"In searching for the man of his dreams, Patrick crosses paths with a host of other yearners, including Rick, a law librarian who answers Patrick's missed chances advertisement; Marianne, Patrick's best friend and a fool for love; and Patrick's father, a would-be entrepreneur pursuing the latest in a long line of quixotic business ventures. Patrick is joined in his search by an unlikely confederate, the hyperactive Seth, whose obsessive zeal masks his own convoluted motivation.