They say money can’t buy you love, but with the amount of money we spend on dating, maybe it should. So, how much are we talking? New research has the dollar amounts.
CouponPi polled 1,000 Americans about how much they’re spending on their relationships and found:
- The average American spends $6,138 a year on their relationship.
- This includes $559 on presents for their partner throughout the year, as well as an average of $5,579 on dates and activities.
- The single biggest expense is dining out, which 93.8% do regularly, most commonly twice a month.
- That adds up to $135 a month, or $1,624 per person per year, more than a quarter (26.5%) of all costs.
- Events, like concerts, shows and sporting events are the second-biggest expense. People go to one a month, on average, at a cost of $131, or $1,569 per year.
- The third biggest cost in dating is casual outings, like going to a museum or grabbing coffee, which average $100 a month, or $12-hundred a year.
- And let’s not forget about all the little things we pay for throughout the year and weekend getaways, which average $1,183.
- The average couple has spent over $19-thousand ($19,306) on their relationship by the time they get married.
- But spending on the relationship doesn’t end after you tie the knot, in fact, married couples spend 46.7% more on their relationship than unmarried couples.
- After dropping that much on dating during the year, it’s not surprising that 53.7% admit they feel financially stressed about paying for all this in their relationship.
Source: Digg
