As they talk, we learn that MADDIE has been having problems with her boyfriend, TROY, who has been distant and unfaithful.
The play opens with a conversation between two friends, MADDIE and CAROL, who are discussing their lives and relationships. MADDIE is a strong-willed and independent woman, while CAROL is more timid and unsure of herself.
TROY and FIONA leave, and MADDIE is left alone, feeling devastated and angry.
TROY: (pleading) Maddie, don't be like that...
MADDIE: (angrily) And to make matters worse, Troy's been acting really strange lately. I swear, he's been cheating on me.
MADDIE: (frustrated) I just can't believe I'm stuck in this rut, Carol. I'm 30 years old and I've got nothing to show for it.