Ryan。is。a。womanizing。stockbroker。whose。unethical。business。practices。cost。him。his。job。and。his。trader's。license.。Unable。to。find。another。job,。he。is。forced。to。move。in。with。his。equally。self-involved。(and。completely。oblivious)。girlfriend,。Cindy,。an。insensitive。advice。columnist。on。the。cusp。of。losing。her。own。job。due。to。her。poor。advice。and。slow。work。habits.。Finding。that。the。truth。behind。his。moving。in。has。nothing。to。do。with。romance,。Cindy。runs。off。with。another。man.。Ryan。decides。to。stay。in。the。apartment。and。earn。a。living。by。doing。Cindy's。job.。Ryan。establishes。himself。with。Cindy's。editor,。Page,。as。Cindy's。go-fer,。collecting。Cindy's。paychecks。and。mail。and。delivering。her。columns.。Initially。as。hopelessly。inept。as。Cindy。in。giving。advice,。he。nearly。gets。the。column。canceled.。However,。he。rapidly。grows。into。the。job。and。the。combination。of。forced。introspection,。research。and。the。growing。knowledge。that。he。is。touching。other。people's。lives。transforms。him.。The。column。becomes。an。amazing。success.。Ryan。finds。his。initially。superficial。attraction。to。Page。growing。into。love,。but。he。cannot。reveal。his。feelings。while。he。is。a。deceptive。fraud.。Meanwhile,。Cindy。becomes。aware。of。her。growing。fame,。and。returns。to。cash。in,。at。the。same。time。that。the。owner。of。a。rival。newspaper。chain。attempts。to。force。Page。to。sell。Cindy's。column。to。him.