 the object of my affection is a 1998 romantic comedy film, adapted from the book of the same title by stephen mccauley, and starring jennifer aniston and paul rudd. the story concerns a pregnant new york social worker who develops romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and the complications that ensue. the film is directed by nicholas hytner, and the screenplay was written by wendy wasserstein. the movie was filmed in 1997 in various locations around new york city, new jersey, and connecticut.imdb.com filming locations â the object of my affection ==plot== social worker nina borowski (jennifer aniston) is a bright young woman living in a cozy brooklyn apartment. nina attends a party given by her stepsister constance (allison janney) and her husband, sidney (alan alda). there nina meets george hanson (paul rudd), a young, handsome, and gay first grade teacher. nina tells george that her stepsister is constantly trying to fix her up with somebody from higher society, completely ignoring the fact that nina has a boyfriend, vince (john pankow). during the conversation, nina offers george a room in her apartment as she has just heard from his boyfriend, dr. robert joley (tim daly), that george is looking for somewhere to live. george, not knowing about robert's plans, is taken aback and heartbroken, and after the party the two split up. george accepts nina's offer and moves into her apartment. the two soon become best friends; they watch films together and go ballroom dancing. everything is great until nina announces that she is pregnant. vince (the baby's father) wants to marry her, but his constant care drives nina crazy; she leaves him and asks george to help her bring up her child. for some time, they live together in her apartment in brooklyn. everything is perfect again until nina finds that her love for george is growing every day, especially after he tells her he had a girlfriend in high school, leading her to believe he might change his ways. one afternoon, george and nina are about to have sex when george gets a phone call from robert who tells him how much he has missed him and invites him away for the weekend. george is confused but agrees 
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