Materialists

In the vibrant city of New York, where relationships are forged and broken amidst the hum of concrete and steel, we find our protagonist, Jenny, a young and ambitious matchmaker with a penchant for pairing people together. Her job, which revolves around understanding the intricacies of human relationships and igniting sparks between couples, has become almost second nature to her. For Jenny, finding the perfect match is not merely a task, but an art form that requires finesse, insight, and a deep understanding of the human heart. However, beneath her polished exterior and bright smile, Jenny is struggling to put the pieces of her own life together. Her past is littered with moments of heartache and unrequited love, which she has cleverly learned to suppress beneath her façade of confidence. As she navigates the complex web of relationships, careers, and expectations in New York City, Jenny finds herself torn between two distinct worlds - the one she has created for others, and the one that haunts her in the darkness of night. At the forefront of Jenny's life is the possibility of the perfect match. Her latest client, Alex, is the epitome of what Jenny and her clients search for in a partner - interesting, successful, charming, and genuine. As she works tirelessly to perfect the pairings for Alex, she becomes increasingly drawn to his warm and genuine nature, traits that have long been missing from her own life. Their conversations, filled with laughter and genuine curiosity, gradually bleed into her personal thoughts and daydreams, leaving her with a growing sense of identity and belonging. However, just as Jenny is beginning to let her guard down and let the possibility of love creep in, the darkness of her past rears its head. Enter Mike, her imperfect yet loving ex-boyfriend who has never quite understood why she walked away from their relationship. A photographer with a passionate heart and a restless soul, Mike challenges the conventions of Jenny's carefully constructed world with his messy, unpolished, and genuine approach to relationships. His love, which has been subtly but unmistakably there since the beginning, becomes increasingly irresistible as Jenny grapples with the comfort of security and the thrill of the unknown. Through her entwinement with Alex, Jenny must confront the unresolved feelings that have been quietly nagging at her sense of self for so long. Her own imperfections and the fallibility of her ex make her susceptible to Alex's perfectness, drawing her to the surface of a tantalizing world where nothing seems too bright and nothing feels too impossible. But, even as she courts Alex, Jenny can't deny the undercurrents that attract her again to Mike - their messy marriage, void of expectation but filled with love, familiarity and unfinished business. Jenny's journey takes a fascinating turn as she grapples with these opposing forces in her life. Her choice, presented as a series of heart-wrenching dilemmas and soul-crushing situations, comes with enormous stakes - love, vulnerability, disillusionment and liberation. In the back-and-forth dance of her New York City life, Jenny will come to terms with who she is and where she belongs. Can she reconcile her many passions and let go of the past to embrace a relationship strong enough to withstand life's uncertainty and build memories as invaluable as the artful pairings she has forged for others?