Finding a loving relationship is something that many people dream of – but for a growing group of women, it seems that landing a partner is causing a host of rather unlikely issues thanks to what they are describing as the negative effects of ‘boyfriend air’.
In recent weeks, multiple women have taken to TikTok to lament the side effects of so-called ‘boyfriend air’, which they say makes them feel ‘dirtier’ and ‘uglier’ whenever they spend time in their partner’s home.
According to the ladies, ‘boyfriend air’ is like a a pollutant that impacts their skin, hair, makeup and overall hygiene within hours of arriving at their boyfriend’s home.
While it’s not a clinically proven illness, the viral hashtag #BoyfriendAir has become an epidemic, with over 18.6 million views, and thousands of frustrated girlfriends griping about their looks while staying their beau’s man cave.
The phenomenon stemmed from #SchoolAir, which saw students claiming they looked ‘gross’ after a day of classes.
Women in relationships are taking to social media to lament about being plagued by ‘boyfriend air’
The trend sees women claiming to become ‘disgusting’ while at their partner’s house
Gen Z ladies have taken to TikTok to complain about contracting the pollutant that has their skin, hair, makeup and overall hygiene horribly at their guy’s man cave
After students showcased their disheveled appearances from studying, woman in relationships jumped on the trend and decided to give their own variation.
TikToker Taylor Donoghuee, 22, from Pennsylvania, detailed her struggles in a viral video, which has amassed over 2.7 million views.
‘I spent a lot of time this past summer at in New York and I remember taking a full body shower, and the next morning waking up and being like, “I feel so dirty”,’ she explained in her video.
The 22-year-old then described how her stay at her beau’s had affected her appearance.
‘My hair was getting greasy, my skin was looking different, my makeup wasn’t staying on right, I felt like I was reapplying deodorant all the time,’ she said.
Taylor explained that she felt like she was going ‘crazy’ before seeing the trending ‘boyfriend air’ videos.
She added that she only felt that way while staying at her partner’s house.
Several other woman followed in her footsteps and began sharing their icky situations.
While it’s not a clinically proven illness, the viral hashtag #BoyfriendAir has become an epidemic
Thousands of frustrated girlfriends have griped about their looks while staying their beau’s man cave
Bri , 19, shared that her and her boyfriend have been together for two years, and the gross feelings that come with staying at his place have ‘finally gone away.’
Another fed-up girlfriend, who goes by Jan, revealed she ‘didn’t believe in the boyfriend air theory’ until she stayed at her mom’s house with perfect hair and skin, just to go back to her husband’s home and feel ‘gross’.
Sophie Garland revealed she was ‘stressed’ about moving in with her boyfriend for fear of becoming forever plagued by boyfriend air.
‘The boyfriend air theory is 100 per cent real. The way I stressed about moving in with him for months because whenever I would visit him for like a week, I’d wake up feeling like I had not showered in weeks.
‘I thought my shampoo had turned against me. I didn’t know how I was going to live the rest of my life feeling like that,’ she said before reassuring other ladies in relationships that it ‘goes away.’
Angry girlfriend Jaden Mortimer also detailed her frustration with staying at her guy’s man cave.
‘Can we talk about boyfriend air? Suddenly I’m breaking out, my hair looks like an animals nest and no matter what I do to remove my makeup I will always wake up with that gross mascara residue,’ she explained.
Another frustrated woman in a relationship, who goes by Brook, 18, from Michigan, even showed herself looking radiant before her going to her boyfriend’s place and then shared footage of her disheveled appearance once she got there to prove the theory was real.
Luckily, one woman came to the rescue and revealed she once struggled with boyfriend air and has finally rid herself from it.
Bri , 19, shared that her and her boyfriend have been together for two years, and the gross feelings that come with staying at his place have ‘finally gone away.’
Thousands of users on the video-sharing platform have flooded the comments section of clips to share their own frustrations with staying at their boyfriend’s house
Thousands of users on the video-sharing platform have flooded the comments section of clips to share their own frustrations with staying at their boyfriend’s house.
One person wrote: ‘I look so much better at my house lol.’
Another person commented: ‘This needs to be studied because same.’
‘It’s like camping, you’re not truly clean,’ said one user.
‘Oh no.. it’s a real thing. I feel fresh and clean at my house! And just.. not as much at my boyfriend’s house,’ shared another person.
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