
Shelley breaks the ""no dates"" rule and invites her new boyfriend to the New Year's Eve party, and everyone swaps stories about past dates. Everyone discusses their worst New Year's Eve dates ever! Whoever had the worse one got an entire bottle of champagne. Rita's date: died on New Year's Eve of a heart attack after she showed herself nude to him. Nick's date: a ventriloquist dummie. JT's date: believed that she was ""Wonder Woman"" Janie & Marty's first New Year's Eve in their new house was ruined by the surprise visit by Marty's mother. Donovan's date hooked up with an old boyfriend during her date with Donovan. Shelley found out that Mark was once gay and proposed to his ex-boyfriend on the top of a mountain.
In an attempt to mend their rocky relationship, J.T. and Shelly sit down for an honest conversation about the effort and compromises each must make if they're going to stay together, but just when she thinks they're making progress, Shelly is shocked to learn that J.T.'s idea of compromise involves her changing her lifestyle. Meanwhile, Nick tries to pretend that he is happy about Donovan's romantic interest in Rita after learning of their newfound mutual attraction.
It's very hard for Shelley to get over her breakup relationship with J.T. So she gets help from a first ever book called ""Self Helpful"" which makes her feel independant while Rita and Janie worry that Shelley is still upset inside. Meanwhile J.T. can't get over the breakup relationship with Shelley and decides to let Nick and Donovan help him get over the breakup.