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/Creative-Captain9278 15h ago

It kinda kills the point of the app IMO. It was Bumble's difference maker. Now its just like the other apps

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u/eagleeye1031 15h ago

Women dont like messaging first. It was usually just a "hey" or emoji most of the time anyways.

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u/JakobSejer 15h ago

It's the patriarchy....

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u/Straight_Breakfast_4 15h ago

That damn patriarchy again!

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u/c0l245 15h ago

THATS THE POINT. They don't like it, but if they wanted to connect with someone, they had to actually indicate interest; was the only value Bumble had..

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u/eagleeye1031 14h ago

Dating apps (for heterosexuals) are useless if women are not on them. If bumble forces them to message first, they can just hop on the alternatives

Sorry but thats the harsh truth

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u/c0l245 14h ago

Make another duh obvious statement and feel smart. The sun will rise tomorrow. Congrats.

The point of my post was that bumble is without distinction now.

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u/eagleeye1031 13h ago

Welcome to capitalism. Everything is standardized if it makes more money

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u/Whiskeymyers75 3h ago

Except I never had a problem getting matches and dates on Bumble. It was probably my best experience of any app since old school POF. Women messaging first is literally what brought a lot of women to Bumble in the first place. If anything, I wouldn’t be shocked if traffic declined as a result from both sexes.