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This is Daphne Wilder, the loving but over-bearing mother of three girls, in particular Milly. Her other daughters Maggie and Mae are happily married but Milly has recently broken up with her boyfriend, and Daphne is concerned.
Daphne fears that her daughter cannot find a good man on her own so she secretly places a personal ad for her daughter. She finds a potential candidate, Harry, and tries to orchestrate a chance meeting of the two. The plan seems flawless until Milly finds her own date, Zayn, who happens to be a candidate Daphne rejected before. Milly is unaware of her mother's scheming and begins relationships with both Harry and Zayn at the same time, with neither aware of the other.
Inevitably, this double-dating takes its toll and Milly becomes estranged from both Harry and Zayn. In Harry's case, it is because she discovers Daphne's scheming. Meanwhile, Daphne stumbles upon her own perfect match after being alone for many years. She begins to challenge her search for the 'perfect' match for Milly. Milly also realizes she has a choice to be the daughter her mother wants her to be, or to be the woman she wants
herself to be. Choosing the latter,
which comes with a row with her
mother, leads her to reconcile with
Zayn, a relationship Daphne has realized is what she should never have tried to orchestrate in the
first place.
(Based on the movie-"Because I Said So" Starring Diane Keaton as Daphne Wilder and Mandy Moore as Milly Wilder)