This light-hearted romantic comedy centers tells of love sought, found, lost, and found again, revolving around the lives of two college students in New York City. Sophomore Al Connelly meets the girl of his dreams, freshman Imogen, and true love abounds. The two engage on a whirlwind courtship--they pick a song, eat a cake together, even make love. But Imogen's fear of lost youth causes her to push away from Al, and they go their separate ways. Al attempts to rebound from the relationship, determined to forget Imogen, and he goes to desperate measures to do so. The story is told from the points of view of both Al and Imogen. 阿尔（小弗雷迪·普林兹 Freddie Prinze Jr. 饰）和艾莫根（朱丽娅·斯蒂尔斯 Julia Stiles 饰）是一对年轻的恋人，他们志趣相投心性相似，是旁人眼中天造地设的一对佳偶，就连他们自己也坚信，他们就是彼此命中注定的那一个人。 在车水马龙的繁华大都市伦敦，有很多人像阿尔和艾莫根一样处于一段稳定的关系之中，但有另一些人，他们流连于灯红酒绿的欢场内，徘徊在个性迥异的伴侣间，享受着年轻和激情带来的肆意自由，从无定数。而目睹这一切的阿尔和艾莫根，渐渐对自己的生活方式产生了怀疑。就在这个节骨眼上，一场意外的发生成为了两人关系的转折点，是继续携手还是分道扬镳，他们无法做出选择。
