What is the viral ‘I met my younger self for a coffee’ TikTok trend – and who is doing it?

It feels like there’s a new TikTok trend every five minutes, and ‘I met my younger self for a coffee’ is the latest.

Over the last few days, there’s been a seemingly never-ending supply of people taking part in the trend and looking back at how far they’ve come over the years. The most popular videos in the trend have amassed huge numbers of views and likes, with one from TikTok user @earthtoapryl getting over two million views in the space of four days.

It’s one of the more wholesome trends to come out of the video-sharing platform, complete with audio from the track ‘Sweet Heat Lightning’ by folk singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov, but a lot of people are wondering what it all means.

What is the viral ‘I met my younger self for a coffee’ TikTok trend?

To take part in the trend, TikTokers share an up-to-date photo or video of themselves with text overlaid. The text captures a conversation they imagine they’d have if they met up for a coffee date with a younger version of themselves.

@earthtoapryl

this trend has me wrecked. growing up is such a funny, beautiful thing! @Jennae Cecelia Poetry #coffee #growingup #poem #poetrytok

♬ Sweet Heat Lightning – Gregory Alan Isakov

The text usually begins with them both arriving, with something like, “We both arrived 15 minutes early” or “I was on time, she was half an hour late.”

It then goes on to the food and drink order, before a deeper chat begins. The older version offers wisdom, guidance and reassurance to the younger version – if the latter says they’re dealing with a breakup, for example, the former might say they’re happily living with their partner. If the latter is struggling with school or university stress, the former might discuss their career progression.

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@mahammalek

brb crying

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