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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Maria Morava
Worried your carefully curated wedding aesthetic might look painfully dated or "cringe" in a few years? A millennial wedding planner begs to differ. A TikTok video posted by Meredith Bartel has struck a chord with her plea for couples to ditch trend-chasing and prioritize authenticity in wedding planning. Bartel, 30, told Newsweek about her belief that a wedding true to a couple will never feel regrettable, no matter how styles change.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Maria Morava
A man's creative, and dramatic, method of communicating his desire for company while showering has gone viral on TikTok. In the video, shared by his girlfriend, she captured her reaction from outside the bathroom as her boyfriend used their TV screen-connected via Bluetooth-to broadcast a playlist designed to pull her closer. Since the video was posted, it has received nearly 100,000 likes.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Maria Morava
A woman's place in her boyfriend's family was made abundantly clear during his mother's birthday celebration. In a viral Reddit post, the 27-year-old woman explained how she walked out of the dinner when the mother referred to her as a "hopefully temporary addition" to their family during a toast, especially after her boyfriend failed to defend her. Since the post was published, it has received 26,000 upvotes.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Maria Morava
A woman's seemingly sweet morning-after interaction with a date took a surprising turn in a viral TikTok video. In the video, the creator showcased her date's highly unconventional bed-making technique-a style which, according to many in the comments, indicates a past in prison or the military. Since the video was posted, it has received over 412,000 views and over 95,000 likes.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Maria Morava
A bride-to-be's candid TikTok expressing her discomfort over asking bridesmaids to pay for beauty services for her wedding has ignited debate about the financial expectations of weddings. In the video, the creator (posting as @katiefraaser) captures her cringing at the thought of asking her bridesmaids to pay for their own glam on her big day. Since the video was posted, it has received over 680,000 views and over 20,000 likes.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Maria Morava
A simple request for a photo outside a couple's wedding church led to a moving surprise that melted hearts everywhere. In an Instagram reel, Tera Wages shared a surprise orchestrated by her husband, Wes, to mark their 17th wedding anniversary. Wages, 38, spoke to Newsweek about the moment she asked Wes to stop at their wedding church for a photo op-and how he was already several steps ahead of her. Wages told Newsweek the couple were visiting her hometown in Alabama for her sister's birthday.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Maria Morava
A woman's attempt to save her best friend from what she believed was a terrifying kidnapping has gone viral on Reddit. In the post, the woman shared that the dramatic stunt and rescue turned out to be a surprise proposal. Now, she is being blamed by her friend's boyfriend for "spoiling" the moment, despite acting instinctively to protect her friend. Newsweek spoke to therapist Viviana McGovern about the ordeal, and whether or not the woman's relationship with her friend can recover.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Maria Morava
A casual text asking a bride-to-be about single men at her wedding has taken an unexpectedly detailed turn. In a TikTok video, a woman revealed the "full blown Powerpoint" her bride friend had made her on the eligible men attending, meticulously compiled by the groom-to-be. The creator's video has gone viral, receiving over over 215,000 views and sparking discussion about modern dating strategies at weddings.
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1 week ago | 
myrtlebeachonline.com | Maria Morava
A Gen Z woman's passionate TikTok video rejecting the common notion of pre-wedding "cold feet" being normal has gone viral. In the video, Haily Halcyon, 26, argues that feeling anything less than absolute certainty about your partner before saying "I do" is a major red flag that shouldn't be ignored. Since the video was posted it has gone viral, receiving over 187,000 views on TikTok alone at the time of writing.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Maria Morava
There's little that can hurt a relationship more than a broken promise-and one woman is acting on her hurt. After seeking advice on Reddit, a woman has garnered support after revealing she broke up with and began treating her live-in boyfriend like a stranger in their shared home. It started after he failed to propose to her despite an explicit agreement they made.
