Everybody's got problems.

Scientific testing has determined that thirteen-year-old Ezekiel Emanuel's life will be long but loveless. Too bad even the smell of a female sends a shock straight to his underpants.

His divorced mother Bebe, bursting with anger and resentment, turns to life coach Dr. Gary Huff. His bean bag therapy and motivational speeches don't have anything on his newly acquired secret weapon, the fantastic Zimbalist Holistic Recliner, which gives its users refuge in an oasis of improved, immersive rememories. Bebe and Dr. Gary soon become addicted to their re-engineered recollections, and aren't sure they want to kick the habit.

Ezekiel's distant father Joe and his new wife Charlotte are caretakers at the Little Red Inn, where fans of a mediocre and obscure children's author gather. When Ezekiel comes for a New Year's visit, Joe attempts to give him The Talk, while Ezekiel seeks the proof that his lengthy life will not be empty of affection. Charlotte, meanwhile, is at the mercy of her memories: of her former career as a dominatrix, of a promise made to a long-dead childhood friend.

Unrequited is funny, wise, and imaginatively off kilter, and appeals to the furtive perv in all of us.

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