A little while ago, I had posted a relationship diagram on Facebook. Since so many people enjoyed it, I thought I would follow it up with another diagram that, like the first one, is based on common sense. If you ignore the Greek in it, you should still be able to understand it, the Greek is there to make is easier for me to explain all the connections. For all of you that enjoy looking at diagrams, here you go:
So, what does this mean? Let me boil it down for you. We have two people, Person A, and Person B; Person A likes Person B, but is not sure if there are reciprocal feelings. The formula gives you a probability of the relationship working out; as it is a probability, it ranges from 0 to 1, with 0 meaning no possibility at all, and 1 meaning sparks are flying.
The first variable is Ζ this is the amount that Person A likes Person B. Since we are doing this as Person A, we should be able to quantify this number. Next up, is Θ. This is the amount that Person B likes Person A; most likely, very unknown at this point. These typically are positive, as you wouldn’t do this analysis on a person that you didn’t like and didn’t like you back. As a result, you add them together. The next few variables are most likely going to negatively affect the relationship, so you would subtract them.
We start with Λ, the other people, if any, that Person A likes; common sense this should be subtracted in the formula. Next is Ξ, the other people, if any, that like Person A. This is replicated with Person B, with the Π and Υ terms.
Finally, we come to Γ and Δ. These terms stand for the mental well-being of Person A and B respectively. Since these could be positive or negative, they are added for simplicities sake. The output of the formula, the probability is known as Ω.
This is a very simply demonstration, the real fun comes when you have incorporate multiple people. Lets say for example, Person A is trying to figure out who to ask out B or C; for each new person added into the mix, the formula multiplies and becomes so much more interesting.
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