Jessica LaShawn – teacher, writer, on-air personality and self-proclaimed “professional flirt” – recalls one dating experience that changed her life for good, especially when it came to finances and relationships.
She wrote an article on her blog that she met the perfect “resume man” as she put him. He was tall, handsome, educated, articulated, popular, well-groomed, and he apparently viewed her as his dream girl as well.
That was until someone commented on LaShawn’s expensive shoes.
The man immediately went around asking her a barrage of finance-related questions, including investment plans and savings programs. LaShawn had no clue about what he was talking about, and further discussions revealed to the man that she was in serious debt problems.
So serious that he ended the date by saying “You’re just my kind of girl but I am not in any position to raise you. Your parents should have done that and I am so sorry but I just cannot date you. You’re too irresponsible.”
He even checked her credit score to be doubly sure about his decision to walk out, especially since he was looking at a more permanent relationship.
This reflects the long-established fact that money (or in this case, credit) does have a major role to play in long-term, committed relationships.
In an unrelated news, effective July 21, 2011, all banks and lending institutions must issue a free credit score to individuals who are denied credit when applying for a loan. Sounds like a fair ruling to me!
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