Dating apps rule the singles universe, where it often seems that men have a bit of an edge over women. Last year former Tinder co-founder Whitney Wolfe decided it was time to level the playing field with the launch of Bumble, a dating app that puts women in the driver’s seat. Bumble is almost exactly like Tinder, swipes and all, but only the woman can initiate a conversation. Wolfe explains to Vanity Fair, “[B]y having the lady make the first move, [the man] doesn’t feel rejection or aggression — he feels flattered. That one little shift, that one little change, makes all the difference. It guides the conversation in a very different way, and that sets the tone for that conversation, that relationship, that friendship, whatever that is, to be a confident one.”
