Follows a best-selling author of a self-help book series who is secretly hiding her separation from her husband as she starts to navigate her life as a single woman in her 40s in Los Angeles. She starts to side with and take advice more from her divorced friends rather than her married ones, and it leads her to some unexpected and life-changing experiences.

Abby and Barbara launch their blog, but it won't last long if they don't find a way to bring traffic to the site. As they look into potential influencers, a run in with Abby's ex and his new girlfriend sparks Barb's imagination. Delia's humanitarian efforts at Legal Aid send her on a stakeout with an abrasive but experienced new colleague. Phoebe gets in deeper with her seductive new friend. Jo consummates her flirtation with sparring partner Bald Eagle.

作为一系列畅销女性自助书籍的作者，四十出头的女作家Abby McCarthy（Lisa Edelstein饰）最近麻烦缠身：她一直试图掩藏的、与丈夫Jake（Paul Adelstein饰）陷入僵局的婚姻生活被曝光在公众之下了！
　　在与丈夫分居之后，Abby决定在洛杉矶重 新开始自己作为单身女性的生活——更多的听取她那些同处离婚阵线的闺蜜的意见，也因此迎来了一段意想不到的奇妙生活经历……

HBO出品，由荣获奥斯卡奖与艾美奖双重肯定的知名编剧、导演艾伦·鲍尔创作的剧情类影集。
　　剧集围绕着一个现代的多元种族的家庭：哲学教授、其执着的妻子和三个分别从利比里亚、越南及哥伦比亚领养的小孩以及他们唯一亲生的孩子，所面临的一连串生命的转折与情感上的挑战。