Don't Hug Me We're Married takes place in a small north woods bar in Bunyan Bay Minnesota. Gunner and Clara Johnson are owners of the bar they've been married "a long time " the romance has left the marriage and Clara would like to get it back. When Gunner finds a pamphlet that Clara was hiding for "Divorce Fantasy Camp " he realizes he needs to do something to convince his wife he's a good husband. At the same time Bernice the pretty waitress gets engaged to Aarvid a karaoke sale