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How many of us are/were married?
« on: August 16, 2021, 08:31:55 am »
What percentage of forum users have/had a spouse?


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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2021, 08:34:42 am »
I'm curious as to why you're interested to know? Perhaps you've lived in Korea too long and don't realise such questions might be considered impolite.
« Last Edit: August 16, 2021, 08:38:04 am by Adel »


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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2021, 08:43:39 am »
It's not impolite. This is an anonymous forum. We're just pixels on a screen. And the poll doesn't show which user names voted for which option, it just shows percentages. Stats are interesting.


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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2021, 08:54:57 am »
It's not impolite. This is an anonymous forum. We're just pixels on a screen. And the poll doesn't show which user names voted for which option, it just shows percentages. Stats are interesting.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdd6_ZxX8c


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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2021, 08:59:44 am »
I remember when users got mad over a mod poll inquiring gender and purposely selected the wrong one to ruin it. Seems odd to be so thin skinned and triggered by a simple question. Seems like some people on here have issues.


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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2021, 09:07:35 am »


I remember when users got mad over a mod poll inquiring gender and purposely selected the wrong one to ruin it. Seems odd to be so thin skinned and triggered by a simple question. Seems like some people on here have issues.

You will acknowledge though that you do have a reputation for collecting people's personal information and bringing it up on unrelated threads at the drop of a hat in an attempt to discredit other posters don't you?
It's almost as common as you posting Stossel & Bill Maher videos.
« Last Edit: August 16, 2021, 09:17:06 am by Adel »


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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2021, 09:23:06 am »
No, not true. Just interested in the poll percentages. I don't "collect" people's personal information, just remember what they said. If they're lying about something / being a troll, I may call them out (as a public service to let others know they're reading fiction; I don't want them to get wrong information), but doesn't happen often. Maybe you're thinking of someone else? Best to discuss ideas rather than people. The latter is boring and petty.


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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2021, 09:41:57 am »
No, not true. Just interested in the poll percentages. I don't "collect" people's personal information, just remember what they said. If they're lying about something / being a troll, I may call them out (as a public service to let others know they're reading fiction; I don't want them to get wrong information), but doesn't happen often. Maybe you're thinking of someone else? Best to discuss ideas rather than people. The latter is boring and petty.



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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2021, 09:50:50 am »


No, not true. Just interested in the poll percentages. I don't "collect" people's personal information, just remember what they said. If they're lying about something / being a troll, I may call them out (as a public service to let others know they're reading fiction; I don't want them to get wrong information), but doesn't happen often. Maybe you're thinking of someone else? Best to discuss ideas rather than people. The latter is boring and petty.



Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2021, 09:00:06 am »
Listen, this is a touchy subject...

In my experience, time third time is the charm! There are a lot of cultural differences and personality incompatibilities that can send a marriage on the rock. Some work ( American and south East Asia), some DEFINITELY don't (eastern Europe/former Yugoslavia.) Enough said.


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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2021, 09:30:58 am »
Listen, this is a touchy subject...

In my experience, time third time is the charm! There are a lot of cultural differences and personality incompatibilities that can send a marriage on the rock. Some work ( American and south East Asia), some DEFINITELY don't (eastern Europe/former Yugoslavia.) Enough said.
So your third wife is from a Southeast Asian country?


Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2021, 11:18:26 am »
So your third wife is from a Southeast Asian country?

I don't have a third wife, but I'm predicting third time's is the charm. Based on friends, colleagues and their relationship.


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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2021, 12:07:02 am »
Please be nice about family.

Father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, husband, wife, cousins, whatever.

Family is a precious thing/raw nerve.

Let's respect it.


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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2021, 03:47:29 am »
So your third wife is from a Southeast Asian country?
Still pissed about getting dumped in Slovenia?
Listen, this is a touchy subject...

In my experience, time third time is the charm! There are a lot of cultural differences and personality incompatibilities that can send a marriage on the rock. Some work ( American and south East Asia), some DEFINITELY don't (eastern Europe/former Yugoslavia.) Enough said.
Still pissed about getting dumped in Slovenia?


Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2021, 06:00:23 am »
Please be nice about family.

Father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, husband, wife, cousins, whatever.

Family is a precious thing/raw nerve.

Let's respect it.

Mother, father, gentleman


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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2021, 07:28:33 am »
Mother, father, gentleman
Awww. A Psy pop song quote from 2013. Mr. Gangnam Style hasn't been forgotten.


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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #16 on: August 18, 2021, 01:32:17 pm »
2 times.

#1 with a Canadian lady. 14 years. Still friends, still in regular contact. She came to SE Asia for vacation and stayed with me and SE Asian wife (14 years now too) in our house. That set the village tongues a waggin'.


Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #17 on: September 04, 2021, 07:26:36 am »
Perhaps you've lived in Korea too long and don't realise such questions might be considered impolite.

Perhaps you lived in your home country too long and don’t realize those rules don’t apply here?

To answer the question: married, no divorces. Traditional East Asian family values (i.e. “Confucianism”) can teach us a lot, especially if you’re coming from the culturally-failing liberal countries (US/UK/AU/CA). Respect the family order; the natural order.


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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #18 on: September 04, 2021, 08:20:11 am »
Perhaps you lived in your home country too long and don’t realize those rules don’t apply here?

To answer the question: married, no divorces. Traditional East Asian family values (i.e. “Confucianism”) can teach us a lot, especially if you’re coming from the culturally-failing liberal countries (US/UK/AU/CA). Respect the family order; the natural order.



I guess that depends on your definition of 'here'. You should realise that not all of us are in the same place both culturally and geographically.


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Re: How many of us are/were married?
« Reply #19 on: September 04, 2021, 08:47:38 am »
I'm curious as to why you're interested to know?

I was thinking about this:
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In every nation of the world there are more boys born than girls.

Absent gender selective abortion, there are around 105 males per 100 females at birth.

It's almost as if Mother Nature is a misandrist troll.

In China, the world's most populous country, the ratio is 115:100.

In India, the second most populous, which also has over a billion, it's 111:100.

In the Middle East, when men take four wives, that leaves others with zero.

My heart breaks for the guys who want to get married, but can't.


https://ourworldindata.org/sex-ratio-at-birth
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