One good model for story structure (taught to me by Bruce Holland Rogers) is Algis Budrys’s seven point story structure. It has:

a character,
in a situation,
with a problem,
who tries repeatedly to solve his problem,
but repeatedly fails, (usually making the problem worse),
then, at the climax of the story, makes a final attempt (which might either succeed or fail, depending on the kind of story it is), after which
the result is “validated” in a way that makes it clear that what we saw was, in fact, the final result.

Part I - A character
---"me"

Early twenty something
Heightened sense of vulnerability
Unemployed finance graduate
Serial monogamist
Lost
Scared
Noncommittal
6 month view on life (where will I be in 6 months, do you fit?)
Unorganized
Thinker, dreamer, aspiring useful member of society
Dipper, smoker, drinker
No idea how to talk to women
Funny guy
Recently dumped
Been dating since jr year in high school
Emotionally vacant
Unaware of what he's doing
No filter
Crooked teeth