Woman Proves The “If He Wanted To He Would” Theory

Dating can be tricky, and we all have different experiences, both good and bad. A woman on TikTok has gone viral for sharing her thoughts on a common thing that people in the dating world say.

She says that she has proof that if a man wanted to, he would.

If He Wanted To He Would

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Grace posted a TikTok video where she said she has some proof that the common expression is absolutely true .

She said that she was going to be proving the saying, "if he wanted to, he would."

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She Doesn't Know Him

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She then shared a screenshot of an Instagram conversation with a man named Eric.

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She says that she does not even know who Eric is. So what is it that Eric is doing?

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Goodnight Queen

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It turns out that Eric has been sending her nightly direct messages on Instagram.

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His message is short and sweet, and just says "Goodnight queen" followed by what number the message is.

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They Keep Coming

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She showed that he was very committed to sending these messages.

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She said that they have been coming every night for months. She said that she had become a little attached to it now.

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Sometimes She Responds

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She says that if she does not get a "goodnight queen" message from him, it will hurt her feelings.

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The majority of the time she does not respond, but sometimes she will send him a thank you.

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Wants It To Get To 200

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The messages have now been going on for months.

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She does not want him to stop sending them, given how far he's come. She thanked him for the good work and wanted to see him get to 200!

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Leading Him On

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The video received millions of views and some people commented that they thought she was leading him on.

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In a follow-up video, she thinks that it's just funny and it makes her laugh. She doesn't think he cares.

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She Can't Believe It

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In another follow-up video, she said that she couldn't believe what has happened.

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The initial video received millions and millions of views, which apparently gave some other people the idea to also send her a message.

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More People Messaging Her

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She shared how her direct messages were blowing up.

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There were now tons of people sliding into her DMs and calling her a queen and wishing for her to have a goodnight.

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They Never End

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The message in her direct inbox went on and on with no end in sight.

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She now had a ton of people calling her a queen, even though she never asked for it!