Is it too much to ask about money before dating?

Mr Prashanth Shankar (left) and Ms Phyllis Chua give their thoughts on money and dating. PHOTOS: PRASHANTH SHANKAR, PHYLLIS CHUA
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SINGAPORE - Private banker Prashanth Shankar is used to asking clients how much they earn or what they are worth, but he did not expect to have the tables turned on him by potential girlfriends on dating apps.

And that, by the way, was before he had even met any of them in person.

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