tainted love

Would you be leery of someone who has a broken engagement on his or her dating resume?

The Frisky asks that question in this post, where one writer suggests guys might think a girl who's had a broken engagement is on a desperate quest to find a husband NOW.

If a guy told me he'd been engaged before, my biggest concern would be that he was still caught up on his ex. As in, like, emotional baggage claim alert.

But failed engagements have become so common -- I can immediately think of at least 10 friends -- that a canceled wedding is hardly a dating stigma. There are worse revelations, believe me.

Has a partner ever disclosed a broken engagement to you? How did you react?