What is the TikTok kissing trend?

AROUND since 2020, the kissing trend on TikTok is hardly new.

It involves a TikTok user kissing their best friend to see their reaction.

TikTok/@alyssaamcknightThe kissing trend on TikTok is where one best friend kisses another, without the other expecting it[/caption]

What is the TikTok kissing trend?

The TikTok kissing trend may go back two years, but it’s still got some internet users under its spell.

The kissing trend is part of a challenge, where a user kisses their best friend just to see their reaction while filming the entire thing.

The TikTok hashtag #kissingmybestfriend has more than 1billion views.

Most often, it’s female users kissing their “platonic” best guy friends.

Some users use the guise of doing a TikTok dance or another trend to get their best friend to be on camera, while others simply set up their cameras and go in for the smooch.

Many times, the users caption the videos with the back story of their relationship, for example, “I’ve had a crush on my best friend for five years!”

Many of the videos appear to be potentially staged, or it seems that the best friend has been given a heads up, which is nice because it indicates consent, even at the level of kissing.

More often than anything, the best friend kisses the initiator back, leading to a match.

Sometimes, though, the other person goes in for a hug instead or subtly rejects the would-be-kisser in another way.

What should you consider before trying the kissing challenge?

While many of the challenge “wins” may be shown on TikTok, it’s just as possible that rejections happen, and the embarrassed party doesn’t share it on the platform.

For that reason, and also for the sake of your friendship, it’s important to consider the following before you lean in and kiss your bestie.

Would I do this if it wasn’t a TikTok challenge? Am I doing this for attention and clout, or because I genuinely have feelings for my friend?How will this change our relationship if they don’t kiss me back?How will this change our relationship if they do kiss me back?Should I talk to them about my feelings before I try to kiss them?Have they expressed feelings for me in the past?Are they single?Do we have a comfortable physical relationship? Am I ready to date this person if they react well to this?

TikTok/@dontaikaorySone users have initiated relationships from the challenge[/caption]

What are some TikTok challenges you can do with your best friend instead?

Obviously, any of the trending dancing videos will likely land you two with an exciting account, but there’s so much more to TikTok thank dancing.

If you don’t want to try the kissing challenge, we have a few ideas.

You could try the Refrigerator challenge, where you film yourself opening your fridge and taking out unexpected objects (the weirder, the better).

You could also do the Put a Finger Down challenge, where you play this audio, and put fingers down as you have or haven’t done them.

Another fun challenge to try is the Best Friend challenge, where you two stand and hold hands, dipping down as close to in synchronization a possible, trying to stay balanced until you both reach the ground.

These are just a few fun examples that came up with a search for “challenge” on TikTok, so let your creativity fly next time you’re hanging out with your best friend, completely platonically.