{"id":49846,"date":"2024-01-19T14:21:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/why-is-the-internet-obsessed-with-peeling-oranges-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T14:21:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:21:12","slug":"why-is-the-internet-obsessed-with-peeling-oranges-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/why-is-the-internet-obsessed-with-peeling-oranges-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is the internet obsessed with peeling oranges | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After the \u2018bird test\u2019 and the \u2018ketchup test,\u2019 the \u2018orange peel test\u2019 is the latest trick in the market to check if your romantic relationship is going to last forever. Forget the building of the great Taj Mahal as a royal gesture of love or the starcrossed lovers fated to meet a tragic end.<\/p>\n

Years after Jack from Titanic embraced a hypothermic death upon saving Rose, the internet is retiring the millennial angst of love. As relationship experts and theories crop up everywhere, thanks to social media\u2019s ever-increasing reach, it appears the true marker of a successful romance is not on a wrecked ship, but in your own kitchen.<\/p>\n

Gaining momentum on social media, the trend dubbed “Orange Peel Theory” is prompting users to consider small acts of service. From cleaning up spilled ketchup on a countertop to peeling an orange for your partner, these everyday gestures of care appear trivial but may be the key to a lasting relationship.<\/p>\n

Acknowledging the underlying wisdom of the \u201cOrange Peel Theory,\u201d many social media users are discreetly filming their partner\u2019s reaction to being asked to peel an orange. One of the most popular clips to emerge with over 24 million views on TikTok finds a woman asking her boyfriend for an orange.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really want it but I hate peeling it,\u201d the TikToker says, only to be met with a \u201cTough luck buddy\u201d from her partner much to her (and the comment section\u2019s) dismay. \u201cAs if I don\u2019t do enough\u2026figure your life out, dude. It\u2019s not all about what your man can do for you,\u201d replies the boyfriend, before he launches into a short speech on how he\u2019s being a \u201cgreat boyfriend\u201d by making her self-sufficient.<\/p>\n

Per the comments section, the couple\u2019s relationship has clearly failed the \u201cOrange Peel Test,\u201d with many asking the girl to \u201crun.\u201d The popular video clip also underscores another important facet of the theory: a partner\u2019s willingness to peel the orange. If being asked to perform such a minor task results in an argument, that might put a big, red question mark on the whole relationship.<\/p>\n

Conversely, another side of the internet is busy trolling the trend for idolising the bare minimum. One user on X (formerly Twitter) penned, \u201c\u2018Peeling oranges,\u2019 \u2018peeling pomegranates\u2019…I’m finding out that you guys have really low bars for people who love you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“peeling oranges” “peeling pomegranates”…i’m finding out that you guys have really low bars for people who love you<\/p>\n

\u2014 kev (@MarxAfterDark) January 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

While others are suggesting better indicators of love and affection. \u201c\u2018I would peel oranges for you\u2019 but would you bookmark the page of the book I was reading when I accidentally fall asleep?\u201d read another post.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201ci would peel oranges for you\u201d but would you bookmark the page of the book i was reading when i accidentally fall asleep?<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u0670 (@moralgrey) January 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

According to another post, there is, in fact, another way to show one’s adoration of their partner. “‘I would peel oranges for you’\u00a0but would you listen to me ramble about how a line in a fanfiction fundamentally altered my notion of self?”<\/p>\n

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\u201ci would peel oranges for you\u201d but would you listen to me ramble about how a line in a fanfiction fundamentally altered my notion of self?<\/p>\n

\u2014 b (@wwxwashere) January 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Whereas one X user contended peeling oranges was not a big deal at all. “The whole orange peeling thing is so funny to me cause I would literally peel an orange for anyone, even a stranger on the street if they asked me to because why not.”<\/p>\n

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The whole orange peeling thing is so funny to me cause I would literally peel an orange for anyone, even a stranger on the street if they asked me to cause why not.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Niki (@neimki) January 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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