▁him ▁very ▁little ▁acknowled g ement ▁during ▁his ▁vis its ▁to ▁the ▁research ▁department . ▁He ▁was ▁engaged ▁to ▁a ▁woman ▁he ▁was ▁hop eless ly ▁in ▁love ▁with , ▁but ▁she ▁left ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁alt ar — which ▁nearly ▁destroyed ▁him . ▁And ▁so ▁he ▁now ▁regards ▁relationships ▁with ▁women ▁as ▁just ▁for ▁sex . ▁His ▁ex - f ian c ée ▁returns ▁and ▁falls ▁back ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her . ▁He ▁prepar es ▁to ▁leave ▁all ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁go ▁away ▁with ▁her , ▁but ▁she ▁ab and ons ▁him ▁again . ▁Jay ▁pret ends ▁he ▁left ▁her ▁this ▁time , ▁but ▁H erman ▁pret ends ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁know . ▁By ▁the ▁third ▁season , ▁H erman ▁fixes ▁up ▁Jay ▁with ▁Louise ▁F itzer , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁become ▁an ▁item . ▁They ▁begin ▁to ▁fall ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Hed dy ▁New man ▁( J ane ▁Sib b ett ) ▁is ▁a ▁fact ▁check er ▁in ▁the ▁research ▁department ▁who ▁works ▁alongside ▁H erman . ▁She ▁is ▁an ▁ice ▁prin cess ▁obs essed ▁with ▁financial ▁and ▁social ▁status , ▁and ▁is ▁incl ined ▁to ▁step ▁on ▁anyone ▁she ▁can ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁get ▁ahead . ▁She ▁most ▁often ▁attempts ▁to ▁manipulate ▁H erman , ▁whom ▁she ▁sees ▁as ▁an ▁easy ▁target ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁m ild - mann ered ▁disposition ▁and ▁honest ▁work ▁eth ic . ▁Hed dy ' s ▁most ▁common ▁p loy ▁is ▁to ▁bl ame ▁her ▁often ▁ch af ing ▁work