TikTok goes crazy over new \u2018couch guy\u2019 in \u201ccursed\u201d Mike birthday video Pexels \/ TikTokWake up babe, new TikTok couch guy just dropped. After weeks dissecting an awkward relationship, the social media platform has honed in on a viral \u201cMike\u201d birthday video with similarly uncomfortable body language. If you don\u2019t know the TikTok \u2018couch guy\u2019 situation, then your algorithm must be pretty unique (or you must not use the app). But basically, a girl posted a video surprising her boyfriend and, millions of views later, everyone was convinced there was foul play at hand. Couch guy, as he\u2019s (not-so-lovably) called, didn\u2019t seem too excited to see his girlfriend on a surprise visit. After questions about the girls he was sitting with and his lack of delight, he responded to backlash and so has the girlfriend in question. But the news cycle continues and another, oddly similar situation has appeared. A user named \u2018sydniarnett\u2019 shared a video surprising her boyfriend, Michael, with a \u201cMike\u201d party. And his lack of enthusiasm has thousands convinced that we\u2019re witnessing another \u2018couch guy.\u2019 TikTok\u2019s surprise \u201cMike\u201d birthday guy As you can see in the video, Sydni came into this with high hopes: \u201cI threw my boyfriend, Michael, a \u201cMike\u201d themed surprise 30th.\u201d And, on the flip side, Michael comes into said party with\u2026 low energy. Set to Ellie Goulding\u2019s \u201cStill Falling for You\u201d (just like the couch guy video), a romantic scene seems betrayed by Michael\u2019s energy. He walks in, hands in pocket, drinking casually, and gives an excited Syndi a half hug with a nonchalant smile. TikTok, now known for random bouts of behavioral psychology, was immediately concerned. Is \u201cMike\u201d the new \u2018couch guy\u2019? In the replies, you see a lot of comments drawing the parallel to couch guy. A bunch call him \u201cnew couch guy\u201d and someone even said they\u2019re \u201cconvinced this song is cursed.\u201d Based on the energy in the video, another dove into Michael\u2019s mindset: \u201cI was gonna break up with her this week and now I can\u2019t.\u201d But, much like the \u2018couch guy\u2019 situation, Sydni has downplayed the concerns. She even went ahead and shared a video of their PDA (public displays of attention). This should support the replies who think Michael was simply nervous, but who knows. The one thing we do know is that if you post about your relationship on TikTok, prepare for some scrutiny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TikTok goes crazy over new \u2018couch guy\u2019 in \u201ccursed\u201d Mike birthday video Pexels \/ TikTokWake up babe, new TikTok couch guy just dropped. After weeks dissecting an awkward relationship, the social media platform has honed in on a viral \u201cMike\u201d birthday video with similarly uncomfortable body language. If you don\u2019t know the TikTok \u2018couch guy\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60565\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}