Bumble founder isn’t happy with Lily James’s ‘Swiped’ biopic: ‘Shut it down!’

Bumble founder isn’t happy with Lily James’s ‘Swiped’ biopic: ‘Shut it down!’

Whitney Wolfe Herd is getting the biopic treatment — whether she likes it or not. The Bumble founder, 36, shared her true feelings about the Hulu film “Swiped” based on her life starring Lily James. “So, I can’t make it through the whole trailer, it’s too weird for me,” Herd said in a CNBC interview … Read more

Couple agreed to a casual hook up — but never imagined this would happen after: ‘I had to tell someone’

Couple agreed to a casual hook up — but never imagined this would happen after: ‘I had to tell someone’

He came for dinner — and ended up in her poetry book. One man’s steamy friends-with-benefits fling just got immortalized in verse — and now the internet’s swooning. Tobias, known as @tobiasly on X, set social media ablaze this week after revealing a sizzling romantic entanglement that inspired a published poem. In response to a … Read more

Want to land a first date? Then definitely don’t send these messages to your dating app match, single people warn

Want to land a first date? Then definitely don’t send these messages to your dating app match, single people warn

Saying that might give a person the ick. Sending an opening line to get the attention of someone you matched with on a dating app is nerve-wracking. Just be sure not to send one of the messages a recent survey from FindingTheOne.com revealed as the ones most single people roll their eyes at. Whatever you … Read more

Dating apps mess with your hormones — and can even send libido levels plunging: study

Dating apps mess with your hormones — and can even send libido levels plunging: study

Dating apps can put us on hormonal rollercoaster. Online dating is a gamble in more ways than one. Researchers have revealed that dating apps can monkey with our hormones, creating a chemical dependence that’s on par with an addiction to games of chance — even when users swipe right. The freaky findings were part of … Read more

Meghan Markle opens up on ‘huge’ health battle in first episode of her ‘Confessions of a Female Founder’ podcast: ‘It’s so scary’

Meghan Markle opens up on ‘huge’ health battle in first episode of her ‘Confessions of a Female Founder’ podcast: ‘It’s so scary’

Meghan Markle has opened up about her “scary” experience with postpartum preeclampsia in the first episode of her new podcast “Confessions of a Female Founder.” The Duchess of Sussex, 43, made the candid health revelation during a conversation with her friend and Bumble dating app founder Whitney Wolfe Herd. During the first 50-minute episode, released … Read more

The most popular fetishes of 2024 revealed — and one involves video games

The most popular fetishes of 2024 revealed — and one involves video games

Lingerie and handcuffs are so vanilla. Couples are done with role-playing and skin-tight latex; Fantasies nowadays are much kinkier, according to a salacious Bumble survey on the most popular proclivities. To determine what turned people on over the past year, the dating site surveyed over 4,000 people on their favorite fetishes, the Daily Mail reported. … Read more

Gen Z’s 2024 dating trends revealed: Why ‘micro-mance’ and ‘future proofing’ are hot right now

Gen Z’s 2024 dating trends revealed: Why ‘micro-mance’ and ‘future proofing’ are hot right now

Bumble has just dropped its annual dating trends for 2025, revealing an insight into how young lovers are set to court one another in the new year. Source link #Gen #dating #trends #revealed #micromance #future #proofing #hot

My date secretly recorded me and posted video online — here’s what I did next

My date secretly recorded me and posted video online — here’s what I did next

She went on a first date — and didn’t know it would be watched by nearly 9 million people. A young woman has been left stunned after allegedly finding out her Bumble match secretly recorded her during their first date before later uploading the footage to TikTok in an apparent attempt to shame her. Julia … Read more

It doesn’t get much more dystopian than relying on AI to solve your dating life

It doesn’t get much more dystopian than relying on AI to solve your dating life

Science fiction is becoming a reality, as artificial intelligence creeps further into our romantic lives. Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd recently made a bold (and unnerving) prediction that artificial intelligence will soon do the dating for us — ushering in a hellish future we never asked for. “You could in the near future be talking … Read more

Bumble removes anti-celibacy campaign, calling it a ‘mistake’ after backlash

Bumble removes anti-celibacy campaign, calling it a ‘mistake’ after backlash

Singles are swiping left on Bumble. On Monday, the dating app issued an apology and announced it would remove its controversial anti-celibacy advertisements after receiving backlash online about its new campaign, which it called a “mistake.” Last month, Bumble rolled out new features to the app to put women in the driver’s seat while dating. … Read more

