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Money doesn't buy love for Brits
16 February 2008
About 2.2 million of Brits said they ended their last relationship because of money issues according to research by internet bank cahoot.
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Despite experiencing money problems however, people were no more likely to be attracted to someone with a fat salary, suggesting that perhaps incompatibility in relationships pertaining to money could be a factor in breakups.
Matthew Timms, director of cahoots, said: "Financial incompatibility is relatively common, with money causing over two million of us to end our last relationship. So while you don't want a new partner to think that you are attracted to them solely because of their bank balance - and it is hardly the most romantic Valentine's Day subject - it is worth talking about your attitudes to cash early on in the relationship as it can avoid problems later on."
A financially stable person was more important to older Brits however, with 15 per cent of 55 to 64 year olds and 14 per cent of over-65s saying they look for profitable partners compared to just seven per cent of 35 to 44 year olds.
Regionally, Scots were most likely to be looking for a mate with a good bank balance, with 18 per cent looking for this characteristic in their future partners, while almost one in ten said they had a relationship fail because of money problems.
Those in the north of England, eight per cent, and the south of England, nine per cent, were the least likely to look for someone with enough money to suit their needs.
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