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I tried Bumble Dating.

AKA the latest window shopping for love experience

Valerie H.
7 min readDec 1, 2024

After close to 4 years of celibacy- no dating, no hand holding, no kissing, no watching movies with couples doing couple things, etc.- I decided it was time to jump into the dating pool. I only have one question: Why didn’t it work for me?

Valerie Honor, dating profile picture. Down to earth, easy going woman.

The woman in the photo is me and it is a photo I added as a profile picture on my Bumble dating account this summer. Surprisingly, over 1,000 men expressed interest in wanting to “date” me within the first three days I signed up. Yes, I have proof. Continue reading.

What is Bumble?

For those who are unfamiliar with Bumble, it is an “online dating app launched in 2014. Profiles of potential matches are displayed to users, who can “swipe left” to reject a candidate or “swipe right” to indicate interest. The app is a product of Bumble Inc., founded by shortly after she left ” ().

As for cost, I paid $60 USD per month, and I thought surely having to pay this amount meant there would be serious men. I wonder if men thought the same about the women who paid for a subscription.

The proof is in the pudding

Valerie H.
Valerie H.

Written by Valerie H.

I am a hobbyist investigative journalist. I also write books about culture and relationships with subgenres in trauma and health.

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