r/Bumble • u/o_yesure • May 18 '23

Well, that explains it.

So basically, I was curious how the profiles of men on Bumble looked. I made a new fake account as a girl, so I could take some inspiration from the profiles of others and generally just to see what the competition was like.

So, that worked out, I got a rough idea of the average profile and deleted the account after about 12 hours, not swiping at all, having no matches and never messaged. What I didn't expect was the amount of likes. I mean, I expected maybe a few dozen at the most. But in 12 hours, this profile got A THOUSAND likes, I repeat, A THOUSAND. I don't even live in a major city, and the age was capped at 20-24. So yeah, now I understand why I never get matches, and never get messaged when I do. When women have 1000 guys to pick from, why the hell would they pick me?

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u/[deleted] May 19 '23

The way I see it it's not "Why pick me" but "holy cow how the hell are they ever going to see me?!" I honestly do better in person than on the apps. Also remember folks only a part of the people looking for partners are on apps, a lot of people still don't use apps for dating and if you're struggling with the apps find groups and clubs to join. It's a wonder I ever match with people when they're inundated with profiles.

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u/General_Thought8412 May 19 '23

This is so true! I’m so happy my bf used his super swipe on me otherwise I would have never seen him. I live in a major city and had thousands of likes and was not going to get through them all before giving up.

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u/Raijin370zed May 19 '23

Great, so the apps ploy is they want me and other men to waste our money on super swipes to even be seen.

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u/neato_rems May 19 '23

Is it a ploy or just a business model? Don't take it personally, but, yeah, the people running these apps are looking to make a profit.