Nathaniel Piven is the son of his century and the hero of our time. A witty intellectual, a talented and caustic literary critic, he always remained a reasonable egoist in his relationships with girls. Knowing how to evaluate their intelligence, understand their desires and guess their dreams, he never thought about the question of whether to put all this above his own interests. The main figure in the strictly ordered and long-established world of Nathaniel P. was always himself. But what happens if he meets a girl whose happiness becomes the main condition for his own happiness? Will his world order stand such a test? Or will it stagger under the weight of love's worries?