故事描述了上世纪六十年代所谓的「人类性行为探索者」William Masters和Virginia Johnson的生活及对当时流行文化的影响。据称正是因为这两个人对性爱进行深入研究，才触发了当时西方社会特别是美国的「性革命」。

一位化妆品推销员被男朋友炒鱿鱼后，就成了一位富有的英国鳏夫三个孩子的保姆。随着时间的推移，两人相爱了。

31岁的莉莉是个生活普通的女人，她很漂亮，很友好，在一家保险公司做理赔分析师的工作中表现出色。但是莉莉有一个不太正常的母亲，几年前，莉莉搬回来照顾她60岁的母亲伊内兹，多年前伊内兹的丈夫离开后，她感到孤独和痛苦，生怕莉莉这个世界上唯一一个亲人会离开自己，因此她竭尽所能，甚至走极端，破坏莉莉试图建立的任何关系...尤其是男人。当莉莉开始和拉里约会时，伊内兹甚至拿出枪来确保莉莉和拉里永远不会在一起。

Type-A personality, Ava, owns “Rent-an-Elf,” a business in which she sets up a memorable Christmas for busy families. This year, she's hired by the newly-single Liam and falls for him and his adorable son, Nathan. But, just as Ava thinks she’s found her match, Liam’s ex-wife returns, wanting to patch things up. Even though Ava decides to put Liam and Nathan's happiness above her own, she's still determined to give them the best Christmas ever, and maybe even hope for a Christmas miracle or two.

Fourteen-year-old high school student, Amy Dustin, becomes an object of romantic affection to the school's biology teacher and football coach, Pete Nash. They take a sudden interest in each other, sending each other notes and talking on the telephone. Although Pete has a family, the two begin a secret relationship. People then begin to suspect that Pete and Amy are having an affair.