Dating apps are mostly used for, well, dating, but Bumble has made a unique way for the members of its community who are looking to create meaningful friendships with each other. Find out more about the Bumble BFF and what it can do!
Dating apps are mostly used for, well, dating, but Bumble has made a unique way for the members of its community who are looking to create meaningful friendships with each other. Find out more about the Bumble BFF and what it can do!
As you get older, the process of making friends changes significantly from your youth. During school, connecting with others was easier and essential for social interaction. In adulthood, however, people become preoccupied with various aspects of life, such as their marriages, children, or careers, making it harder to form new friendships. But, the endeavour to make new friends as an adult doesn't have to be a strenuous one.
Bumble has introduced a feature that can help ease this process. Through Bumble BFF, the dating app says it can help adults find meaningful friendships at any time in their lives, making the journey to building new connections simpler.
Bumble has a lot of other cool features in its pockets aside from its traditional online dating service offerings. It also provides you with a platform to find friends, or build your professional connections!
For starters, the "BFF" in Bumble BFF means "Bumble For Friends." This is the place where you can find platonic connection in your area. Active users of the Bumble Bff is after intimate and affectionate friendships, but nothing sexual.
For dating sites to work, building a strong community is key to having happy individual members. If you think about it, your friends and people you connect with in a platonic sense are the ones who support you and celebrate life with you. Whether it's a celebration, a loss, or even a breakup, it's your friends who will be sitting down with you and talk things through with you.
That is why, Bumble puts a heavy weight on building friendships, aside from romantic relationships. Bumble has created a way for its members to connect not only with potential partners, but with new friends too. They believe that using the same app for finding romance is a great tool to expand your circle of friends.
It is still Bumble, but for Besties!
Bumble has three modes that you can alternately use in the same app:
Here is how you can start using the Bumble BFF:
A pro-tip: if you are in a relationship but still want to use the Bumble BFF and Bizz mode on your phone, you can choose to remove the Date mode from your app altogether! Here is how you can do it:
Having the Bumble Date mode on your phone may feel weird if you already have a partner. After all, Bumble Date is made for singles who are after meaningful relationships.
The Bumble BFF is in a blue colour theme. Just like in the Date mode, you have the power to swipe right profile pictures of people who you like and swipe left the profile pictures of people who you don't feel that much.
To give your future besties a glimpse of your personality, you can customise your Bumble BFF profile. You can indicate there the reason why you are using this mode, and link your Spotify and Instagram accounts.
Existing and new users can start using the Bumble BFF mode differently. To start connecting on Bumble BFF, here are the steps:
Existing users:
New users:
As you’re swiping through Bumble BFF, spend time reading what others wrote about themselves. That’s how you’ll know if you have something in common and want to match in the first place. The experience is one of a kind since not many dating apps offer this kind of feature. Maximise Bumble by using all different modes. Do not forget to make meaningful connections using the BFF mode. Sign up at Bumble now!