Dave and Julia have been best friends forever. And for as long as they can remember, Dave has been secretly in love with Julia. On the eve of starting high school, they make a promise: not to succumb to the clichés of adolescence and the first-forever-love. They draw up a list of things to avoid so as not to do what everyone else does and fit into the mould: not going to parties, not dyeing their hair, not dating a teacher, not dating your best friend… Ten points that Dave and Julia manage to stick to throughout high school. As the time to leave for university approaches, they decide to turn things around and do everything they have forbidden themselves until then. Everything goes as they wish until Dave starts dating another girl. Julia realises she is jealous. Dave is overjoyed to finally have what he has so long hoped for. He and Julia kiss and spend the night together. At first everything seems perfect, but very quickly Dave realises that it is actually Gretchen he loves…