pretty interesting
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nearly-40-of-americans-want-to-know-your-credit-score-before-dating-2016-05-03

Some people inquire about a potential mate’s age or how many previous partners they’ve had. Others are more interested in another number.
Some 42% of adults say knowing someone’s credit score would affect their willingness to date that person, according to a survey released on Wednesday of 1,000 adults by personal finance website Bankrate.com. That’s up from nearly 40% last year. Women were nearly three times as likely to consider credit score a major influence on a potential partner compared to men (20% versus 7%). Younger daters are not as concerned about these three digits: 45% of older millennials, defined here as those aged 27 to 36, said that knowing someone’s credit score would only have a minor impact on their desire to date.
By showing an interest in these three digits, people are probably being smart rather than shallow, says Jeffrey Hall, associate professor of communications at the University of Kansas. “Finances, education, and job prospects all factor into the value of a potential mate,” he says. “Assuming that people can actually interpret a credit score meaningfully, it makes sense they would think a credit score is useful in evaluating mate value.”

Low credit scores can deny one access to a mortgage or increase the costs of credit by thousands of dollars.

People are combining their finances when they marry, after all, and that can impact their future happiness. In fact, the higher your credit score, the less likely you’ll separate from your partner — and a lower score often means you’ll be less lucky in love. More than half of Americans (58%) said they wouldn’t marry someone with significant debt, according to a study released in March 2017 of more than 2,300 adults from legal industry site Avvo.
While knowing someone’s credit score doesn’t necessarily reveal whether that person has a medical or student debt or even their annual income, it does indicate whether they are eligible for a loan. A bank will look at each person’s middle scores— from the three major credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion — and then take a couple’s average score to determine their overall credit worthiness.
Also see: Americans will talk about sex and infidelity before they talk about this…
Low credit scores can deny one access to a mortgage or increase the costs of credit by thousands of dollars, says Stephen Brobeck, executive director of the Consumer Federation of America, a consumer advocacy group. Credit scores are likely to increase the finance charges on a $20,000, 60-month car loan by more than $5,000.


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For those who are interested in talking about this during a candle-lit dinner, they should know what it means. A score between 661 and 780 is considered good credit and between 781 and 850 is regarded as excellent credit, according to financial website Credit.com. The site rates fair credit as between 601 and 660, poor credit between 501 and 600 and bad credit as anything below 500. But different lenders may have different criteria when it comes to loaning money, and may approve borrowers with a credit score of below 700. A high score effectively means that their prospective date has been paying their bills off on time, or only uses a small percentage of their available credit on credit cards.
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Still, those millennials in Bankrate’s study might be too quick to judge. That age group also has the lowest credit scores of any generation of Americans, a report released by credit bureau Experian concluded. The report, based on anonymous data from Experian’s consumer credit database, found that millennials have an average credit score of 625 on an average debt of $52,120. By comparison, Generation X (aged 35 to 49) have a credit score of 650 on average debt of $125,000, while both baby boomers and the Greatest Generation (with a combined age of between 50 and 87) have credit scores of 709 on average debt of $87,438. Credit scores, experts say, are built on experience, and millennials have plenty of time to improve their digits.
And previous research also supports the proposition that women are more concerned about their potential partner’s earning power than men. “Too many women are still overly-focused on their romantic partner’s holdings. In their minds, money equals power, and women want powerful men,” says Fran Walfish, a Beverly Hills, Calif.-based psychotherapist. “Money comes and goes, and you are always faced with each other.” Walfish says the rich, famous and privileged flock into her office with the same ailments and issues as regular people, namely communication, sɛҳuąƖ issues, parenting, and, most importantly, conflict resolution skills. “The goal for every person is to evolve as a complete, whole and self-reliant individual.”

While unfortunate, I think it is a legitimate consideration.  If a potential spouse has a truly dismal credit score, it could seriously affect your ability to get a mortgage, for example.  It's a sad state of affairs, but ignoring reality does not mean it won't affect you.

Anybody with a credit card has rocks in his head.  Credit cards encourage concupiscence.  

The best criteria for the marriage on the part of the husband is simple:  does he have the life skills and the means to provide for a family?  I heartily suggest that any man considering matrimony have house and career in hand BEFORE courting.

Our Lady of Fatima, Pray for us, you are our only hope.

I heartily suggest that any man considering matrimony have house and career in hand BEFORE courting.

A decidedly non-traditional and, dare I say, modernist set or criteria for marriage.  Had Catholics followed your rules in the past, countless people, including myself, would never had been born.

I must concur with Dolores that this part of your comment make little sense.
If you were an employer looking to hire a truck driver, would you regard an applicant with no truck driving experience as having a "perfect" truck driving record?  I assume not; why should it be any different for credit scores?

If I miss an exam worth half my grade, for example, should that exam (whose score indicates I know nothing about the subject) count toward my final grade? If so, I would get at most a 50% in that class, indicating I know only half the material (or less)! That's ridiculous.

It's the analogous for credit scores. Categories upon which there are no data to base the metric detract from your total score.

A perfect credit score doesn't necessarily mean you're managing money well; it does mean you're taking out loans and paying at least the minimums of them on time.

 :o

Head for the hills!