Bumble wants to let ‘AI dating concierge’ do the dating for you

Bumble wants to let ‘AI dating concierge’ do the dating for you

Bumble won’t just help you find a date — it will date for you. Bumble’s founder, Whitney Wolfe Herd — who recently stepped down as CEO — recently addressed how the dating app will utilize artificial intelligence while appearing at The Bloomberg Technology Summit last week. Bumble’s founder Whitney Wolfe Herd recently addressed how the … Read more

Bumble is now rethinking women making the first move on the app: ‘It feels like a burden’

Bumble is now rethinking women making the first move on the app: ‘It feels like a burden’

Ladies first… but possibly not for long. The CEO of Bumble, the dating app where women are required to message first, is rethinking the app’s signature feature. Since its founding in 2014, the selling point of Bumble was that “women make the first move” as a mission of female empowerment. Bumble’s new CEO Lidiane Jones … Read more

Is it written in the stars? These three zodiac signs are most likely to find success on dating apps

Is it written in the stars? These three zodiac signs are most likely to find success on dating apps

While dating has been a fresh hell for time immemorial, the advent of technology has made it more convenient, if not more fruitful. According to the Matchmaking Company, the trifecta of good looks, an engaging bio, and shared interests determine whether 28% of people swipe right. The top reasons to pass, pass. pass are perceived unattractiveness … Read more

These four smoldering zodiac signs will have the most sex in 2024

These four smoldering zodiac signs will have the most sex in 2024

With limited daylight and sinking temperatures, ’tis the season when human touch is at a premium. While many dream of dark nights warmed by the presence of another, some signs among us are getting their groove on with more frequency. Recent research suggests that the chemical fallout of falling in love can wreak havoc on … Read more

I was ‘f—ing traumatized’ after a girl brought her parents on our first date — for an arranged marriage

I was ‘f—ing traumatized’ after a girl brought her parents on our first date — for an arranged marriage

A man describing a first date nightmare in a TikTok went viral, amassing over 20,000,000 views, because of the special guests that showed up at a restaurant with a girl named “Priyanka.”  The single, Zakir Siddiqui, describes himself as a “viral Indian man on TikTok with a black belt in first dates.”  In one of the … Read more

Leo was right all along? Age-gap relationships to surge in 2024, Bumble says

Leo was right all along? Age-gap relationships to surge in 2024, Bumble says

Paws-itive vibes only: 2024 may be shaping up to be the year of the cougar. It could also be Leo season all year long. Cross-generational relationships — also known as “gen-blend” relationships — are expected to surge next year, Bumble reports as part of its annual dating trends forecast. 63% say age isn’t a defining … Read more

My date catfished me, ordered 53 fried pickles — then left me with the bill

My date catfished me, ordered 53 fried pickles — then left me with the bill

A dater hoped he picked a winner — but he got catfished with a side of fried pickles instead. US-based influencer Zakir Siddiqui, or @Zockr on TikTok, posted a video about a horrible first date that has drawn 5.5 million views since last week. He called his date a “train wreck” as well as “garbage” … Read more

Erin Andrews relishes role in Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift relationship: ‘New Bumble’

Erin Andrews relishes role in Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift relationship: ‘New Bumble’

It’s nice to have a friend like Erin Andrews. During an appearance Tuesday on the “TODAY” show, the longtime Fox NFL reporter reflected on the moment she and her “Calm Down” podcast host, Charissa Thompson, hyped up pal Travis Kelce to Taylor Swift — with the couple recently enjoying a PDA-filled weekend in New York. … Read more

Couples who meet on dating apps are less happy in marriages: study

Couples who meet on dating apps are less happy in marriages: study

Want to live app-ily ever after? Don’t meet your mate online.  While the unlucky in love are still hoping to strike romance gold — endlessly swiping for their forever person on dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, Grindr and Hinge — a new study has found that married couples who met online are less satisfied with their … Read more

Bumble bans ghosting — stood-up singles urged to report offenders for ‘abusive’ behavior

Bumble bans ghosting — stood-up singles urged to report offenders for ‘abusive’ behavior

Bumble is creating a buzz — by cracking down on rude behavior. The trendy dating platform will now allow its millions of users to report each other for ghosting on an in-person date. The app claims to be the first to take a clear stance on the matter. According to Engadget, the app’s updated guidelines are … Read more