Setinanuncannyfuture—orperhapsaslightlyalternatepresentwherecellphonetechnologyisnowheretobefound—AnnaandherpartnerRyanhaveachievedeverycouple'sdream:theyareinpossessionofadocumentcertifyingtheirtruelove.Theircomfortable ifsomewhatmundanelife,however,leavesAnnaquestioningtheirsuccessfullovetest,administeredbyplacingtheirextractedfingernailsintoacutting-edgemachine.AnnasoonbeginsworkingfortheLoveInstituteunderthetutelageofDuncan(LukeWilso n),which,inadditiontodeterminingacuples'statusviathemysterioustest,trainsthemtodeepenbonds.There,she'spairedwiththeexperienced—and devastationlycharming—Amirtotakecouplesatvariousstagesofrelationshipsthroughaseriesoflove -buildingactivitiesbeforethebigtest.Asthenewcolleaguesworktoamelioratetheconnectionsofclients,AnnabeginstowonderifperhapsAmirisheronetrueloveandiftrustingherownfeelingsisamorereliablemetricthanwhatisdeterminedbymachine.