<P> The second wedding is that of Bernard and Lydia, a couple who became romantically involved at the previous wedding . Charles encounters Carrie again, but she introduces him to her fiancé, Sir Hamish Banks, a wealthy politician . At the reception, Charles finds himself seated with several ex-girlfriends who relate embarrassing stories about his inability to be discreet and afterwards bumps into Henrietta, known among Charles' friends as "Duckface", with whom he had a particularly difficult relationship . Charles retreats to an empty hotel suite, seeing Carrie and Hamish leave in a taxicab, only to be trapped in a cupboard after the newlyweds stumble into the room to have sex . After Charles awkwardly exits the room, Henrietta confronts him about his habit of "serial monogamy", telling him he is afraid of letting anyone get too close to him . Charles then runs into Carrie, and they end up spending another night together . </P> <P> A month later, Charles receives an invitation to Carrie's wedding . While shopping for a present, he coincidentally encounters Carrie and ends up helping her select her wedding dress . Carrie lists her more than thirty sexual partners . Charles later awkwardly tries confessing his love to her and hinting that he would like to have a relationship with her, to no avail . </P> <P> The third wedding is that of Carrie and Hamish . Charles attends, depressed at the prospect of Carrie marrying Hamish . At the reception, Gareth instructs his friends to seek potential mates; Fiona's brother, Tom, stumbles through an attempt to connect with a woman until she reveals that she is the minister's wife, while Charles's flatmate, Scarlett, strikes up a conversation with an American named Chester . As Charles watches Carrie and Hamish dance, Fiona deduces his feelings about Carrie . When Charles asks why Fiona is not married, she confesses that she has loved Charles since they first met years earlier . Charles is appreciative and empathetic but does not requite her love . During the groom's toast, Gareth dies of a heart attack . </P> <P> At Gareth's funeral, his partner Matthew recites the poem "Funeral Blues" by W.H. Auden, commemorating his relationship with Gareth . Charles and Tom discuss whether hoping to find your "one true love" is just a futile effort and ponder that, while their clique have always viewed themselves as proud to be single, Gareth and Matthew were a "married" couple all the while . </P>

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