All she wanted was a hug from her boyfriend. In the end, she got so much more.
A video on TikTok posted by Alexa Chalnick (@alexachalnick) went viral for revealing the moment when, without warning, her family entered the room she was cuddling with her boyfriend in—and brought chaos with them. Since it was posted, the video has received over 4.7 million views and 1 million likes.
"POV: You're cuddling with your boyfriend when your family decides to make an entrance," Chalnick captioned the video.
@alexachalnick First it was jonah w the banjo and dog. Then zach with the guitar and bird. Then my dad to show off the ballroom dancing he learned. On one hand, i was crying and they just burst in, but i guess i didnt yell at them to leave and now im not crying anymore so maybe thats good. Anyway #hotgirlthings
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The video shows Chalnick and her boyfriend cuddling together before switching the camera to reveal three family members and two animals doing musical antics in the same bedroom.
"First it was Jonah with the banjo and dog," she wrote in the caption. "Then Zach with the guitar and bird. Then, my dad to show off the ballroom dancing he learned."
The chaos was palpable as Chalnick's father danced to half-hearted banjo and guitar playing. The bird Chalnick mentioned in the caption was missed by many viewers—but after looking carefully, you can discover the small green bird on the guitarist's knee.
Chalnick revealed that she was being comforted by her partner when her family burst in.
"On one hand, I was crying...but I guess I didn't yell at them to leave, and now I'm not crying anymore, so maybe that's good," she said.
What Do the Comments Say?
Viewers were delighted, and overwhelmed, by the sight.
"There is so much happening, I feel like I'm in a train station," @lesharky wrote.
"Get that dog a tambourine," @c666rebear wrote.
For some, the scene was familiar. "It's giving cousins at the family gathering performing for the adults, in the best way," @kynzie.washington wrote.
Many affirmed to Chalnick that her boyfriend must be well-accepted in the family for them to feel comfortable performing this unpolished number.
"You know they like your boyfriend if they're doing this," @stephmeyer2403 wrote.
"That is your husband," @zukofirelord wrote. "Bro is literally part of the family now. There is no escaping."
The reaction echoes a recent viral video in which a man's inauguration into his girlfriend's family went over hilariously. In the video, posted by Jess Baker-Smith, she explains that she waited eight months to introduce her boyfriend to her family because of their quirks: in this case, a kooky family gathering centered around making hats.
Baker-Smith said that she had to wait to know if her boyfriend could handle the commotion. "Had to know if he was special enough to intro to my special bunch," she wrote.
Chalnick and her boyfriend may have had more of an unexpected encounter with the family dynamic, but it seemed charming above all else.
Newsweek reached out to @alexachalnick for comment via TikTok.
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