Lynn (22) lives with her brother in Berlin. There she enjoys the advantages of family life, without really feeling involved in it. She does not have any precise aim in life, but manages to awaken the interest of many people with her direct and spontaneous character. Her boyfriend David is very different he is entirely engrossed in his very disciplined swimming training for the world championships. David does not intend to allow himself to be distracted by the complicating factors of a relationship with Lynn. When Lynn, working behind the till of restaurant, meets the Japanese student Koji, everything gets more complicated. They can't exchange many words, but it is soon clear that their moments together mean a lot to both of them.年近30的林娜有过一段痛苦的恋爱经历，其男友在结婚前夕突然提出分手，另攀高枝去了，沮丧的林娜对婚姻大事看得很淡。但在周围亲朋的压力之下，终于同意相亲。同事兼好友辛欣为她介绍了丈夫单位的同事安牧。林娜和安牧的相亲异常的顺利，二人不久就决定结婚了。婚礼上，安牧总出洋相，安牧的小姑安嘟嘟和林娜的表哥扈强也互相较着劲，这叫林娜觉得很尴尬。婚后的生活不一帆风顺，林娜对婚姻生活很不习惯。安牧的心里也不好受。辛欣和丈夫余连二人也是30岁左右的年纪，却已经有6年的婚龄。俗话说'结婚6年一个坎'，辛欣对这个坎也有些畏惧。正当林娜为婚姻的事发愁，安牧青梅竹马的恋人纪晓雯出现了。她特意来北京找安牧，想和他重续前缘。安嘟嘟见到纪晓雯后很高兴，本想只是拿她来气气林娜，让林娜更在意安牧，没想到反而让小两口的关系越变越糟......潘来福养育了三个儿子，大儿子潘天时、二儿子潘地利、三儿子潘人和。人和一直暗恋着田可心，但田可心的新郎却是大哥天时。人和一度消沉，但随着时间的消逝，他对可心的感情逐渐深化为执著的呵护，当他发现天时对可心的背叛时，他努力使天时回到可心身边。地利虽然置身家庭中的“三角”恋之外，但忠厚老实的他跌进了毛鹃设的陷阱，成了毛娟肚里孩子的“父亲”。毛娟的眼睛始终窥探着潘家那幢价值不菲的老房子，她开始使用各种手段，执意要分家。这一闹引发潘家的轩然大波，一家人围绕着是否卖房子分家而陷入一连串跌宕起伏中。虽然一家人经历了各种挫折，潘父还是深深爱着他的孩子们，在父爱的感召下，一家人说好，永远不分家。
