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[–] [email protected] 123 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Is the signature feature that women initiate or was that some other app?

[–] [email protected] 57 points 2 days ago
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[–] [email protected] 126 points 2 days ago (63 children)

There's a big problem with the "women message first" gimmick, and it's that they just don't.

If they don't simply let the match expire, you either get a shitty Gif, or something along the lines of "hey."

Maybe one in ten will actually send a message that genuinely starts a conversation.

[–] [email protected] 128 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I literally saw so many profiles being like “I don’t message first”, like do you even understand what the app you’ve signed up for is?

[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 days ago

I always wondered if they realised we actually can't send the first message.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well, men CAN message first, as of like 8 months ago.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

I did hear about that.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I loved bumble when I was on it 🤷‍♂️ much, much higher hit rate than any other app

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I have by far more luck getting matches on tinder

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Well cultural habits are slow to change. I suspect it would take some 20 years to change the dynamics such than women are always expected to make the first move.

Bumble was well positioned to push for that change, unfortunately earning revenue has a priority, they are are a business after all. Still their gimmick got the ball rolling, we'll see who picks it up next.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Ohh you mean the "pay for every little thing" -feature? Dang I really liked that

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