5/7/2023 0 Comments Tik tok couch![]() It’s how the TikTok algorithm works: The more users see content trending, the more they want to get involved in any way they can in the hopes of going viral themselves. And so, like with any small thing on the internet these days, Couch Guy has now become a massive meme. To watch an entire app unite to poke fun at a random college couple, who’ll probably break up in a few months anyway, sure is a strange concept.īut because the situation is so relatable - and for the mere fact that Zarras simply refuses to acknowledge the things clearly happening in her own video, like Robbie covertly taking his phone back from his female friend - people are just so heavily involved. And just like Gabby Petito’s treatment on TikTok proved to us, people really do just love to pick out the nefarious aspects of content even when it doesn’t exist if that means more engagement. “Especially when you’re trying to surprise a boyfriend who just went away to college. He didn’t look that excited.” The Journey From Couch Guy To Meme “I don’t think surprises are a good idea,” host Sunny Hostin said about the clip. The ‘Couch Guy TikTok’ discourse became so big that it even made its way to TV through The View. On September 30, the show’s panelists discussed what they thought of the clip taking Lauren Zarras’ silly little clip of her surprise to a whole new audience. “They should not be sitting there embarrassed that you walked in the room - because real friends will hype you up when you’re in the room and will hype you up when you’re not in the room.” They should have been jumping up in line to give you a hug the minute you walked in the door.” “We’ve all had ‘friends’ like this in our lives. It’s one of the reasons why your video resonated so much with, at the time, 34 million people,” TikTok user Liene Stevens perfectly put it. Before you say, ‘Oh, you don’t even know them,’ I know them. “These girls on the couch… are not your friends. As is the feeling of having female “friends” that aren’t really your friends at all, as they laugh behind your back and to your face when you enter the room just like poor Lauren Zarras experienced. ‘Boyfriend moves away for school then cheats’ is a classic tale many women have sadly experienced. There’s no denying that people are invested. There were even theories to debunk the theories that already existed. And some focused on what appeared to be a girl’s hand on Robbie’s back as his girlfriend entered the room. Others noted how strange it was that Robbie had a hair tie around his wrist when he has short hair. Another pointed out the same girl scooting over twice when Zarras entered the room. For example, TikTok detectives immediately noticed the girl next to Robbie slyly handing back his phone. In it, you can find people slowing down the original video to analyse specific moments that would usually go unnoticed. To understand the true power of Couch Guy TikTok, one just has to look at the #CouchGuy tag that has already amassed has 650 million views and counting despite only being active for a little over a week. Take care,” he wrote in a TikTok.īut because the internet is, well, the internet, despite being “heartbroken” over people picking apart her relationship, Zarras tried to make a quick buck by selling Couch Guy merch - t-shirts that depict Robbie on the couch alone, and not with the three random women like Zarras’ original video showed. To add another layer to the whole thing, Couch Guy then even created a TikTok page himself - that some speculate Zarras had a hand in - to further quash claims that he was unfaithful. But with each new TikTok she uploads, people find ways to link her new content back to ‘Couch Guy’. In a number of follow-up videos, Zarras defended her relationship and debunked theories about what was happening in the room as she entered. I love the internet #couchguy /pI2Gb0J3l3 “These comments are just getting ridiculous and I don’t know why you guys are assuming so much about our relationship,” she continued, snapping at anyone who voiced their concerns in the comments. Please think before you assume anything about my relationship,” she wrote under her original video, which has also become a line that people have mocked as they parody the reunion. “Breaks my heart that people can watch a special moment and bring so much negativity. ![]() ![]() Junk Explained: What Is The 'Kidney Friend' Story That Everyone Is Talking About?Īs anyone would when hundreds of thousands of people attack your relationship, Zarras immediately got defensive over the remarks about her relationship. ![]()
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