Couple's Realistic Take on Popular Trend Delights Viewers: 'Green Flag'

A video of a wife trying to encourage her husband to replicate a romantic gesture seen in a viral TikTok clip has left social media users laughing.

The moment was captured in a video shared by @winningwiththewilsons and has received 1.9 million views since it was posted Friday.

A message overlaid on the clip reads: "Seeing if my husband passed the test."

The footage begins with a clip from a previous video shared by @yeslydimate, which shows a woman standing on a street. A man walking by bumps into her, then immediately pulls her close and kisses her while lifting her up in the air.

The video shared by @winningwiththewilsons then shows a woman and a man standing in what appears to be a store aisle. She instructs him to walk behind her and tells him, "Whatever happens, just do what naturally comes to you."

The footage then shows various responses from the husband, who walks by and bumps into his wife several times, none of which include kissing her.

A caption shared with the post says: "In my head I really thought I'd be able to do it to him at the end."

Despite what the man's reaction might suggest, men are more romantic than you think.

A January 2022 study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships found that "contrary to gender stereotypes, research in the United States demonstrates that men are more likely to confess love first."

A study published in the same journal in November 1989 found that "men were generally more romantic than women, and femininity was a stronger predictor of romanticism than was masculinity."

'I'm Not Gonna a Kiss a Stranger'

The husband in the TikTok clip is seen bumping into his wife in the store aisle. He stops and then holds her hand before saying, "Excuse me, are you lost?"

The wife replies: "This is what naturally comes to you?"

On another try, the husband simply says "excuse me" after bumping into his wife and then walks past her. The wife says "wow" while looking at him in disbelief.

On his next attempt, the husband responds by saying, "Oh sorry about that, beautiful" while holding his wife's hand. She responds, "Ew, yuck" while pulling away from him.

The husband later says: "Can you just let me know a hint please.... I haven't seen this trend."

In a final go, the husband responds by saying, "How can I help you?" while folding his hands together in front of himself," which leaves the wife laughing hysterically.

The couple then switch roles. The wife bumps into the husband while walking toward him. As soon as he looks at her, she tries to grab him for a kiss, saying, "Lean back." But the husband resists while in hysterics.

She later tells him: "I was trying to kiss you romantically." The husband replies, "I'm not gonna kiss a stranger in public, stop that please" as the clip ends.

'Such a Green Flag'

Some users on TikTok thought the clip was hilarious.

Nicky noted: "The 'how can I help you ' sent me."

134 said, "'I'm not going to kiss a stranger in public stop that' got me."

Anonymous wrote: "The fact that he has no game is such a green flag."

Barbuieta noted: "The fact he is trying it's a huge green flag."

Stefellbee said: "This is so much better than the actual trend lmao."

Grace O Reilly noted: "Your husband wins."

StrongAsBoar wrote: "What he is doing is WAY better? The man does not give up trying to make you happy."

Newsweek has contacted the original poster for comment via TikTok. This video has not been independently verified.

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