Bumble is built around the concept that women should initiate the conversation in opposite-sex based conversations. Bumble reverses that expectation, partially to even things out, but also because on dating apps like Tinder, a subset of the male population has a tendency to open with gross or inappropriate messages. This leaves men in a novel situation, however, because, on Bumble, men have to wait for the conversation to start. However, once they get a little practice, it becomes easier to handle it. The ultimate in low-effort messaging, there are worse opening texts that one could send but not many. The answer is no. When a match is first made, a hour clock starts to run. In an opposite-sex match, the woman has 24 hours to send a message to the man to start a conversation. In other matchups, anyone can initiate.
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