专业按摩师Eva(茱莉亚·路易斯-德瑞弗斯 Julia Louis-Dreyfus 饰)是个离婚十年的女人,有个正处在叛逆期的女儿。在一个派对上,她在一个客户介绍下认识了一个女诗人Marianne;又在另一个朋友的介绍下认识了一个中年离婚男人Albert(詹姆斯·甘多菲尼 James Gandolfini 饰)。一开始她对肥肥的Albert并无好感,但在第一次约会之后,她发现了他身上某些地方挺吸引她的,两人很快确立了关系。同时,女诗人Marianne也成为Eva的客户,她经常上门为她按摩,两人也成了无话不说的好朋友。Marianne向Eva说起她的前夫的种种缺点,Eva发现,Marianne的前夫竟然就是自己的男朋友!她开始觉得Albert身上的缺点越来越明显,她该如何维持和Albert的这段关系?A divorced and single parent, Eva (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) spends her days enjoying work as a masseuse but dreading her daughter's impending departure for college. She meets Albert (James Gandolfini) - a sweet, funny and like-minded man also facing an empty nest. As their romance quickly blossoms, Eva befriends Marianne (Catherine Keener), her new massage client. Marianne is a beautiful poet who seems "almost perfect" except for one prominent quality: she rags on her ex-husband way too much. Suddenly, Eva finds herself doubting her own relationship with Albert as she learns the truth about Marianne's ex.