哈雷(曼迪·摩尔 Mandy Moore 饰)是一名17岁的女子高中生,可是她看上去的神态可要比年龄老道得多。哈雷的母亲蕾迪尔(阿丽森·詹尼 Allison Janney 饰)刚刚和丈夫阿伦(彼得·盖勒 Peter Gallagher 饰)离婚,此时正陷入绝望的情绪中无法自拔,她觉得自己差劲极了。姐姐阿什利(玛丽·凯瑟琳·歌瑞森 Mary Catherine Garrison 饰)即将和未婚夫携手步入婚姻的殿堂,但成天吵架的两人都开始怀疑对方是否是自己对的那个人。 思凯乐(亚历山德拉·霍尔登 Alexandra Holden 饰)是哈雷最好的朋友,哈雷看着她一天一天的为了前男友劳神伤心却毫无办法。身边所发生的一切都让哈雷对爱情失去了信心,直到一个名叫梅根(特伦特·福特 Trent Ford 饰)的男孩出现在他的生命里。Halley is a young high school student who is disillusioned with love after seeing the many dysfunctional relationships around her. Her parents are now divorced and her father has a new young girlfriend she doesn't care for too much. Her mother is now always alone; and her sister is so overwhelmed by her upcoming wedding that she barely leaves the house anymore. On top of that, the shallowness of all the girls and guys at her school convinces Halley that finding true love is impossible. A tragic accident, however, leads her to meeting Macon, and suddenly Halley finds that true love can occur under unusual circumstances.