Find out what “Ben’s scene” is on TikTok as the phrase flooded the video app in February.
The viral trend is that everyone is talking about going through “Ben stage” or “Ben phase” and that’s not the only confusing phrase in the app.
New words are popping up all the time, and TikTok has its own vocabulary full of weird and wonderful expressions that are hard to decipher.
The people on the app never help either, which is why TikTok users always turn to Google to try and find out what something means.
Eseba, gyat, and igloo are just a few weird words on TikTok, but what about “Ben’s scene”? Read on to find out its meaning…
What is “Ben’s scene” in TikTok?
The “Ben stage” is the period in your life when you dated a guy named Ben.
TikTok users are discovering that everyone seems to have had an affair with someone named Ben at some point and it never ends well.
Many people mutually claim that the boys named Ben are toxic and had some kind of romantic relationship with the one who ruined their lives.
‘Ben stage’ videos go viral on TikTok
A viral trend is people making videos of Florence and the Machine Dog Days Are Over in the background.
In particular, TikTok users play the words “you better run” to explain that women should run away from men named Ben.
The trend stemmed from a video by a TikTok user named Gubster who wrote “seeing any girl go through her ‘Ben’ stage” with the above track.
It had over 6.5 million views in just one day and many people have already begun to join the trend.
“Obviously there is a ‘Ben’ scene… LOL,” wrote one person. “It’s too late, I already went on a date… but I ran away.”
“Seeing a girl go through her Ben stage,” said another, while a third added: “Just like every girl goes through her Ben stage, because I have several stories.”
Everyone has gone through the “Ben stage”
In the comments on the viral TikTok video, everyone is talking about their Ben stage, and it’s safe to say that none of them ended well.
One person wrote, “My Ben stage actually broke me and I had to go to therapy,” while another agreed, “My Ben stage got me into therapy.”
“I blocked my scene with Ben from memory, oh my god,” someone else commented. Now this memory is revealed!
Another said, “My scene with Ben ruined me,” but fortunately, there are people who are happy in relationships with guys named Ben.
Not all Bens are bad: One person said, “Hey, mine didn’t do anything,” while another added, “My best friend has the best relationship with Ben.”
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