Detlev, a single insurance clerk in his 30s, is kept dependent by his loving and caring mother and loses his girlfriend Karin as a result. Grief and an alcoholic chance acquaintance prompt him to place an ad for marriage. Detlev gets caught up in a whirlwind of friendships and love affairs: with the caring widow Karin; the well-to-do hair salon owner Ute Schöbel; the cultural editor Norma Goldbach, the photo reporter Kerstin and the student Andrea Binz. Detlev, who initially proves himself as a friend and advisor, but also as a lover, becomes increasingly self-confident. He is also successful in his work and finally emancipates himself from his mother. Although he loses "his" women in a turbulent odyssey, Detlev has transformed himself from a mama's boy into a thoroughly acceptable man.
as Detlev Korf
as Hilde Korf
as Ute Schöbel
as Katrin Kurz
as Karin Siekert
as Norma Goldbach
as Kerstin Busse
as Andrea Prinz
as Herr Stoff
as Maxi
as Greiner-Appel
as Frau Grigoleit
as Zweiter Schauspieler
