A woman's theory linking your closeness to a friend with the amount of photos you take with them has resonated with TikTok users.
Kayla Trivieri, a 29-year-old content creator from New York, shared her observation on friendships in a video on the platform, amassing more than 1.5 million likes since posting it on September 14.
The short clip, shared to the account @ktrivz, features Trivieri musing on why people seem to have fewer photos with their nearest and dearest pals. "The closer you are to your friends, the less photos you have together and I don't know why that is true," she told viewers.
"I created the video because I was looking for a picture of one of my best friends to share for her birthday," Trivieri told Newsweek. "I realized that we take maybe one photo a year, and this seems to be a common thread among my close friends and family."
This realization led her to consider how the assumed continuity of close relationships might lead to fewer captured moments.
Friendships are just one focus of Trivieri's musings. A previous video she made about the "mob wife aesthetic" went viral and started a trend.
"I started content creation during the pandemic and haven't looked back since," she said. Her initial focus on lifestyle content and restaurant reviews built her an engaged community. Trivieri's relatable posts, including a viral comic persona about becoming an NFT billionaire, landed her a job in New York City and eventually led to the creation of the mob wife trend—which spawned numerous videos on social media about the look as well as arguments for and against it.
In her video about friendships and photos, Trivieri says: "Yesterday I was looking for a photo with my friend, and I was thinking we might have one out of all the years we have been friends. Like, how is that even possible?" The clip is captioned, "I'd like someone to explain this phenomenon."
TikTok users shared their own experiences and theories.
"Me and my best friend were pregnant same time I have zero [pictures]," one said.
Another user wrote: "Me and my best friend. I got tired of not having pictures to post for her birthday that I started to take selfies and videos with her every time we were together. She passed away in July. Happy I did that."
"You're too busy loving and bonding! So true," a third said.
Another posted: "We take [pictures] at events one and done and enjoy our time together."
Trivieri concluded: "Sometimes, I think we take these relationships for granted and always assume we will have another opportunity to take photos with them."
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