NEW BUMBLE DATA CONFIRMS A MAJORITY OF INDIAN USERS ARE READY TO DATE IRL, WITH A SHIFT TOWARDS ‘SLOW DATING’
People can now filter and share their preferences on how to date:
virtual, socially distanced, or socially distanced with masks.
As
The new
badges will give the Bumble community the opportunity to skip the potentially
awkward conversation about how they are comfortable dating post lockdown, and
what kind of dates they would like to go on through three badges: virtual,
socially-distanced, or socially-distanced with masks.
Bumble’s
recent study found that 78% of its community would be perfectly
happy to meet up in person, although 69% are concerned about
COVID 19, which is due to the lack of understanding in what is acceptable and
safe in the new world of dating.
New trends
have emerged as single people in
Recent study also showed
that 78% of the Bumble community are open to, or have tried, video
dating - further highlighting that virtual dating is here to
stay.
The launch
of the new badges is one of the ways in which Bumble continues to offer
single Indians an easy way to connect with ease as
Priti
Joshi, VP, Strategy, Bumble said, “Millions of people have virtually
connected on Bumble across the world during lockdown. These new badges will
help our community navigate the new rules of dating and we hope they will also
encourage conversations about the ways that people feel comfortable dating in
this time. At Bumble, we are committed to continue to give our community
the tools it needs to connect with others in a way that feels safe to
them.”
To opt-in to adding this dating badge to your Bumble profile, go to ‘Edit
profile’ (bottom left corner) and click on ‘Tap to edit profile’ under your
photograph. Once this badge is added, you can then filter potential matches who
have selected the same dating preferences whether it’s virtual only or IRL.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020