprise everything from major life milestones to terrible breakups because, in reality, Sex and the City was about so much more than sex. It was about women having (or not having) it...