Rich millennials like Leo from ‘LIB’ can come off as arrogant when talking about their wealth — but there’s a better way to disclose your income on dates

Question your beliefs about money

How you talk about your career and income reveals your deeper attitudes around money, Clayman said. That’s why it helps to figure out your motivation for sharing how much you make.

Some men believe their leading quality is how much they earn, and they may genuinely think that disclosing their high incomes is their best shot at winning a date over, even if it “makes him seem crass and superficial,” Clayman said.

Unpacking beliefs around money, such as wealth being tied to self-worth, gives you more self-awareness. You’ll learn why you’re bringing up your finances, rather than doing it to seem secure.

On “Love Is Blind,” Leo is pretty candid about his career and background in confessionals, when speaking to the other male contestants, and on dates with the female cast members. In the first episode, he says that he was interested in the show specifically because it provided an opportunity to find an emotional connection.

“I’m fortunate,” he says in an episode one confessional. “I have an interesting and lucrative job. I’m an art dealer. It’s a family business. I actually own it now, I ended up inheriting it. But one of my biggest insecurities is that a girl only wants me, like, for money.”

Lead with vulnerability

One of the biggest criticisms of Leo by viewers is that he kept bringing up his income but not what mattered to him in a relationship (at least according to his edit on the show). While he sometimes brings it up in the context of his family business and childhood, he can come across as flaunting it when he praises a woman for not fawning over his career.

Kristin Papa, a licensed clinical social worker who works with couples, said it’s a good idea to center money discussions around your values. You can talk about why your career fulfills you or why money is important to you, whether it grants you the freedom to travel or gives you a sense of stability.

“That way, you can have a little bit more of an in-depth conversation about money and what it can be helpful for,” she said, rather than just dropping how much you make as a status symbol.

For his part, Leo told People that his family drove many of the conversations he had about his career on the show.

“It was, I guess, only important in the sense that I was trying to just be authentic about who I was, but a lot of the talk about that was in the context of family,” he said. “And for me, continuing on my family’s business is something I am proud of. So whoever I would be with would be, it’s more than a marriage.”

“Business is a real part of what someone would be involved in, so it was relevant conversations,” Leo added.

Make it a dialogue

Bringing up your values also invites a dialogue, Papa said. Rather than rattling off your resume on a first date, you can ask your partner to share their views on money.

To Leo’s credit, bringing up his financial situation does invite a dialogue about money during a date with 33-year-old esthetician Brittany. After she asks about his approach to splitting expenses as a couple, he says that he’s generally inclined to split them proportionally. And when he opens up about his dating insecurities, Brittany takes it as an opportunity to reassure him that she isn’t interested in marrying for money.

Having conversations about how you approach money can set you up for success in a relationship. Couples might make the same amount, but have completely different spending habits. Or you might have a huge gap in your salaries, but share the same financial goal of owning a house.

“It’s an opportunity to clarify the role of money versus the quantity of money,” Papa said.

The next batch of “Love Is Blind” season seven episodes will be released Wednesday, October 9 on Netflix.