Single Americans name excessive debt, financial instability, and failing to respect boundaries among their top dating red flags. But recently, those looking for love are signaling that current economic uncertainty is raising a new concern: unemployment.
A recent survey of over 1,000 U.S. adults by matchmaking company Tawkify found that 29% of Americans say unemployment is a red flag.
Finances can weigh heavy when it comes to finding a partner, says Justin Lehmiller, senior research fellow at the Kinsey Institute for sex and relationship research and author of “Tell Me What You Want.”
Nearly three quarters, 72%, of Americans say the current economy makes it more difficult for them to pay their bills, according to a recent Lending Tree survey.
“There are all kinds of new stressors that seem to be popping up every day,” says Lehmiller.
