Summary
What you think Love is - is (probably) wrong.
The correct metaphor / definition for live will make much more sense to the software person. In fact, it will help with team building and design too. Yup.
Grab a beer. I'll tell you a story about how this evolved (turing machine example), how and where evolution selected it, and why it works - and how it works for approaching problems (design) too.
Then I'll lay out the api (functional description).
Don't take it too seriously. You couldn't have known. Now you will. Cheers!