Should You Super Like, Superswipe & Send Roses? Are Tinder Super Likes Weird, Cringy; Is A Super Swipe Desperate & Does Sending A Rose On Hinge Work?

 

A like is merely someone that likes a profile, but it can also mean someone who is trying to get you to like them, see their profile, follow them Instagram or seek validation.

A like without action means absolutely nothing. Don’t read into likes. This is particularly true on apps like Tinder where it’s tagline is “Tinder | Dating, Make Friends & Meet New People”. People often think a like is someone that wants to meet them in person for a date – unfortunately that is not the case.

Dating apps attract bots, scammers, influencers, cheaters, throuples, catfishers in addition to people looking for penpals, tour guides, one-night stands, friends with benefits and occasionally dates.

Likes and matches mean nothing on dating apps; it’s about what your profile signals, what opening lines you use and how you carry yourself that matters.

If you are the type who relies on these features, you are also the type to likely use lazy, low-effort openers like Hi, Hey, and How Are You? Below are some tips regarding Bumble superswipes, tinder superlikes and how to get more likes and matches on dating apps.

Related Read: Should you pay for dating app premium features?

 

Tinder Super Likes, Bumble Superswipes, Bumble Extend, Hinge Roses 

Super likes and superswipes are generally creepy, forward and viewed as a lazy shortcut. How can you really like someone you don’t know, haven’t met? Would you walk up to a stranger at a bar and say you really like them right off the bat? Don’t be that person.

You are likely better off improving your profile, photos, timing (tips at the end) or resetting your dating profile, account. These items give people false sense of hope and feed into anxiety, insecurity and unreasonable expectations on dating apps.

What is Tinder Super Like? What Does Super Like Do On Tinder? What Do Super Likes Mean?

Tinder is one of the most popular dating apps based on user counts (not necessarily based on quality of profiles, honest, relationship-minded folks etc.).

Back in 2016, Tinder rolled out a new feature called the “Super-Like” to allow people to separate themselves from others (no thanks to gender ratio imbalances) in an effort to show you are really interested in them vs casually swiping right.

The idea here was to allow the other person to know you are interested before he/she swipes on left or right on you. Leave your notifications on to see who super likes you on Tinder. If someone super liked you, you will see a notification on their profile when it comes up in the deck before you swipe left or right.

If you accidentally super like someone, you can undo it with Tinder Gold or Tinder Plus. Tinder super likes in theory are used to separate yourself from other matches on the app.

Related read: Biggest Mistakes Guys Make On Dating Apps

 

Tinder Super Like Notification

Tinder Super Like Notification

What Happens When You Get Super Liked On Tinder? Super Likes Notifications

You are notified by the app that the other person has super liked you.

 

What is Bumble Super Swipe? What Do Super Swipes Mean On Bumble

Less than 2 years later, Bumble copied that same feature with a “Super-Swipe”. Basically a Bumble Super Like. A great podcast with Head of Product OkCupid highlights the view of such behavior. Definitely worth a listen to if you have the chance.

 

What Happens When You Superswipe On Bumble? Super Swipe Mistake, Disappeared

It’s possible someone did it by accident and retracted it.

 

Bumble SuperSwipe Cost, How Much Is Bumble Per Month

1 coin = 1 superswipe.  You can buy:

-30 Coins for $34.99 ($1.16/coin)

-15 Coins foo $19.99 ($1.33/coin)

-5 Coins for $7.99 ($1.59/coin)

-1 Coin for $1.99

There are no free Bumble superswipes. Bumble does not offer a free daily superswipe like Tinder.

 

Free Bumble Superswipes

Bumble use to give away a few free swipes on older accounts but not anymore. You don’t need superswipes if you are not swiping outside your league or if your profile is optimized and you have realistic expectations.

 

Hinge Standouts, Roses: What Does A Rose Mean On Hinge? Prices & Free Daily Rose Hinge

Hinge is the latest app to join this super like effort. Hinge standouts feed is a way to highlight prompt responses of users. Users receive one free rose per week. Users can buy more but then others can’t tell if you are giving your weekly rose allotment to them or just splurging money on every girl.

Likes sent with roses are sent to the top of the likes queue. Roses can be sent from the standouts queue or the discover queue.

1 rose costs $3.99,

6 roses cost $19.99, and

12 roses cost for $29.99.

More on Hinge Standouts here.

Sending a rose on Hinge means the user doesn’t have confidence that their profile will stand out on its own. Roses on hinge are rather cringy. Don’t use them. Invest in your profile, lifestyle choices first.

Hinge: Like vs Message vs Send Rose

Hinge: Like vs Message vs Send Rose

Hinge Rose Cost, Hinge Rose Pricing

Hinge Roses

Hinge Roses

Is Sending Roses On Hinge Weird? Is Sending A Rose On Hinge Desperate? Cringy? Creepy?

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

 

How Many Roses Do You Get On Hinge? How Many Free Roses On Hinge?

Hinge users receive one free rose a week on Hinge.

