Marianne's boyfriend Smitty travels often for his job, so her friend Pearl encourages her to date Martin while Smitty is away, but Pearl has an ulterior motive.
Ginny has read lots of books about how to attract a man, and she follows all the rules when she meets Les Harper. But though they share many interests and spend all their free time together, Les ends up resenting her for monopolizing him. Ginny takes some advice from his mother and backs off until he comes back to her.
Stella is absolutely convinced that Danny is about to break up with her, and that every woman she sees will turn out to be the one that he really loves.