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However, another romance stands out among the many in his dating resume.

For a brief moment in time, JFK Jr. met his abbreviated name match, Sarah Jessica Parker.

John F. Kennedy Jr. talking

The experience ultimately led to the actor breaking up with the attention-clad John.

Despite their merriment, she soon realized Kennedy Jr. was too much of a public persona for her liking.

It has become the defining factor in the [public] person I am."

Sarah Jessica Parker in 1990

I don’t want to have my kids reading about our relationship."

This might have suited Kennedy Jr., who grew up with cameras in his face, but not Carolyn.

How could I bring a child into this kind of world?"

SJP and JFK Jr. with spouses