The Liked You page on Bumble has four tabs: Really into you, Notes, Nearby and Recently active. Each one sorts the women who have already liked you in a different way. On top of that, anyone who sent you a Note or a SuperSwipe shows up at the top of the page.

Really into you

Bumble describes this tab as members who are more selective with their likes, and whose attention you caught.

Read that literally. It is about how she uses the app, not about how she feels about you in particular. A woman who hands out few likes and gave one to you is a slightly stronger signal than a woman who likes most of the men she sees. It still is not a promise of anything.

This is a good tab to open when you want quality over volume. Just do not let the label go to your head. More on that below.

Notes

This tab holds the women who left you a Note before you matched. Bumble used to call these Compliments. A Note is a short message about something she liked, whether a picture, one of your prompt answers or a shared interest.

This is the most useful tab of the four, because she has already told you what caught her eye. That is your opener handed to you. Bumble also counts a Note as an opening message, so if you match, her Note is already her first line to you.

Answer the thing she wrote about. If her Note says your dog looks like trouble, tell her the story of the worst thing he has chewed. Do not reply with a generic "thanks, how are you."

Nearby

Nearby shows members close to your current location, sorted by distance.

This tab is more practical than it sounds. A first date is far easier to set up when neither of you has to cross the city to get there. A woman ten minutes away can say yes to a drink on a Tuesday. A woman an hour away often means waiting for a weekend, and plans that wait tend to fall apart.

If you are short on time, work Nearby first. It is usually the quickest route from a like to a drink.

Recently active

Recently active is the fourth tab. Treat it like the others: a different order for the same queue, not a reason on its own to match with anyone.

Whichever tab you open, the question stays the same. Would you enjoy an hour across a table from her? If yes, match. If not, pass.

What sits at the top of the page

Bumble puts women who sent you a Note or a SuperSwipe at the top of your Liked You page, above the rest.

A SuperSwipe is a sign that she went past an ordinary like. It tells you she is keen. It does not tell you why, so the opener is still yours to write. Look through her page for something specific before you send anything.

Getting into the tabs

The tabs live inside the Liked You page, which you open by tapping the heart icon at the bottom of the screen. Bumble says you need to upgrade to Premium to see everyone who has liked you. Depending on your subscription level, you see either a grid or a blurred stack.

Your filters shape what the tabs hold. Bumble warns that piling on filters usually means seeing fewer people in Liked You, and it suggests adjusting them to see more of the people who liked you. If a tab looks empty, loosen whatever filter you would not actually walk away over.

Using the tabs well

Here is a simple order that works for most men. Open Notes first and answer the women who gave you something to say. Then go to Nearby, because those are the easiest dates to set up. Then look through Really into you.

Do not over-invest in a woman because of the tab she landed in. a dating coach makes the point that starting a chat as though she is someone extra special puts her on a pedestal, and you end up with more work to do in the messages. A tab label can push you into that frame without you noticing. She liked you. You are considering her. Write to her as an equal.

Once you match, both of you get one opening message, and Bumble gives you 72 hours from the match to send yours. Keep it short and specific, with a question she can answer without thinking. Once the chat has some life in it, propose a drink somewhere halfway between you.