A recurring question asks what the male equivalent to women receiving flowers would be. Many men on TikTok and elsewhere identify banana bread as that equivalent. A TikTok by @tre0ntiktok received over 800k likes and a flood of agreeing comments and response videos. Men recall personal experiences where receiving banana bread felt meaningful, whether casually or romantically. Giving a physical object signals that someone saw something that made them think of their partner and chose to get or make that item to show appreciation. Homemade banana bread carries added emotional weight because it involves time, effort, and care.
In a recent TikTok posted by @tre0ntiktok poses the question "Somebody made a post saying, 'What's the male equivalent to flowers?' And somebody commented, 'banana bread.' Now when I read that, I was like, lowkey? That does sound pretty nice. And then the whole conversation agreed. That was the most universal thing I've ever seen. His video got over 800k likes, the comments were flooded with eagerly agreeing men and the many other videos responding to this one have also gone viral.
At the root of it all, a gesture where you give your partner any physical object, like flowers, indicates you saw something that made you think of them and decided to get - or in this case, make - the said product to show your appreciation. And when it has to deal with food? Sold. Don't you guys know that women love it when you grill for them?
There's been a long-time discussion about what's the male equivalent of women being given flowers, hence this Reddit thread from 12 years ago. An at least-a-decade-long debate with still no clear conclusion in sight? Pitiful! For some men, it seems it's as simple as being given pizza or compliments. For others, it's also just flowers. But for many men on TikTok, it seems that the answer is pretty clear: banana bread.
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