More than one in 10 people would quiz a potential partner about their personal finance on a first date
Research revealed spending habits and how much a potential partner earns would be high on their list of conversation topics
SAVVY daters are quizzing potential partners about their bank balances - to make sure they have enough cash first.
A survey found more than one in ten people on a first date would ask if their would-be partner is a saver or blows all their money at once.
New research showed nine per cent would rather ask if their date was regularly in debt than how many sexual partners they had (six per cent).
Some daters also wanted to know how much their dates were earning each year (five per cent), if they were saving for a deposit for a new house (four per cent) or had ever defaulted on a credit card (three per cent).
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The survey was carried out by online bank Tandem, ahead if its launch later this year.
The bank also filmed daters being asked the personal finance questions for an excruciating video echoing C4's First Dates.
Rowan Adams, of Tandem, said: “Although our experiment may be for fun, it does illustrate how UK consumers are increasingly looking for a better financial life."
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