And the woman is going viral for taking a romantic vacation in the Dominican Republic sun – a month after splitting from her boyfriend of two years.
TikTok’s ultimate twist: he went with it.
Lydia Bird and Jaeden Lemelin, both 18-year-old Connecticut residents, originally booked the trip to Puerto Plata in January for their spring break, never dreaming that their love bubble would soon burst.
Bird posted all about his goofy adventure in multiple TikTok clips, racking up over 13 million views and over 2.3 million likes.
“I ended up breaking up with him a little over a month before the trip,” Bird told Jam Press. “There were a variety of reasons, but basically things weren’t working out and we ended things on relatively good terms.”
She had originally planned to cancel the trip and expected no problems, however, after calling the company she had booked with – the aptly named Cheap Caribbean – she found there was no way to cancel the trip. cancel the trip and the tickets were non-refundable. .
Bird then decided that instead of her ex, she would take her mum to the island – but the booking company informed her that mum would have to shell out the money for her. own vacation package.
After calling Jaeden and attempting to refund the non-transferable ticket, he persuaded her to travel with him.
“Although I was excited, I was very hesitant to travel, especially because the breakup was so new,” Bird admitted. “I strongly believe that exes can be friends, but a month was short to make that transition.”
To make matters worse, the flight to Puerto Plata was delayed over 10 hours and Lydia and Jaeden spent most of the morning at the airport. However, the ex-lovebirds eventually made it to the beach.
“We spent tons of time at the beach and at the pool. Oddly enough, after two years together, this was our first big trip together, even though we were apart,” Bird said.
The trip wasn’t always fun in the sun. According to the new TikTok star, there have been several difficult moments.
“Traveling together so soon after the breakup was a challenge because he and I have been so close for so long,” Bird lamented.
“We dated for over two years and it wasn’t a ‘we saw each other twice a week’ relationship, we spent every day together, so we became incredibly close.”
Lydia also mentioned that she and Jaeden have decided that no matter what, they should remain strictly friends.
However, some TikTok commenters chose to see the now-viral footage as the path for Bird and Lemelin to get back together and live happily ever after.
“Yeah they’ll definitely hook up,” one viewer commented as another joked, “$20 they’re getting back together.” A seemingly concerned viewer asked: “Daughter, are you okay?”, while another called the trip “no honeymoon”.
Meanwhile, other TikTok experts linked to teens – and admitted they’ve done the same with their exes.
“I actually did it once – we called it our farewell tour and it was the best week of our relationship, we left on a high note with great memories,” another said. user, prompting another to chime in: “I went to Disney with mine, it was a $5,000 trip [so] I didn’t waste it.
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