The Impact of Student Debt on Relationships

A new national survey finds that student debt has an impact on how people view relationship potential. IonTuition.com, which advises colleges and businesses on student debt issues, commissioned a survey of 1,000 adults. The survey found that 75 percent view student debt of a potential partner as "baggage." How significant is that baggage? For 12 percent, student debt was viewed as more troublesome baggage than being divorced, having a child from a previous relationship or having a record as a nonviolent felon. More than 70 percent said that they would feel obliged to help significant others pay off their student loan debt.