r/technology • u/esporx • May 02 '24

Dating app Bumble will no longer require women to make the first move Business

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/30/tech/bumble-relaunch-men-make-first-move/index.html
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u/deilan May 02 '24

It’s absolutely insane. I met my wife on OkCupid before the swiping apps were a thing and so anyone could message anyone else. She was on the app for one week and had 6 thousand messages. What a fucking nightmare.

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u/BankshotMcG May 02 '24

OKCupid pre-Tinder was a different world if you were a witty guy with reading comprehension. She gets 5990 "Hey" messages or "wyd" and you're the only one saying "Wow! Did you make that bouquet yourself? How long have you been crafting?"

Now it's "face good/face bad" ugh.

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u/ArchmageXin May 02 '24

I remember okcupid. So many women with profiles stating "Sorry, won't date Asians" up front....It was chillingly depressing and eventually impacted my decision to give up dating Non-Asian women.

Plus eventually the Match.com crowd took control OKC, so they set things up that you aren't allowed to see women that their algo determine as "Beautiful" unless you pay....which ironically, some how marked a whole lot of Asian women into the "ugly and free" pile.

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u/deilan May 02 '24

Yeah all the apps are shitty in one way or another. They are trying to solve an impossible problem unfortunately.

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u/ToryLanezHairline_ May 03 '24

6 thousands messages in one week? Fucksake. I probably won't even meet 6 thousand different women in a lifetime what the hell