 

Hinge Rose vs Likes

Always send a like instead of a rose but always send a comment along with a like for best results. Even the best comments sent with likes won’t matter if you ignore certain strategies/awareness. In my coaching sessions I will help you understand ideal times, techniques

 

Hinge Rose Hack

Don’t use them or send them! Wait until they show up in your normal feed.

 

What Are Hinge Priority Likes? Hinge Priority Likes vs Roses

Hinge priority likes are a new feature of Hinge X. They are likes that stay at the top of the user queue for enhanced visibility. While these likes are not marked, people can figure out you paid for them.

 

Should You SuperSwipe On Bumble? Super Like On Tinder? Are Super Likes Worth It? 

On the surface, it seems like a good idea, but ask any woman, and you will probably get a neutral or otherwise unfavorable view of the feature.

The idea is based on the fact that many guys swipe right on anything with a pulse, and while that might be true, it doesn’t change the fact that it seems like an overly eager and aggressive move. A popular cringeworthy term used by millennials is ‘Thirsty’

A super-like will not offset the fact that you have bad, unflattering photos, improper grammar, suspect photos with possible exes, a barrage of selfies or photos with sunglasses or very dark, cryptic and weird photos.

Instead of paying money for a feature like super-likes and super swipes, use the money if not the time to swipe right more efficiently and work on your profile, photos, bio etc.

If your profile is not that interesting to begin with, a super-like will delay the inevitable left swipe. Also, it is unknown whether a super-like came from a once-a-day free product feature or if someone has a paid subscription to a 5 a day offer.

Who wants to be the 5th person a suitor pursues at a bar in one night? Most people view super likes are for desperate losers.

Bumble Super Swipe

Does Super Liking On Tinder Work? Why You Should Not Super Swipe, Super-Like

As an online dating photographer, I always try to draw the analogy of online behavior to the offline equivalent. In this case, a super-like could be equated with a guy running up to a girl at a bar and saying “I love you” before having the chance to flirt, make eye contact, or even make the other person aware of their very existence.   

Perhaps some people need or want that extra attention or confirmation before swiping left or right, but for the average woman or man, it should make no difference and can even be offsetting. 

If I were a woman, I would feel super weirded out if a guy seems super interested in me but knew nothing about me other than a few photos and a few hundred characters. I would perceive the guy as trying too hard.

My general approach to online dating or meeting people offline for that matter is to focus less on the external stuff you cannot control and focus on yourself first. 

Focus on ways to distinguish yourself, perhaps a well-crafted, thoughtful message vs the exact same thing others are doing — super-like. Save the super-like for later once you get to know someone after at least one date.

 

Are Super Likes On Tinder Creepy? Is Superswipe Creepy?

Yes, you don’t know the person. Some people claim that super likes work, but the people that respond to them are usually not the quality people you want in your life anyway.

They might be lonely, seeking attention, or need assurances in life. It’s like using a cheesy pickup line in person – the people who respond to it, well, say what you will about them.

 

How To Respond To A Super Likes On Tinder, SuperSwipe On Bumble?

Personally, I would not respond to such activity. It’s a sign of desperation, possibly love-bombing. It involved little to no effort and suggests the person knows you based on a profile, photos. Dating is about getting to know each other over time, not about trying too hard to get attention.

 

How To See Super Likes On Tinder For Free

If you’ve been notified of a Super Like, open the Tinder app and start swiping to find out who Super Liked you. It’s not always the first in the stack, but eventually a profile will appear with a bright blue star icon unless they undid the super like.

 

How To Undo a Super Like On Tinder, Rewind. Super Like Disappeared

In the case, you accidentally send a super like on Tinder you can undo it. Sign up for Tinder Plus, go to the retract button aka Rewind (circular arrow aka rewind) and the super-like will be reverted like if it was never sent (unless the user is online and sees it in real-time).

You will get back a super like but only can be done on the most recent one. This is why you might get a notification but not see anything when you click through. Most apps don’t remove notifications once an action is taken.

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How Many Super Likes Do You Get Per Day On Bumble? Bumble Super Swipes How Many?

Free members use to get 1 super like per day, while paid subscribers can send up to 5 super likes per day. One can also buy packs of Super Likes to use at a future time.

 

Does Bumble Have Free SuperSwipes? 

Unlike Tinder, Bumble offers no free daily superswipes to users.

 

Bumble Super Swipes vs Compliments? Should You Send Compliments Or Super Swipe?

Always send compliments. Never send super swipes.

 

How To Tell If Someone Super Liked You On Tinder. 

Open the app, and swipe away. If a profile has a bright blue star icon in their profile, they have super liked you.

 

How To Tell if Someone Superswiped You On Bumble

Similar to Tinder, you just swipe away and if you come across a profile with a yellow banner that says X has superswiped you, you will know. Similarly, if the person’s profile is inactive, or you are not in their search criteria, they will not see you.

 

Bumble Extend: Bumble Extend Match Free

Along the same note, Bumble Extend can have some advantages. Boost members can initiate unlimited extends on matches, which is a bit overkill and eager. You shouldn’t need to use it that many times.

