L=ƒ(ep²)

L=ƒ(ep²)

There is the love of couples, families and love of all humans, often called agàpe. Of course, there is the love of pets, animals, the earth, the universe (but not spiders). Are these loves the same? Is love a perfect state in which the giver is in 100%? Are we evolving into more loving men and women through education and the love of others for us?

Writing romances, one needs to grapple with this subject, to create more believable characters. In the defects (lack of love or fatal flaws), lies the inner and sometimes outer struggles.

If love is indivisible, how can one love be greater than another? If you are physically close to someone, you may more often demonstrate your love. Does this mean you love aunt Mable, who lives in Sweden, any less? Consider the case where two lovers are separated through no fault of their own. Must drive them crazy.

Enough questions. As writers of any type of fiction, we need answers or at least I need them.

I’ll supply my answer, but I am sure there will be differences of opinion.

Placed in us by the universe or Creator is a pure drive to love. It cannot be divided. It is perfect. But, it is missing something. Energy. As a former physicist may I present a formula for love.

L=ƒ(ep²)

Love is the function of energy times proximity squared (of one person to another). Proximity is squared because the closer you are to the situation the more able you are to react.

Examples: of sacrifice:

Picture a white racist in Alabama diving into a raging river to save a little black girl. (May never happen except in your story).

A Victorian gentleman lays down his coat on a puddle for a beautiful stranger.

Examples of opportunity:

A guy is close to the object of his desire either on a computer or in real life. He overcomes his fear of rejection (due to their closeness) and strikes up a conversation.

A gal is at a rock concert and accidently on purpose runs into the Star performer (and the rest is history).

BTW: I just learned how to make the symbols above.

Using ƒ can be done by simultaneously holding down the ALT key and typing in 0131 on the num lock right side keyboard.

The square symbol, ² is achieved by holding down the ALT key and typing 253 on num locked keyboard.

Agápe: Paint the middle a and press ALT and 0225 as above.

More: ALT 0151 = emdash —

ALT 0150 = endash –

I’d love your examples of love or opinions on the formula..