Divorced, widowed or long-term single: The participants in the 50plus flirting course at the adult education center don't feel old yet, but they feel lonely. They hope that the course will provide them with professional support in their attempts to find a new partner. But what course leader Jan trains with Julia, Frieda, Gila and Britta, Friedrich, Heinz and Ulf quickly turns out to be much too mechanical for the individual needs and stories of the course participants. The course is in danger of failing. But then the participants fire the coach and take the initiative themselves.