According to a working paper from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, people who save money are more attractive as potential dates than people who spend money.
According to a working paper from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, people who save money are more attractive as potential dates than people who spend money.
The paper says that being frugal with money might be a reflection of other desirable qualities in a date like having discipline and self-control to reap the long term benefits of a committed relationship or a lifestyle that includes eating healthy food and exercising.
The researchers qualify their findings by writing: “It is notable that we observed this pattern in the shadow of the Great Recession, a time in which people who chronically spend may be viewed as especially irresponsible. Whether savers continue to be preferred in times of economic abundance is an important open question.”
The dating website eHarmony took a look at their records from matches made in 2010 and found that people who described themselves as savers received 25 percent more messages from people who were interested to meet them than self described spenders.
A survey from 2012 found that 73 percent of the respondents would keep dating someone who used a coupon to save money on their date.
