Yes, but only with Premium. Unlimited Rewinds let Premium members undo a pass on someone in Suggested, as long as the next noon batch has not arrived. Tap the clock icon in Suggested to open History, tap a person marked Passed, then tap the rewind icon. Undo is not available in Likes You or Discover.
The steps
- Open Suggested and tap the clock icon. That opens History.
- Find the woman you passed on. She is marked Passed.
- Tap her, then tap the rewind icon.
Do it before the next batch of Suggested arrives at noon. After that, the chance to rewind that pass is gone.
Where undo does not work
Rewinds only cover Suggested. A pass in Likes You cannot be undone, and neither can a pass in Discover. Free members cannot undo a pass anywhere.
That makes Likes You the place to slow down most. The women there have already liked you, and a slip on that screen is final.
Passed matches can come back on their own
There is a softer safety net that works for everyone. Coffee Meets Bagel says people you passed on, as long as they were not blocked, can reappear within 30 days.
That changes what a careless pass really costs. If she showed up in Suggested once, she may well show up again, and you can like her then. It is not certain, and you cannot choose when it happens. But a slip of the thumb is rarely the end of the story.
If she does come back, treat it as a second look rather than a sign. Go through all of her photos and read what she wrote before you decide. You passed once for a reason, even a lazy one, so make sure the second answer is the one you mean.
Are Unlimited Rewinds worth paying for?
On their own, rarely. A rewind fixes a pass you already regret. A man who needs one every day has a speed problem, not a money problem.
Rewinds come bundled with the rest of Premium, though, including the unblurred Likes You. So judge the plan on the whole bundle, not on this one feature. a dating coach's rule for anything paid is to try it for a billing period, keep it if your results clearly improve, and drop it if they do not.
Pass with more care
The better fix is to pass less on reflex.
Look at every photo and read what she wrote before you decide. Her first photo might be dark, or taken from across a room, while the rest show exactly the woman you would enjoy taking out. A second of extra attention is cheaper than a rewind.
Be careful in the other direction too. My experience is that men who like almost everyone end up treated by the apps as less attractive, and see fewer of the women they actually want. Like the women you would genuinely ask out. Pass on the rest without guilt. Your results improve, and the rewind has less to fix.
Keep your sessions short. coach sets aside about half an hour a day, split into two short sittings, instead of one long evening of tired scrolling. Fresh attention makes fewer careless passes.
Let the noon batch set your routine
Suggested arrives in a batch at noon, and a rewind only works until the next one lands. That gives you a natural rhythm.
Look at your Suggested once a day, some time after it arrives, when you have a few quiet minutes. Decide on each person with your full attention. If you regret a pass later that afternoon or evening, you still have until the next noon to take it back with a rewind.
What does not work is flicking through the batch on the way out the door and deciding the rest tomorrow. Tomorrow a fresh batch has arrived, and yesterday's slips are out of reach. One calm sitting a day beats three rushed ones, and it fits My habit of short, regular sessions.
After the rewind
A woman you brought back is simply another person you can like. Like her, and if she likes you back, send an easy first message about something specific on her page.
My advice is to keep early messages quick, with a simple format you can send in about a minute. Save your real effort for the point when she is replying well and it is time to suggest a place and an evening. The rewind got her back on your screen. What you say next decides whether it was worth it.
Written by Matthew Stevens, Co-Founder & Head Coach. More than half a decade coaching men across the US and worldwide.
Everything here comes out of real coaching work: the approaches, dates, texts and profiles we go through with the men we coach.