Bumble now lets men make the first move
Bumble is updating its platform to allow men to send the first message in heterosexual matches, moving away from its original women-first requirement. The app is also extending the response window to 72 hours to accommodate busy user schedules.
Bumble was famously built around exclusively giving women the power to initiate messages in heterosexual matches when it first launched in 2014 — but now the times they are a-changin’ for the dating app. Today, Bumble has announced a “global evolution to its signature conversation experience”: anyone can now send the first message, and the deadline to respond before the match expires has been extended from 24 hours to a 72-hour window.
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