Debt In the Bedroom: 32% of Student Loan Borrowers Suffer Decreased Sex Drive
AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB) November 07, 2017 -- Student loan debt pervades every aspect of the lives of those who feel burdened by it. Debt can even reach into borrowers’ love lives, as a new study released by Student Loan Hero shows.
This survey set out to see if there is truth to the claims that people are delaying major relationship milestones because of student loan debt. And it delivered a mixed bag of results.
On one hand, student loan borrowers reported delaying relationship goals such as cohabitation, marriage, and starting a family. Not only that, but borrowers said they suffer from decreased sex drive due to their loans.
On the other hand, the majority of respondents said they don’t think a potential partner having student loan debt has to be a deal-breaker. Rather, they were more concerned with how their would-be partner handles the debt.
“Borrowers carrying student loan debt might avoid broaching the subject with their partner for fear of it becoming a deal-breaker in their relationship,” said Shannon Insler, lead researcher for the survey. “However, as the results of this study show, it’s not so much having debt that matters, but what you do about it. If you create a payoff game plan and confidently stand behind that, your debt doesn’t have to debilitate your love life.”
Key Findings
Twenty-four percent of respondents said they’ve kept their student loans a secret from their partner.
Thirty-six percent of respondents said they’ve lied to a partner about money. And 18 percent said it’s okay to lie to a partner about money.
Thirty-two percent reported a decrease — or total lack of — sex drive due to their student loan debt.
Thirty-three percent said the way someone handles their student loan debt could be a deal-breaker. Only 23 percent listed a high amount of the debt as a deal-breaker.
Seventy-two percent of respondents said that budgeting skills are the most appealing trait regarding a partner’s financial health. Only 29 percent listed having no student loan debt as the top trait.
Survey Methodology
Student Loan Hero conducted this survey via Survey Monkey on October 8, 2017, and collected responses from 1,011 student loan borrowers living in the United States, with a margin of error of ±3 percentage points. The screening question was, “Do you have student loans?” for which the target answer was “yes.”
About Student Loan Hero
Student Loan Hero combines easy-to-use tools with financial education to help the millions of Americans living with student loan debt manage and pay off their loans. Student Loan Hero has helped more than 150,000 borrowers manage and eliminate over $3 billion in student loan debt since 2012 and assists over 3.5 million people in becoming more financially healthy every year.
Student Loan Hero offers both current and former students free loan calculators, as well as unbiased, personalized advice and repayment plans through an easy-to-use online dashboard.
Founded in 2012 by CEO Andrew Josuweit, who himself had over $100,000 in student loans, Student Loan Hero operates on the belief that all loan help and recommendations should come with honesty and no hidden agenda.
For more information, visit studentloanhero.com.
Frankie Rendon, Student Loan Hero, https://studentloanhero.com, +1 (302) 423-8068, [email protected]
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