Can peeling an orange show true love? TikTok seems to think so.
A trend known as the "orange peeling theory" has gone viral on the social media platform, asking people to consider how small actions, such as peeling an orange or making coffee in the morning, can show an individual's commitment to the relationship.
The orange-peel theory suggests that our small actions, when we are willing to help someone with something they are capable of doing themselves, indicate a healthy relationship.
Through viral videos, people ask their partners to peel an orange for them. How willing are they to get up, peel the orange, without saying "why don't you peel it yourself?!" can tell a lot.
The theory includes not only peeling oranges, but any other similar action.
In the comments, people point out that these simple, seemingly insignificant actions are about expressing unconditional love; they are about wanting to do things, however small, that make the other person feel good.
That, after all, is true love, isn't it?
