Bumble’s
redesigned
dating
app
has
a
new
“Opening
Move”
feature
that’s
supposed
to
take
the
legwork
out
of
starting
conversations.
Women
on
the
app
can
now
choose
from
a
list
of
prewritten
prompts
—
or
come
up
with
their
own
—
that
the
app
will
send
to
all
their
matches.
Unlike
dating
apps
like
Tinder
and
Hinge,
Bumble
lets
women
take
the
first
move
when
they
get
a
match.
The
new
Opening
Move
option
should
at
least
make
it
less
intimidating
(and
less
time-consuming)
to
send
out
those
first
messages.
Some
of
the
prewritten
prompts
include
questions
like
“Who’s
your
dream
dinner
party
guest
(real
or
fictional)?”
or
“What
do
you
like
about
my
profile?”
Once
the
match
responds,
women
can
choose
whether
or
not
to
carry
on
the
conversation,
which
will
expire
after
24
hours
if
no
move
is
made.
Bumble
notes
that
for
same-gender
and
nonbinary
matches,
either
user
can
set
or
respond
to
an
Opening
Move.
“In
listening
to
our
community,
many
have
shared
their
exhaustion
with
the
current
online
dating
experience,
and
for
some,
that
includes
making
the
first
move,”
Bumble
CEO
Lidiane
Jones
says
in
a
statement.
“We
want
to
evolve
with
our
community,
shifting
from
a
fixed
approach
to
giving
women
more
options
in
how
they
engage.”
Along
with
a
new
Opening
Move
option,
Bumble
is
adding
to
its
“dating
intention”
badges,
which
are
displayed
on
users’
profiles
to
help
potential
matches
know
what
they’re
looking
for.
Bumble
will
now
let
users
choose
from
up
to
two
badges,
such
as
“‘fun,
casual
dates,”
“intimacy
without
commitment,”
“life
partner,”
and
“ethical
non-monogamy.”
Additionally,
Bumble
will
display
common
interests
and
favorite
musicians
at
the
very
top
of
profiles
to
make
it
easier
to
parse
through
potential
matches.
It
also
now
requires
users
to
upload
four
photos
when
creating
an
account
instead
of
two.
Users
with
less
than
four
images
won’t
show
up
in
Bumble’s
For
You
(previously
Best
Bees)
algorithm,
which
surfaces
four
daily
profiles
based
on
a
user’s
preferences
and
past
matches.
This
latest
update
has
arrived
just
months
after
Bumble
founder
Whitney
Wolfe
Herd
stepped
down
as
CEO.
It
also
comes
at
a
turbulent
time
for
dating
apps
in
general,
as
surveys
suggest
that
more
users
are
moving
away
from
the
algorithm
in
favor
of
real-life
interactions.
Original author: Emma Roth
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