From The Ketchup Test to The Orange Peel Theory, TikTok is filled with love tests. But how useful are they? Read more on Grazia.
. Traditionally, relationship ‘tests’ involved things like your first major fight, moving house and planning a wedding, but in the TikTok era there’s a whole new set of jargon, from birds to forests and ketchup, which will help you to determine whether your partner is The One.
In other viral reactions in the videos, men can be seen smearing the ketchup in circles with a paper towel , arguing about who made the mess and even making a fuss about wasted ketchup. Successful tests are few and far between but in one video, usershows her partner passing, wiping off the counter thoroughly using paper towels, then spraying the counter with cleaning solution. 'I think this is the first guy I’ve seen actually use spray and wipe after wiping the sauce up,' user commented.
Then there's the Forest Test, The Moon Phase Test, The Strawberry Test, The Name A Woman Test - the list goes on and on. And who can forgetAll of this has got us thinking: why are addicted to testing our boyfriends on TikTok? Of course like most things on the app, these trends are pretty entertaining - and it's pretty unlikely that everyone doing them isgoing to dump their boyfriend because they didn't peel them an orange.
'Insecure people are characterised by a profound fear of rejection, and are therefore on the constant lookout for early signs of rejection and they resort to manipulative strategies to test their partner’s love and care,' she says. 'This could not only set their partner up for failure if they can’t meet the expectations, but moreover it can result in disappointment and ultimately feeling rejected.