Desperately seeking… a cheap date
SINGLE people cannot afford to mingle and are putting off dates to save money, research shows.
People now spend longer getting to know each other online before they actually meet.
They will spend almost six hours chatting to someone on the web before agreeing to a date, Match.com found.
With travel costs averaging £21, around a third of people do not want get involved with someone who lives too far away.
A similar number also arrange dates around pay day so they can afford it.
Match’s Hayley Quinn said lovers should be more creative to save cash.
She said: “It can be a lot more memorable sipping wine on a lawn than sitting in a crowded bar.”