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If I wanted to measure love in mathematical terms, what outcome could I have?

It has been 9 months together.
It has been almost 6 months apart.
It has been almost 3 months he has someone else.
In 3 months the time spent together will be as much as the time spent apart.

How odd. Two periods alike in time and yet so different in meaning.

He is 30.
She is 25.

She has been less than 1/30 of his life.
He has been a bit more than 1/25 of her life.

Time for him just goes faster, as he moved on.
Time for her just seems eternally slow, as she lost her love.

Maths cannot explain why time goes slower or faster according to human perceptions.

According to maths, sharing 1/30 of someone else's life, doesn't really mean anything.

Oh yes, maths can explain his reaction, it can explain why she has no meaning, but it doesn't explain how come he had such a meaning instead.
Probably being 1/25 means something a bit more than a mere 1/30?

Maths has no substance and yes, formally, 1/30 is not enough to make the difference.

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Mo said…
Definitely time to move on
4 October 2010 at 14:58
AnnaFullStop said…
A part of me knows you are right.
The other part sees that moving on is more difficult that I thought, also seen the jerks out there! :)

Once these days have passed, I will try harder. :)
4 October 2010 at 15:00
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