The Mirror Has Two Faces movie plot

College English professor Ruth is a plain middle-aged woman who lives with her mother Hannah. Ruth's sister will get married soon, and Ruth can't help but lament the vacancy in her many years of emotional life. Gregory is a colleague of Ruth, a professor of mathematics. He believes that sex will only complicate matters between men and women. After years of emotional vicissitudes, he is only willing to maintain intellectual contact with women. One day he passed by the classroom where Ruth was in class and heard Ruth was discussing the role of sex culture with the students. The next day Gregory dated Ruth and was overwhelmed by her talent. Gregory decided to propose to Ruth, but the marriage should be maintained only on the premise of maintaining spiritual contact and rejecting physical relationships. Ruth likes this delicate math teacher very much. Although it will be a married life without passion, it will never be worse than a lonely life. So he accepts Gregory’s proposal, but the growing feelings make Ruth unbearable. The two are limited to the intimacy of shaking hands. One night, Ruth put on the most beautiful pajamas and was about to seduce her husband, but Gregory was troubled and confused. Soon Gregory took part in a traveling lecture group and left home. With the help of her mother Hannah, Ruth cheered up and worked hard to improve herself. She changed her hair style, learned makeup skills, and bought beautiful new clothes. Gregory found a brand new woman when she returned home .