LoveCalc

The crush calculator

Your name, your crush's name, and the two games that have settled this question in school notebooks for decades: a LOVES percentage and a FLAMES verdict, with the workings shown so you can recount it as many times as you like. (The answer will not change. It never does. That is rather the charm.)

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Try a famous pair:

LOVES percentage

How it works: merge both names, count the letters L, O, V, E and S, then keep adding neighbouring numbers (last digit only) until two digits remain. Same names, same score — in either order.

FLAMES result

    How it works: letters the two names share are crossed out in pairs. The letters left over set the count for eliminating F-L-A-M-E-S one by one, counting on from the next letter each round, until one letter survives.

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    Got your score? Now blend the two names into one. Get your couple name →

    How to play it properly

    Agree the names first. First names only, or full names — the score changes with the string, so pick one version and hold the whole friend group to it.

    Read both results. The LOVES percentage and the FLAMES verdict frequently disagree (Romeo & Juliet score 98% and "Enemy" — see famous couples). Treat the pair as one party piece, not two witnesses.

    Share the link, not a screenshot. The share button builds a link carrying both names, so whoever opens it sees the identical result and the identical workings — no "trust me, it said 92".

    Then close the tab. The calculator has told you everything it knows, which is how the letters fall. Anything you actually want to know about your crush requires the older technology of talking to them.

    Questions

    Can I improve our score?

    Only by changing the spelling you play with — a nickname instead of a full name is a different game. The letters are incorruptible; that is what makes the teasing fair.

    A low score means it's hopeless, right?

    It means the two name strings are light on the letters L, O, V, E and S, or cancel out to an awkward count. The list of things it does not mean is very long and includes everything about your actual prospects.