Two people who met in high school and married young are growing apart. Now thirty, they decide to divorce and attempt to stay best friends while pursuing other relationships. This is not as simple as they had imagined, however. Celeste - imperious, successful and driven - is convinced that divorcing Jesse is the right thing to do, a decision Jesse accepts although he is still in love with her. As the reality of their separation sets in, Celeste realizes she has been cavalier about their relationship, but the timing of her revelation is less than fortuitous. While navigating the turbulent changes in their lives and in their hearts, these two learn that in order to truly love someone, you may have to let them go.

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