My husband died in 2010. We had both been conservative about finances and, after he passed, it was even more important to me -- particularly when you get out into the dating world. I know I have to protect the assets he and I worked for all these years.
You have to use a lot of intuition. I've never run a background check on anybody. If I was interested in having a future with someone, I would have to get down to the nitty-gritty and ask them about it. And I wouldn't be offended if someone who was financially stable was interested in my credit history.
If the reason they have a low score was really out of their control -- like a sickness and mounting medical bills -- I would be able to somehow find a balance with that. But if I met someone who had a good job but was reckless with money and credit ... I would find myself having to discontinue the relationship.
