How to Calculate Love Percentage on Paper

TRUE LOVE: a name compatibility test (TikTok)

There are several paper and TikTok variants. This is our calculator’s adjacent-sum version, which keeps the units digit of each sum. Use the same rule throughout to get the same answer.

1. Write both names together in Latin letters. Ignore case, spaces, punctuation and accents. Our example becomes rahulpriya.
2. Write T R U E L O V E above a row. Count each letter across both names. Count E once, then write that same total in both E positions. For Rahul and Priya, the counts are T=0, R=2, U=1, E=0, L=1, O=0, V=0, E=0.
3. Write those counts as digits: 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0. If a count has more than one digit, write each digit separately.
4. Add each neighbouring pair to make the next row, keeping only the last digit of each sum. Repeat until two digits remain. Every addition for our example is shown below.
5. Read the last two digits as a percentage, including a leading zero if there is one. Our last row is 2 8, so this game gives 28%.

The complete number pyramid

1. 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
2. 2 3 1 1 1 0 0

   0 + 2 = 2 (keep 2); 2 + 1 = 3 (keep 3); 1 + 0 = 1 (keep 1); 0 + 1 = 1 (keep 1); 1 + 0 = 1 (keep 1); 0 + 0 = 0 (keep 0); 0 + 0 = 0 (keep 0)

3. 5 4 2 2 1 0

   2 + 3 = 5 (keep 5); 3 + 1 = 4 (keep 4); 1 + 1 = 2 (keep 2); 1 + 1 = 2 (keep 2); 1 + 0 = 1 (keep 1); 0 + 0 = 0 (keep 0)

4. 9 6 4 3 1

   5 + 4 = 9 (keep 9); 4 + 2 = 6 (keep 6); 2 + 2 = 4 (keep 4); 2 + 1 = 3 (keep 3); 1 + 0 = 1 (keep 1)

5. 5 0 7 4

   9 + 6 = 15 (keep 5); 6 + 4 = 10 (keep 0); 4 + 3 = 7 (keep 7); 3 + 1 = 4 (keep 4)

6. 5 7 1

   5 + 0 = 5 (keep 5); 0 + 7 = 7 (keep 7); 7 + 4 = 11 (keep 1)

7. 2 8

   5 + 7 = 12 (keep 2); 7 + 1 = 8 (keep 8)

Try it instantly: TRUE LOVE calculator

FLAMES: cancel letters and count around the ring

FLAMES gives a label rather than a percentage: F for Friends, L for Lovers, A for Affectionate, M for Marriage, E for Enemies (playful rivals here), S for Siblings. None describes your real relationship.

1. Write Rahul and Priya on separate lines. Ignore case, spaces, punctuation and digits; keep letters and their attached vowel marks.
2. Cross out matching letters in pairs, one from each name. Each occurrence cancels only one occurrence in the other name. Here is the exact cancellation:

   Rahul: R A H U L

   Priya: P R I Y A

3. Count all uncancelled letters. We have H U L and P I Y, giving 6 letters in total.
4. Write FLAMES in a ring. Starting at F as one, count 6 places, wrapping around as needed. Remove the letter you land on. Start the next count at the next surviving letter, again counting it as one. Keep using 6 until one letter remains.
5. For these names the removals are S, F, A, L, E, in that order. The last letter is M: Marriage. If every name letter cancels, our calculator shows “Perfect mirror” instead of counting.

Try it instantly: FLAMES calculator

Is the online love calculator the same paper method?

Our love calculator by name uses a fixed name hash for its playful percentage. It does not count TRUE LOVE letters or play FLAMES, so the scores can differ. Use the matching calculator above to check your paper working.

For another name game, try the love or arranged marriage calculator. It is also just for fun.

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