TikTok\u2019s Red Flags trend: People share their biggest dating icks TikTok: pastabianxo\/theblondeinpinkWomen on TikTok have been posting videos about their dating red flags. From \u201cgym rats\u201d to \u201cTaurus men,\u201d no-one is safe from this widespread trend. But, what is a red flag? More importantly, how do you avoid making it onto the list? Thanks to the internet, we have a whole new lexicon for bad relationship conduct. Twitter gave us \u2018The Ick,\u2019 the perfect expression for when you\u2019re just not feeling it anymore. Words like \u2018negging\u2019 have also come into public consciousness as of late, popularized by season seven of Love Island. On August 26, TikTok saw an influx of users confessing their dating \u2018red flags.\u2019 As in, traits you might see in a partner which trigger your fight-or-flight. From the arguably obvious (\u201cis mean to his mom\u201d) to the incredibly niche (\u201cis a cancer sun.\u201d) While you\u2019re poised with pen to paper, let\u2019s actually break down what a \u2018red flag\u2019 really is. Red flags, according to TikTok On August 31, user @imscout revealed her \u201cred flags in men\u201d. Warning signs are very much an individual thing, as \u201cdrives a mom car\u201d is testament to. Other users cited \u201cfollowing Lana Rhodes and Belle Delphine\u201d as their biggest red flags. Meanwhile, user \u2018Evie\u2019 revealed she dislikes \u201cgoing to sleep on an argument\u201d in a DMC with her followers. TikToker Meghan Wainwright spoke about \u2018love bombing\u2019 in her red flag video. The dating-trend-within-a-dating-trend details a potential partner \u201ctexting you like you\u2019re they\u2019re girlfriend\u201d before meeting for the first time. What do all these dating trends mean? Unfortunately, TikTok doesn\u2019t come with its own dictionary. With each buzzword and phrase flying around, it can be hard to keep up! Luckily, we\u2019ve compiled a rundown of TikTok dating trends below. Red Flags: Early warning signs that your (potential) partner may not be the one for you, after all. – Negging: A pick-up tactic which involves insulting your target so they\u2019ll \u201copen up to your advances.\u201d – Love Bombing: Bombarding a (potential) partner with excessive affection, before leaving them high and dry. – The Ick: The point of no return; a cold bucket of water after the honeymoon stage. – Breadcrumbing: A partner dropping \u2018crumbs\u2019 of affection in an attempt to lead you on. – Ghosting: Blanking, ignoring, potentially even blocking a partner for no reason. – Red flags can be tricky to navigate. But its always worth bearing in mind that there\u2019s someone out there for everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TikTok\u2019s Red Flags trend: People share their biggest dating icks TikTok: pastabianxo\/theblondeinpinkWomen on TikTok have been posting videos about their dating red flags. From \u201cgym rats\u201d to \u201cTaurus men,\u201d no-one is safe from this widespread trend. But, what is a red flag? More importantly, how do you avoid making it onto the list? Thanks to […]<\/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-61645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61645","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=61645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61645\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}