To be away from her loving relatives, obsessed with the idea of marrying her off, Holly Keisel, an aspiring psychiatrist, leaves for South Dakota. Gradually, Holly realizes that getting married would be a good idea, especially if her neighbor Rafe Paradise is her husband. But he is not going to offer her his hand and heart; it is enough for him that Holly has become his mistress and copes wonderfully with his minor relatives. What should she do?