6 Signs You Have A Golden Retriever Boyfriend Like Rani’s Rocky Randhawa And Barbie’s Ken
Where is mine?
Dating in today’s generation is more of a headache, than heartwarming. With new terms like situationship, lovebombing, benching and more entering the scene of romance, there is less space for actual pyaar. As I sit down with my girlfriends, after a long day at work, what goes on to take centre stage is our hours-long podcast on why men refuse to do the bare minimum. Being a girl, looking for a partner, who knows how to update you, open the car doors for you or just pull a chair, is flooding my list, so let’s not talk about the rest.
golden retriever boyfriend energy is back pic.twitter.com/TPiwCHeQio
— marg (taylor’s version) (@BetttysCardigan) January 7, 2024
With the outburst of dating apps like Bumble, Tinder and Hinge, finding love has become an act of adding a plate of dim sums from your favourite restaurant, which of course is replaceable. Today, finding that one person and making it work has easily been replaced with moving to the next and seeing if that works. Women, who romanticised emotionally unavailable men in films and reality, are now heading to find a sane, genuinely sweet and drool-worthy obsessed boyfriend. Basically, like the golden retriever breed of dogs.
Mr. Golden Retriever boyfriend 🥰✨ https://t.co/yADnstsZOV
— ℳ𝒶ℯ (@PrincesaOfMN) January 9, 2024
Classifying acts of love, bare minimum efforts into personality traits in a man, a golden retriever boyfriend is TikTok’s new obsession and another way of categorising men in love. With women tired of mothering men with less EQ, the rise of golden retriever boyfriend seems like an interesting plot twist, that we genuinely deserve. From Rocky Randhawa in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani to Ken in Barbie, men fulfilling the bare minimum needs of their lady love, are happily being picked.
But Who Is A Golden Retriever Boyfriend, And What Are His Traits?
1. The “Nice Guys”
The “nice guys,” who for years were seen through the lens of ick by women, are suddenly in demand. Apart from being affectionate, loving and expressive, these men genuinely exhibit their love and don’t believe in playing games. They enjoy pampering you, getting you flowers or simply making you feel loved and adored. They are the ones, who tell you that chivalry is certainly not dead.
2. Easy To Survive With
According to Urban Dictionary golden retriever, a boyfriend is “a significant other that is easygoing and makes it fairly simple to maintain a happy and fulfilling relationship. Hence the reasoning why it is similar to having a golden retriever.” Basically, someone who comes free from any sort of drama, and doesn’t dump his childhood trauma on you.
3. Resemble The Breed
Not just physically, but this category resembles the traits of the breed and lives up to its name. Loyal, loving, affectionate attentive, extroverted, and attractive are some key qualities of a golden retriever boyfriend.
4. Goofy And Funny
Who doesn’t want to spend a lifetime with a goofy, genuinely loving person? Right? Someone who makes your life simple, easy and a tad more flowery is the kind we call a golden retriever. Unlike toxic men, who invest in looks and less in your emotional needs, a golden retriever boyfriend is a breath of fresh air.
5. Positivity Is Their Middle Name
No drama, no fuss, these men don’t function on mood swings, rather find ways to calm your boiling blood down. Besides showering you with love, they bring balance and a positive attitude to the relationship, making it easy for their partners to survive in one.
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6. Attentive And Considerate
In a generation where men forget to do the bare minimum, a golden retriever boyfriend remembers to update you, is extremely attentive, considerate of your feelings and remembers you’re around, even when surrounded by a crowd.
The growing popularity of this category has already found its base on interactive social platforms like Reddit, Twitter and Instagram, where emotionally exhausted women are praying to the lord for a golden retriever boyfriend. The phenomenon is so popular, that it’s pairing with a black cat girlfriend, is also catching our eyeballs, and we think it’s time men handle emotionally fractured women. Not that I want my boyfriend to resemble a dog, but these traits would definitely be more appreciated.
First Published: January 10, 2024 4:17 PM
