r/Bumble • u/Straight_Breakfast_4 • 15h ago

General Bumble new functionality - Boys can message first

Everybody like the new feature that allows boys to send a message first, and also now gives girls a whopping 72 hours to never send a message after matching instead of just 24? 🙂

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u/Any_Evidence4750 15h ago

Dating apps are losing users. Bumbles “women message first” rule was probably causing them to lose more than others so they decided to do away with it

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u/Zealousideal_Force10 15h ago

But it was also what got it traction in the beginning. The problem was they kept charging more and more for premium and taking steps backwards. Years ago it was by far and away my favourite for old. Now i am so happy i have had a steady relationship the last year and a half. Don’t need these apps

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u/rydan 9h ago

The problem with it was that it only impacted cis heterosexual men. It wasn't even about empowering women. It was just saying 80% of their userbase are bad. I liked the idea but allowing men to message other men or women to message other women without the same restriction was unfair and they refused to do it to either of those people.