How about being able to track marriage status

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Is it possible to add a field ( two actually ) to time lines to record if the marriage is still on or went down the drain and a date. We always get into discussions in high fraud areas about how many marriages survive and how many die it would be nice to do stats.

[TBoneTX 45,309]

Is it possible to add a field ( two actually ) to time lines to record if the marriage is still on or went down the drain and a date. We always get into discussions in high fraud areas about how many marriages survive and how many die it would be nice to do stats.

Sounds like a great idea on its surface, si man. Are there any drawbacks? Would there have to be fields for "separated pending divorce," "separated but trying to work things out," and other variations of the divorce process, si man?

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

I think a lot of couples whose marriages don't work out would never comeback to tell us.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

In Subsarahan they do , screaming scammer all the way.

[Naijabound 1]

In Subsarahan they do , screaming scammer all the way.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

It is an interesting idea and I suspect the statistics could be revealing if we could get complete information.

Along with the concerns T-Bone raised is that listing the beneficiary's country would also be informative but then you start getting into all of the variables - age differences, educational differences, language concerns, etc. that it might become quite cumbersome. I too suspect we would not get consistent information and probably won't hear about the majority of the break-ups, only those that happen early or are obviously scams (although having only the injured party's version of thing that could be incorrect as well).. It would be difficult to determine if the marriage broke up even though both parties gave it their best shots but the differences or expectations were too great to overcome, or if it was due to one party not really being invested in the relationship part of the marriage but the opportunities the marriage would bring.

Interesting idea though, and yes, I would be curious what the actual statistics are as well.

Edited July 13, 2010 by Kathryn41

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

I was thinking something pretty simple Marriage ststus = apart/together and date

That way if people choose to the would enter the date the relationship ended and a date and if they were reporting they are still together they could update the date as they choose and people that don't enter anything can get filtered out. I would love to go back say 5 years and see how many marriages are still active. I was looking the other day at the top posters in Nigeria and the top 5 I think are pretty much apart . ( Is that a warning to stop posting in VJ and pay more attention to your spouse ? )

[LaL 418]

What purpose would this serve? Satiate curiosity?

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

I am a data person. You could figure out if younger people or older people have better luck at VJ, people from Africa vs Asia. I just like playing with numbers

[AzuomaObidiya 1]

Is it possible to add a field ( two actually ) to time lines to record if the marriage is still on or went down the drain and a date. We always get into discussions in high fraud areas about how many marriages survive and how many die it would be nice to do stats.

why you want to know that....I think it would put a negative cloud over everything that VisaJourney.com is helping to do!

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

why you want to know that....I think it would put a negative cloud over everything that VisaJourney.com is helping to do!

Actually it might do the opposite. There are spells of reports of scammer spouses and very little data about long lasting relationships. Other than the happy endings thread. I would like to know how long some of the good ones are.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

IMO, all of these ideas create a smorgasbord of personal details for those who might visit in the interest of phishing.