The once-a-day daily extend is just enough to extend a match another 24 hours in case that person you matched with does not have time to initiate a message. This happens. 24 hours is a rather short time to interact with matches and no one wants to seem desperate or too eager.

 

Is It Weird To Extend On Bumble? Is Extending On Bumble Desperate?

Yes, they do notify the other person. Everyone knows matches expire after 24 hours, so it’s rather obvious you extended. Should you use Bumble Extend? It’s not a bad thing (nor is it as desperate as a super swipe) but I am in the camp that thinks if someone likes you they will make an effort.

Focus on those that match your effort, energy, and enthusiasm. Also, if they don’t have time to even say hi, do they have time for you, anyone or a relationship?

Related read: Creepy Behavior On Dating Apps

 

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Learn how to make a good Bumble profile, what prompts to use, what to put in a profile (photos, interests, bios & more). Addit'l help w/ boosts, compliments, messages, best photo/photo order, Bumble premium & more.

 

Should You Like or Comment On Hinge (Hinge Comment vs Like)

Similar to activities on other apps, a like is seen as a low-effort activity that feels lifeless. Just because Hinge moved away from the swipe action on Bumble or Tinder, doesn’t mean a like means more on the app. Maybe more so on Tinder

It’s like when your friends on Apple phones like something in a text message vs offering up some details, comments or feedback. It’s always best to send a note, comment or questions with a like on Hinge.

Additionally, make sure your profile is optimized with good environmental photos, detailed captions, and insightful prompts in order to improve reply rates.

Lack of photos, floating heads, basic selfies, and neutral facial expressions make it hard to think of something interesting to write about.

 

Swiping Too Fast On Tinder, Swiping Right On Everyone On Tinder

Swiping too fast on Tinder is a huge red flag. Not reviewing profiles beyond the first photo is also not recommended. The Tinder algorithm will either think you are a bot or are bad for the app (contributed to a bad user experience for others but will gladly take your money).

Swiping right on everyone on Tinder is also not recommended for the same reasons. Chances are you will be viewed as a douche, creep or incel.

Be thoughtful when on the app, review profiles entirely. This is true regardless of whether you are a paid subscriber or not. The Tinder daily swipe limit gives you more than enough swipes, no need to pay for unlimited swipes on the app.

 

How To Cancel Bumble, Hinge Paid Services, Subscriptions

Hinge will continue to auto-renew your membership even if you don’t use the app or even if you delete the app. You have to cancel through the app settings or through Google Pay or Apple Pay (whichever method you selected).

Check out this handy customer service FAQ on how to cancel and additional customer service type questions on Hinge and other dating apps.

 

Are Tinder Super Likes Accidental? Bumble Accidentally Superswiped On Bumble?

Does it matter? They are meaningless actions. They don’t mean anything without effort, messages, responsiveness etc. Stop reading into super likes.

They are low effort, thirsty actions. It’s like someone creepily staring at you at a bar or saying they really like you without getting to know you.

 

Are Super Likes Desperate? Are Super Swipes Desperate?

They are not creepy as they are desperate. How can you super like someone you don’t know? Invest in your photos, prompts, attire, appearance, health, smiles, posture and offline self rather than waste money on super likes and super swipes.

 

July 2021: Did Tinder Get Rid Of Super Likes? No More Daily Free Super Likes On Tinder?

Yes, no more daily super likes. Must pay now.

 

Coffee Meets Bagel Boost, Coffee Meets Bagel Lighting Bolt Symbol

A lightning bolt will appear alongside your match. People can see if you paid to boost your profile. It looks rather desperate, cringy.

 

I Accidentally Super Swiped on Bumble, Can You Undo A Superswipe On Bumble?

Oh well. Next time, just slow down and take the time to review a profile more carefully. Even if you delete your account right away, there is a small chance they will see it depending on how glued to their phone they are.

Final Thoughts, TLDR: Do Bumble Superswipes, Hinge Roses Work, Tinder Superlikes Work?

Lastly, do not waste your money on Tinder Boosts. It is a waste of money. Yes, it increases your visibility to others, but it is temporary. You are better off improving your bio and photos to improve your ELO score organically than through a boost.

Similarly, do not get Tinder Gold. More matches seem like a good thing on the surface, but teaching people patience and not getting their hopes up too high is a good thing.

It’s way more effective to invest in your profile, photos, captions, answers to prompts, bio as well as work on your smile, appearance, hobbies, interests, passions, and confidence in your own skin. Super Likes and Superswipes are viewed as desperate, a bit forward, and primarily used by thirsty guys.

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About Eddie Hernandez

Eddie is a dating coach for men & women in San Francisco (clients in NYC, LA, Chicago, & beyond ), as seen in the NYT & Bumble). He helps w/ profiles, photos, wardrobe, messaging, date ideas, red flags, lifestyle choices, hobbies, grooming/hygiene, communication, social skills & offline efforts.