Rom-coms are full of those serendipitous cliche moments when the two central characters have that eye-contact moment that seals the deal for them to get closer.
With TikTok around, that eyes-meet connection no longer has to be the stuff of Hollywood film fantasy.
And it all revolves around a song by British popstar Olly Murs.
A snippet from the song Up by Murs, featuring US singer Demi Lovato, is inspiring hilarious thirst traps.
With the I Never Meant to Break Your Heart hashtag seemingly everywhere on the social media platform, the Daily Star looks at what the trend is and how users are playing with the format.
The catchy tune and laugh-inducing videos could have readers doing their own take on the trend in no time.
What is the I Never Meant To Break Your Heart trend on TikTok?
The I Never Meant To Break Your Heart TikTok trend has been allowing people to live out their rom-com fantasies, with that take on the clinching eye-contact moment appearing all over people’s feeds.
But it wouldn’t be TikTok without some comedy, silliness and even some reality checks thrown in there.
The trend has a clip of the 2014 Olly Murs and Lovato song playing as TikTok users act out their scenes.
The hashtag of “i never meant to break your heart” has attracted more than 70 million views as users struggle to get enough of the earworm and the accompanying hilarity.
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Murs sings “Just tell me it’s not the end of the line” before Lovato comes in singing the chorus.
She sings: “I never meant to break your heart, I won’t let this plane go down.
“I never meant to make your cry; do what it takes to make this fly.”
Users have been enjoying making a real mix of video content but the thing all the videos have in common is intense eye contact.
What do people do in the I Never Meant To Break Your Heart videos?
The TikTok trend videos cover everything from pretending to hold the gaze of your crush at the shopping centre to acting out a pack of wolves running together.
Yes, you read that right.
KatieTheGirlBoss uses the segment of the Murs/Lovato song to mimic a wolf running with its pack before slowing her movements down to create the Hollywood “slo-mo” shot of two wolves sharing a moment.
Others follow a more oft-repeated pattern though.
A lot of the videos show youngsters giving their “POV” (point of view) — from opening Christmas presents to walking the streets of Amsterdam — before turning to give the camera a longing stare.
Hilarity then ensues when friends (or even a Dad in one of the videos) hits them over the head and drags them off.
Some have picked less formulaic endings, adding to the fun.
In one video with the title “POV: We meet at the parking spot”, a young woman catches the eye of the camera while holding some wrapped-up food.
But before the romantic moment can go any further, she starts wildly scoffing the wrap she has in her hand.
Maybe she was worried the other person was eyeing up her lunch rather than her.
Others have used the emotion of the lyrics to open up about poignant life moments, including having to tell their parents that they have become pregnant when still a school-aged teenager.
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