Why Girls Hug Guys Over the Shoulders / Around the Neck

Why Girls Hug Guys Around the Neckor Wait Until Guys Find Out Why Girls Hug Them Over Their Shouldersrefers to a series ofmemes, including Tik Tokvideos, featuring captions like, “Wait until guys find out why we hug them around the neck.” It has been suggested online that the implied reason is to align the girls’ genitals with the man’s genitals, although alternate hypothesis’ have also been suggested, including that a hug around the neck forced the man to grab the woman's waist. Videos like this became popularized on Tik Tok in mid-2022 and continued to go viral over the following year, including through a screenshot of a Tik Tok using the caption.