According to some TikTokers, if a guy you’re in a relationship with walks in front of you in public, it’s time to end the relationship ASAP. They call it the ‘man walking ahead’ theory, and it’s blowing up online right now as more and more people share their experiences of dating problematic men who ‘walk ahead.’ But there’s also been some pushback, with some people claiming the theory goes too far. We took a look at both sides of the debate and interviewed therapist Rebecca Tenzer, MAT, MA, LCSW, CCTP, CGCS, CCATP, CCFP, to get to the bottom of the relationship phenomenon.
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