I recently decided to give Bumble dating a chance. 48 hours later Predator Jim's profile appeared. Predator Jim, domestic abuser, was the man I was matched to on another dating app 3 years ago. I couldn't believe it. He took advantage of a feature Bumble offers. A person can pay to spotlight their profile to potential matches. And that's what he did. Nevermind my desire to only see matches within my local area. Predator Jim who lives outside of my area, was still able to get his profile right in front of my face. EWWWW. I tried to hide my profile in incognito mode so Predator Jim couldn't study my photos and profile again. Bumble makes you pay extra to go incognito. I couldn't believe I was going to have to to pay extra for my safety. So I left. I feel bad for any woman who sees his profile and tries to go on a date with him. Unfortunately the dating apps don't have soundboards, threads, or chat areas so I can warn other members about unsafe peop
Photos seem current and high quality enough. Check. Has a cute little dog in the profile photo. Check. Not flashy. Dressed casually. Seems relaxed. Check. Great smile. Check. Probably a safe person to talk to, right? Not in my experience unfortunately. The photos, despite being quality were over 5 years old. The cute little dog didn't belong to him. Despite the great smile, relaxed portrayal, here's what I discovered when I looked up my match in his county's public records search Domestic violence Restraining order Violated the restraining order Probation Disorderly conduct Filed a false charge of child abuse Don't skip the detective work! Do the reverse image search. If that doesn't work, ask your match for his name and ask where they've lived. Then go look them up in the county clerk of courts search. If the public records search comes up clean, that still may not be a good indicator this is a safe person. Ask your friends if they've heard of