Film je romantična komedija o moškem, ki se preživlja s tem, da prepričuje ženske, naj se vrnejo v naročje moških, ki so jih nedavno pustile.Čedna in trmasta Alexis (Kate Hudson) je dekle Dustinovih (Jason Biggs) sanj. Po komaj petih tednih je zaljubljeni Dustin tako vztrajen, da mora Alexis upočasniti stvari v njuni zvezi – in sicer za stalno. Skrušeni in obupani Dustin prosi za pomoč svojega prijatelja Tanka (Dane Cook), strokovnjaka za zavrnitve. Mojstra zapeljevanja (in žaljenja) nežnega spola najemajo sveže zavrnjeni moški, da bi njihova nekdanja dekleta peljal na najbolj grozljiv zmenek v življenju, ta grozljiva izkušnja pa naj bi jih prepričala o tem, da se hvaležno vrnejo k svojemu prejšnjemu fantu. Ko pa Tank svoje spretnosti preizkuša na Alexis, se sreča z največjim izzivom svojega življenja. Alexis je prva, ki spregleda njegove namene, in Tank se kmalu znajde razpet med zvestobo Dustinu in čudno novo privlačnostjo do dekleta svojega najboljšega prijatelja.
Dustin, an amiable guy, is in love with Alexis, a coworker. When she tells him she just wants to be friends, he hires his roommate Tank, a fast-talking, amoral scoundrel who has a side business: men whose women have dumped them hire Tank to take their ex-girlfriends out on the date from Hell, to drive the women back into their old boyfriends' arms. He takes out Alexis who, against her better judgment, decides she needs some randy fun, so Tank is in a quandary: take Alexis up on her offer, or stay true to his friend. More complications ensue as the wedding of Alexis's sister approaches. Tank seeks advice from his father, Dustin pursues Alexis, and questions of self-worth need answers.