Hit play and watch. It won't take long, I promise you.
So, I ask you, my devoted Cake Eater readers, is bad credit a dealbreaker these days?
Seriously. I want to know.
Call me naive if you must, but when I got married, I took the "for better or worse" part rather seriously. Maybe I'm being a little too inclusive for modern tastes, but that would seem to mean that you took everything, whether or not it made for a catchy commerical or even a pleasant little bitch and moan festival. You seemingly loved this person you were marrying; you realized they were human and probably had made some mistakes in their life, but you were willing to take on said mistakes. Because you're human, too, and probably had made some mistakes yourself.
This commercial would seem to advocate checking your beloved's credit report before getting married. Because, you know, you wouldn't want to get married to them if they had---GASP!---bad credit. Because you know, there's nothing worse in this world than---GASP!---BAD CREDIT! And if your intended did have---GASP!---bad credit, well, then it would apparently be adequate grounds for dumping said intended.
And you could be a happy bachelor with a dog and a yard.
What say you, my devoted Cake Eater readers? Is bad credit a dealbreaker?
Posted by Kathy at November 19, 2007 11:17 AM | TrackBackBad credit's not a dealbreaker. Telling the world about my bad credit, with me in attendance, would be. Hope he likes the couch.
Posted by: Bike Bubba at November 19, 2007 01:43 PMI was sure my then-boyfriend would break up with me when I told him I was $10,000 in debt. Working hard on paying it off, but still in debt. He didn't.
But the point is, I told him as soon as we started to get serious. If he had only found out after he married me (like the guy in the commercial), he would have every reason to be seriously annoyed.
Posted by: ak at November 19, 2007 02:55 PMThe Mister and I would NEVER HAVE HOOKED UP if it was. We BOTH have Ex Spouse Credit which is worse than bankruptcy/repossession/pestilence all neatly wrapped in a shit-covered package.
My mama always said I could fall in love with the rich guys - but I always thought it was quite RUDE to inquire about bank accounts on the first date.
But what do I know? I'm OLD. (And I've paid off some student loans and old phone bills than I care to admit.)
Posted by: Margi at November 19, 2007 03:58 PMNo, I don't think it is a deal breaker, but I do think your future spouse should be aware of your financial standing and be willing to deal with it. and hopefully the person with the bad credit will change their ways so as not to damage their future spouse's credit and thus reputation. Money matters are, after all, THE biggest source of disagreements in relationships. Why start off on the wrong foot?
Posted by: Christi at November 21, 2007 02:08 PM