In this economy, millennials and Gen Z would rather break up than date someone in debt: ‘There’s a pretty big divide’
Checking a partner’s credit score used to be something people joked about before a third date. Now it’s closer to standard practice.
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Checking a partner’s credit score used to be something people joked about before a third date. Now it’s closer to standard practice. According to TD Bank’s 2026 Love & Money Survey, which polled 2,000 adults, 46% of Americans say someone’s debt or financial habits would influence whether they pursue a serious relationship with them—and Millennials (51%) and Gen Z (49%) are more likely to say so than Gen X or Baby Boomers (39% each). That reversal runs counter to the usual assumption that younger generations are more relaxed, more collaborative, and less judgmental about money than their parents were.
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In this economy, millennials and Gen Z would rather break up than date someone in debt: ‘There’s a pretty big divide’
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