Despite the initial awkwardness, my extroverted personality saved me and we were soon all talking and having a good time together. She texted me the next day, but I told her I couldn’t meet up, and I never heard from her again.
My next dates on HER varied a lot. One date went exceptionally well, and we casually dated for two months until I got ghosted by her. Others were clear they only wanted something physical, and didn’t actually care about me as a person.
Next up was Bumble.
Bumble has a lot of buzz because it requires girls to send the first message. In other words, a guy can’t initiate contact when swiping with females. I am used to traditional gender roles being switched-up, so I doubted Bumble’s rules of initiation would have much of an impact on my experience.
Skepticism aside, I immediately noticed Bumble profiles include less information than both Tinder and HER profiles. It only includes your occupation, university, and age, and you only see a bio after swiping through all their pictures. I preferred having more information, but I heard a lot of good things about Bumble so I shrugged it aside.
Swiping for dates, I immediately noticed that the people on Bumble tended to be a lot more attractive than on any of the other apps. I was blown away by it, quite frankly. Were they all real?
My Bumble dates weren’t catfishes, and I had a great time with both of my dates. I met one date at a bar which turned into dinner after, and another for a romantic stroll through Central Park. They were both nice and seemed to be really genuine. Continue reading “It isn’t about which app you’re using, but how you’re using it”