简介：Ryanisawomanizingstockbrokerwhoseunethicalbusinesspracticescosthimhisjobandhistraderslicense.Unabletofindanotherjob,heisforcedtomoveinwithhisequallyself-involved(andcompletelyoblivious)girlfriend,Cindy,aninsensitiveadvicecolumnistonthecuspoflosingherownjobduetoherpooradviceandslowworkhabits.Findingthatthetruthbehindhismovinginhasnothingtodowithromance,Cindyrunsoffwithanotherman.RyandecidestostayintheapartmentandearnalivingbydoingCindysjob.RyanestablisheshimselfwithCindyseditor,Page,asCindysgo-fer,collectingCindyspaychecksandmailanddeliveringhercolumns.InitiallyashopelesslyineptasCindyingivingadvice,henearlygetsthecolumncanceled.However,herapidlygrowsintothejobandthecombinationofforcedintrospection,researchandthegrowingknowledgethatheistouchingotherpeopleslivestransformshim.Thecolumnbecomesanamazingsuccess.RyanfindshisinitiallysuperficialattractiontoPagegrowingintolove,buthecannotrevealhisfeelingswhileheisadeceptivefraud.Meanwhile,Cindybecomesawareofhergrowingfame,andreturnstocashin,atthesametimethattheownerofarivalnewspaperchainattemptstoforcePagetosellCindyscolumntohim.
