克里斯与西塞莉是一对年轻的爱人,一个是国际记者,一个是剧场演员,他们挣扎于要兼顾爱情还是要冲刺事业中,爱得很深,又非常骄傲,两个常年分居,独自生活……(by波迪与鹅) In New York, the rookie newsman Christopher Chris Tyler dreams on becoming a famous journalist. When his girlfriend Cicely spends a couple of days with him, they decide to get married and Cicely leaves college. Chris's best friend Tommy Abbott is his best man and becomes a family's friend. Chris has his great chance when his editor Frank Carteret sends him to Rome assigned as a foreign correspondent. Cicely stays in New York with Tommy and does not tell to Chris that she is pregnant. When she delivers the baby Kit, Chris celebrates and loses a big scoop and his boss fires him. Chris falls in disgrace and the couple has economic difficulties; however Tommy lends money to Cicely and offers an opportunity on the stage as an actress. Cicely is hired and becomes successful and Chris is depressed with the situation. Cicely seeks out Frank Carteret and explains the situation, and he offers a job opportunity to Chris in Russia. He accepts the job but Cicely stays in New York with their son....
纽顿(史蒂夫·马丁 Steve Martin 饰)是一名建筑师,他发誓要建造出他理想中最完美的房子,然后向他理想中最完美的女人贝奇(达娜·德拉尼 Dana Delany 饰)求婚。然而,天真又浪漫的纽顿把人和人之间的感情想象的太简单了,毫不意外的,他遭到了贝奇的拒绝,因为贝奇根本就不喜欢这个看上去略微有些奇怪的男人。
伤心又失望的纽顿来到酒吧买醉,遇到了女服务生格温(歌蒂·韩 Goldie Hawn 饰),纽顿在朦胧之中将全部的一切和盘托出,两人在酒精的催化之下享受了一夜春情。然而,天亮之后,他们的缘分还在继续,格温竟然找到了纽顿所建造的房子,而且正大光明的搬了进去