Eniye Okah, a 20-something living in London, joined Bumble BFF when she emigrated from South Africa to the U.K.

Having moved around quite a few times, it became difficult [to make friends] the older I became, she told HuffPost. I just had enough of not being able to do things I would usually do with my friends in South Africa.

The pandemic made meeting people even more of a challenge. During this time, Okah was also launching a business a period care subscription box called Blob Box . She wished she had friends to support her through this: people to talk to, hang out with and bounce ideas off of. She decided to join Bumble BFF because she had had success on apps in the past in fact, she met her fianc on Tinder.

So I thought, why couldnt I make a friend from an app too? she said.

Okah matched with a woman on Bumble BFF, whom she clicked with instantly. But when they met in real life, the chemistry just wasnt the same. Then the woman ghosted her.

It was the strangest thing, as it just felt like thats what a guy would usually do, Okah said. It basically brought my confidence down so I took a break.

When she went back on the app the second time, she had more luck.

I ended up making one friend who Im still close with and so grateful to have met her!