here's cnn's richard roth on how the blood sucking little parasites are causing havoc in the dating worldthe lookout for a good man. >> cheers! >> but for stacy and others in new york looking for love, there's a new fear to add to romance anxieties. >> i was dating a guy and he asked me, he said, do you have bed bugs in your apartment? because if you do, you won't be seeing me, i love you, but i miss you. >> love means never have to itch. >> i know somebody to who broke up. >> why? >> because they were scared to death of bugs. >> they broke up. >> she wouldn't date him because he had bed bugs and she said i'm out. >> bed bugs are a creepy aspect to dating at this point. >> relationship coach donna barnes saw one client who admitted having bed bugs. >> she was horrified. if that's the case, you're better off to not date for a will and clean out the problem before you then go out. >> i have here some samples of bed bugs. >> tim wong is the exterminator, his company getting more calls. >> i know it's a shock when you first hear you have bed bugs but half the city does, so you're not alone. >

as richard roth reports, bedbugs are killing sex in the city. >> reporter: stacy handworker is alwaysrs. >> reporter: but for stacy and millions of other singles in new york looking for love, there's a new fear to add to romance anxieties. >> i was dating a guy, and he asked me, he said do you have bedbugs in your apartment because if you do you won't be seeing me. i love you, but i miss you. >> reporter: love now means never having to itch. >> i know someone who broke up. >> reporter: why, can you tell more about the story. >> because they are scared to death of bugs. >> reporter: and they broke up why? >> she wouldn't date him because he had bedbugs and she freaked out and she's like i'm out. >> bedbugs are definitely a creepy aspect to dating at this point. >> reporter: relationship coach donna barnes saw one client who admitted to having bedbugs. >> she was horrified and if that's the case you're better off to not date for a little while and to clean out the problem before you then go out. >> i have here some samples of bedbugs, dead bedbugs. >> reporter: tom wong is the extermina

. >> reporter: richard roth, cnn, new york. >> there are worse bugs to have. >> yeah. are usually not your fault. they are hard to get rid of. you're a single guy, would you say bye bye if somebody had bed bugs. >> i know people are watching -- thank you for the question, jacqui, i'll send you a note with my response. >> wouldn't most people say know, unless you knew about it before. >> this means the relationships aren't going anywhere to begin with. anyone here in the room agree? because what you want is a partner that sees you through the best and the worst. not a single shand going up. everyone's thumbs down on this one. jacqui, see you next hour for more of what's hot. you guys are a mess. you're in the cnn newsroom. ship jumpers all of you. ger through the crisis. when some lost their way, this company led the way. by protecting clients and turning uncertainty into confidence. what if that story were true? it is. ♪ - hello! - ha! why don't you try a home cooked meal... with yummy hamburger helper? oh! tada! fantastically tasty, huh? ummm, it's good. what would yo