A story about a young Chinese immigrant woman's life after placing a personal ad for marriage and marrying an older Chinese man to get into the States. Things get complicated when she meets a young Caucasian businessman who falls in love with her. A second story intertwines the first one wherein a medical doctor is married to a difficult woman who divorces him and marries 3 more times unsuccessfully, finally conniving to get back together with him though some devious means after he is promoted to hospital director with a very high income. In the meantime, he gets romantically involved with an attractive Asian restaurant owner competing with the conniving ex wife. The two stories contain enough common ground to present a unified tapestry.
The architects Max Stein and partner Ulli Mattuschke work together in an office in Max's apartment. While they are working feverishly on a project, Ulli's sister Lisa suddenly shows up with her baby Maya and moves in with them.
Patients in a mental hospital are sent to live in a house in town as part of a social experiment. To the surprise of some and the delight of others, two other women move in.
A conservative talk show host's picture perfect life gets turned upside down after her teenage daughter "comes out" live on her show, triggering one hilarious family revelation after another.
Disgusted with love, a man bets 500,000 that he can live 5 years without a woman, joins a band of fellow women-haters, and manages to make it through 4 until he meets a troublesome young lady.
