<P> The series focused on two different households in one brownstone , one shared by a trio of independent women and another shared by a pair of male friends who have known each other since they spent their youth in Cleveland , Ohio . In the first apartment , Khadijah James ( Queen Latifah ) , a hard - working editor and publisher of the fictional urban independent monthly Flavor , lived with her sweet , but naive cousin , Synclaire James ( Kim Coles ) , an aspiring actress who worked as Khadijah 's receptionist and has an affinity for Troll dolls ; and her childhood friend from East Orange , New Jersey , Regina `` Régine '' Hunter ( Kim Fields ) , an image - conscious , boutique buyer who was in a constant search for a well - to - do man to spend her life with ( and spend his money ) . Later in the series , Régine became a costume assistant for the soap opera Palo Alto . When the show was canceled , she became a wedding planner and left the apartment to move in with her fiancé , Dexter Knight ( Don Franklin ) . Maxine `` Max '' Shaw ( Erika Alexander ) , a sharp - tongued attorney and Khadijah 's best friend from their college days at Howard University , frequently stopped by to share her unique insights , keep them entertained by sharing her day , to make sure that the girls ' refrigerator is n't overstocked , and to start trouble with Kyle . </P>
<P> The series focused on two different households in one brownstone , one shared by a trio of independent women and another shared by a pair of male friends who have known each other since they spent their youth in Cleveland , Ohio . In the first apartment , Khadijah James ( Queen Latifah ) , a hard - working editor and publisher of the fictional urban independent monthly Flavor , lived with her sweet , but naive cousin , Synclaire James ( Kim Coles ) , an aspiring actress who worked as Khadijah 's receptionist and has an affinity for Troll dolls ; and her childhood friend from East Orange , New Jersey , Regina `` Régine '' Hunter ( Kim Fields ) , an image - conscious , boutique buyer who was in a constant search for a well - to - do man to spend her life with ( and spend his money ) . Later in the series , Régine became a costume assistant for the soap opera Palo Alto . When the show was canceled , she became a wedding planner and left the apartment to move in with her fiancé , Dexter Knight ( Don Franklin ) . Maxine `` Max '' Shaw ( Erika Alexander ) , a sharp - tongued attorney and Khadijah 's best friend from their college days at Howard University , frequently stopped by to share her unique insights , keep them entertained by sharing her day , to make sure that the girls ' refrigerator is n't overstocked , and to start trouble with Kyle . </P>
who does regine end up with on living single
who does regine end up with on living single
Dexter Knight
Dexter Knight