A Long Awaited Review

I am finally here to give you, my deer audience of one, the review you’ve been waiting for. For I know, in all my joyous and tumultuous adventures, you’ve been wondering, “How on earth is Bumble BFF?” Well, it’s been a month since I signed-up to this “friend finding app” so strap in for my full, unadulterated and unabashed evaluation.

I must say, I maintain my initial analysis of this app: it’s awkward as fuck. But I do have some new insights to share.

To begin, it has technically fulfilled its job. In other words, “Yay, E has friends in London!” And that’s genuinely dope. In the first week of using Bumble BFF, I started a shit-ton (scientific measurement) of conversations, many of which were very full of small-talk. That is definitely not my favorite kind of talk. However, I got lucky and was able to meet six people on my first Bumble BFF outing. 

Now, almost a month later, two women from this group would I now call friend. But to all these women, should they ever text “drinks tonight?”, I would respond. One of these women, we’ll call her Avery, I truly believe will be a life-long companion. The girl has taken it upon herself to teach me Italian (her native language) before I leave for Italy in June. We’ve already shared our favorite book titles with one another, which to me is a singularly special thing. Avery’s got my back, and I’ve got hers. So, as I said before, Bumble BFF did what I wanted it to do: this app introduced me to new friends and community who have in turn introduced me to more and more of London.

Now, my true review would not be complete without the cons of my experience so far. For one, starting conversations is just awkward and they all seem to start the same. Two, some people suck at responding or simply won’t respond over messages. Three, getting from “hi” to, “let’s go get drinks” doesn’t happen as often as you’d think. Four, there’s at least one psycho story floating around our friend circle of a Bumble BFF meeting that turned bad. It is not my story to tell, and everyone is fine. Suffice to say, not everyone is meant to be your friend and you should be careful getting to know people.

All-in-all, I like Bumble for finding friends. I found a woman who literally only shares a love of karaoke with me, but that’s translated to potential karaoke nights every Sunday. That shit’s cool. I’ve met people who I may never see again but we’ve shown eachother new parks, museums, etc. that we probably never would’ve stumbled upon on our own. And, through all of this, I can say I have started to find the people I want to be around.

TLDR: Bumble BFF is pretty chill.I recommend it, if that holds any weight, to anyone looking for friends. Be safe and recognize that not every friend needs to be a “ride or die”.

Cheers,

e