“He just kept walking”: The "Alpine Divorce" goes viral
Plus: Erika Kirk still can't seem to get the tears flowing.
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A truly dark dating trend is popping up online called the “Alpine Divorce,” and you’ll be shocked at the number of times it’s happened recently.
Erika Kirk’s expressions during Tuesday’s State of the Union are being picked apart online, as you might expect.
Fellas, make sure to delete your YouTube watch history if you like to watch videos about controlling your girlfriend.
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⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
Men are allegedly abandoning women on hikes, sparking discussion of the “Alpine divorce”
The concept of “Alpine divorce” is gaining attention across social media after a woman shared a TikTok claiming that her boyfriend left her behind on a hike.
In short, the term Alpine divorce refers to the idea of quitting a marriage by taking a significant other up into the mountains and either leaving them behind and leaving their fate up to chance or fully orchestrating their demise. Just this month, an Austrian climber was convicted of manslaughter after he abandoned his girlfriend—a less experienced climber—on the Grossglockner mountain in January 2025, where she died of hypothermia.
Erika Kirk’s facial expressions became a talking point during the State of the Union: “You’d have no idea she was even his wife”
At the State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Donald Trump named Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, as an honoree. When the camera cut to her, viewers couldn’t help but notice that her expression seemed out of place. Many on social media claimed that she was faking her sorrow.
“Guys, I’m in danger”: Woman checks boyfriend’s YouTube history. Then she immediately realizes she has to leave
A TikTok creator’s breakup story is fueling new fears about the manosphere’s reach after she discovered the videos her boyfriend was regularly watching on YouTube.
She laughed nervously as she stood in front of a screen with her boyfriend’s YouTube history pulled up. The playlist revealed that the unassuming man watched videos with titles, “Put her to work” and “Women want to care for you.”
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