--- title: Is Financial Responsibility a Turn-On? description: MONEY's millennials discuss the importance of financial fitness is in romantic relationships. authors: - name: Jackie Zimmermann url: https://money.com/author/jackie-zimmermann/ at_money_since: 2014 articles: 22 covers: - Personal Finance - Career Advice - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/jackie_zm former_staff: true - name: Jacob Davidson url: https://money.com/author/jacob-davidson/ at_money_since: 2014 articles: 106 covers: - Personal Finance - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/JakeD former_staff: true - name: Kate Santichen url: https://money.com/author/kate-santichen/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 22 covers: - Personal Finance - Career Advice - Credit - Education - Housing - Investing - Lifestyle - Retirement social: - https://x.com/santichen former_staff: true - name: Kerri Anne Renzulli url: https://money.com/author/kerri-anne-renzulli/ at_money_since: 2014 articles: 185 covers: - Personal Finance - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Pets - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes social: - https://x.com/kerenzulli former_staff: true - name: Susie Poppick url: https://money.com/author/susie-poppick/ at_money_since: 2013 articles: 117 covers: - Personal Finance - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/susiepoppick former_staff: true - name: Taylor Tepper url: https://money.com/author/taylor-tepper-3/ at_money_since: 2013 articles: 168 covers: - Personal Finance - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes social: - https://x.com/TaylorTepper former_staff: true - name: Turner Cowles url: https://money.com/author/turner-cowles/ at_money_since: 2014 articles: 24 covers: - Personal Finance - Career Advice - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Investing - Lifestyle - Mortgages - Retirement - Technology social: - https://x.com/tgcowles former_staff: true published: '2015-06-08T10:30:19.000Z' modified: '2024-04-16T05:57:20.000Z' section: Personal Finance tags: - Budgeting - Debt - financial advice - Financial attractiveness - Financial Planning - Love and Money - millennial money minute - Millennials - video word_count: 60 canonical: https://money.com/millennials-financial-responsibility-turn-on-relationships/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Screen Shot 2015-06-03 at 11.16.47 AM](https://img.money.com/2015/06/screen-shot-2015-06-03-at-11-16-47-am.png) We may not put it in our Tinder profile, but millennials do care about a potential mate's financial fitness. We care about it so much, in fact, we rank financial know-how higher than sexual prowess as an important factor in a long-term relationship. 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