well i emailed them... here is what I got..
apparently Badoo is trying to copy Tinder.... not sure why..
I always thought Badoo's strength was that it was the exact opposite of Tinder..
what a shame....they must have been bought out by someone or brought in new mgmt.
Hello,
Thanks for reaching out to us about this, we would be happy to clear this up for you!
To improve your user experience, and to avoid confusion, we now have a single fixed price to message users that you have not yet matched with.
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