'The Progress of Love' is a warm and often moving exploration of the nature and shape of romantic love. In a series of extended conversations three women describe the progress of their romantic life through the years and share the outcomes of their hopes, dreams, and fears in their relationships with men. Various experts add their perspective on the scientific and psychological underpinnings of love. The movie is framed by the famous series of paintings 'The Progress of Love,' by the French Rococo artist Jean Honore Fragonard.