An act as simple as your partner peeling an orange for you is now becoming a ‘Certificate of Clearance‘ of whether you’re in a healthy relationship. But does it have to be so? The Internet has been going berserk lately about this new trend called the Orange Peel Theory, wherein people are handing out an orange to their partners and wondering if they’d peel it for them.
Passed the orange peel theory with flying colors 🙏🙏🙏🤍🤍🤍🤍 pic.twitter.com/MBL5EkPs8I
— SΤƎΡΗΛΠΙΛ (@francesca_rici) January 16, 2024
If they do so, they are a green flag, but if they don’t or if they need a bit of convincing, it means the situation is volatile. People are legit putting their partners through this ‘Orange Peel Test’, failing which essentially implies the relationship is doomed.
You see, the idea is to check whether your partner is willing to do something as bare minimum as peeling an orange. The intent here is deep, but a literal want to test a partner, in a way, suggests the relationship was doomed to begin with.
Would you peel an orange for your girl?
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) January 17, 2024
There's a lot of debate going on around the "orange peel theory." pic.twitter.com/41M9NjWMd7
The test has people reacting. Many believe the ‘Orange Peel Theory’ is a real indicator of the quality of a relationship between a couple. But whether it should be considered one is a more important question. The thing is that basing an entire relationship on peeling an orange without giving it context, turning a blind eye to the history, can be a terrible idea.
A relationship has to have many layers of aspects that go volumes beyond peeling an orange. Yes, metaphorically speaking, the theory seeks to explore tender and wholesome acts of service two people in love do for each other. You know, little actions like making breakfast in bed, sending them surprise meals at work, and so on. But everyone’s way of expression is different from others. Peeling an orange can’t be the sole criterion for assessing a relationship cos it has to have more nuance than that.
Dads who have been peeling and cutting fruits for years seeing their daughters settle for bare minimum orange peel guys pic.twitter.com/CJZbjyHn4P
— Abhishek (@MSDianAbhiii) January 17, 2024
I think “orange peel theory” is stupid because you really don’t know if the person is doing it out of love, frustration, guilt, or embarrassment.
— Shuga 🌸 (@justurSabr) January 17, 2024
wtf is an orange peel test I would peel the earth for her
— lemon enthusiast (@iraqidrphil) January 17, 2024
the orange peel theory is insane to me because what do you mean your partner wouldn’t want to do even the smallest task to make you happy?
— nikki⸆⸉ | eras 5/27 (@tswizzleglow) January 17, 2024
Having said that, if your partner is rude and disrespectful to you, regardless of you asking them to peel an orange for you or something else – they’re not worth it; no one like that is.
The orange peel theory is stupid as fuck. But the way he is talking to her is so disrespectful. My girlfriend would slap the shit out of me if I said any of these phrases in this video https://t.co/KpEI4sMaSb
— The Forever Story (@CeeElBeeeeee) January 16, 2024
Social media keeps coming up with its unique rendition of tests and signs to identify if you have the best relationship for distributing validation or triggering disaster. All said and done, if we are to take social media trends seriously, we need to find a little more depth in them. It may not be a great idea to base the benchmarks of our relationship on what goes on in the online world.
