You matched with someone on Bumble, had a decent conversation, and now you want more than a first name and a handful of photos before you agree to meet up. The obvious move is to look them up on Facebook \u2014 except Bumble doesn’t hand you much to search with. There’s no last name, no mutual-friends list, and no link back to their Facebook account unless they’ve chosen to share one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s not an accident. Bumble hasn’t required Facebook to sign up since 2018, and it quietly dropped the mutual-friends feature that used to connect matches years ago. What you’re left with is a first name, an age, a bio, some photos, and maybe an Instagram handle \u2014 which is enough to work with, just not enough to get a result on the first try. This guide walks through six methods, starting with what’s free and manual and ending with what to do when those come up empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Checking before you meet up isn’t overcautious \u2014 it’s become the norm. A 2023 Pew Research Center survey<\/a> found that 52% of U.S. online dating users believe they’ve encountered a scammer or fake profile on a dating platform, and that figure climbs to 63% among men under 50. Confirming that a match’s Facebook, Instagram, or other accounts line up with what they’ve told you is one of the simplest ways to rule that out before investing more time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n