Dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, Ok Cupid and Facebook Dating have been on the rise for a while now. It’s safe to say that the age of dating apps is here and movies like ‘The Perfect Date’ only reinforce the existence of these apps in our lives. We can’t really say whether a dating app is good or bad. However, with users of these apps numbering in the millions and spanning the globe, it seems that dating apps are here to stay.
So I paid for Bumble for 1 week, and this is how it went
In this article, we'll take a closer look at Bumble, a dating app that's on the rise, and dive into the Bumble experience.
To understand how Bumble works, it’s important to know the founder’s vision and who she is. Bumble Founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd worked for Tinder before she decided to branch out and launch her own dating app. At Tinder, Ms. Herd struggled with sexual harassment and discrimination during her time as VP of Marketing. So when she went into business for herself, she decided that her dating app would be different from Tinder. Bumble came in the form of a much-needed reckoning, a female-focused app that focuses not only on dating, but also on building social connections, whether that’s for work or social reasons.
Unlike other dating apps, once a connection is made on Bumble, communication can only continue if the woman makes the first move. The idea is to put the power in the hands of women and break the dating conventions that dictate that it is always the man who has to make the first move and ask a girl out. But there is more to this whole move. By making it a woman who makes the first move, the app also reduces the chance of creeps and perverts using the app to harass women.
