i am a non-traditional guy more than i am cynical. however, the trend of divorce statistics is undeniably dark for the future of "marriage." the United States' marriages fail more often than Canada's, but about half of marriages end in divorce, the other half in death. the rest of the world varies quite a bit, but in general success is declining.

people who find this depressing, are, in my opinion, clinging to outmoded definitions and expectations. i have very different beliefs, but for the purposes of this project, i defined marriage as starting with government and/or religion-sanctioned pomp and pageantry for a man and woman—a circus, often complete with freeloading drunken clowns.

Q: my goodness! what possessed you?
A: bitterness following a breakup. can you tell?

my little web-based conundrum uses data from many places, including some unscientific surveys, and loosely applies it to the names and information visitors like you enter. the resulting fortune somewhat represents probability today, based on thirty-year equations (but no, i chose not to factor in ages, or second marriages, or any of a hundred other things) like the one Vince at n-space imaging helped with, approximating effects like:

the fine print: if you don't like this thing i built, oh well. if you disagree, tell your partner, not me. if it's not interesting or curious or fun enough, please don't use it. click here to test a hundred relationships.

if you have any other problems, please phone 403.263.3938 or email dowry@davidicus.com with reasonable offers.