On a trip through Europe, an old man grapples with his terminal illness and finds himself increasingly disappointed by his current lover and missing his old flame.

A woman married to a much older man feels miserable during pregnancy, having abandoned frequent alcohol consumption, insecure about her husband's obsession with his ex-wife, a dead political poet, and missing her carefree youth. When she finally gives birth, she begins to see her aging husband as disgusting and infant-like and begins to contemplate divorce.

An older man meets with various friends and his ex-wife in New York City, where he has come after his fourth wife runs off with a poet.

An independent elderly woman becomes involved with a much younger man and reflects on life, love, and relationships.

Discontent with her life, a wealthy woman becomes involved with a young grocery boy, hoping it will spice things up.

A young married woman asks about her older husband's past relationship with a nurse during the war.