To be seen is to be loved 🥺🥺

@seyiadeyemi

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Promoted product

Kefir drink

Like yogurt, milk kefir is a fermented food product containing probiotics. It’s delicious, and good for you! Kefir differs from yogurt in that it contains a wide variety of probiotic bacteria and yeasts, as opposed to yogurt which has a more limited amount of bacteria strains and no yeast. With its thinner consistency, kefir is typically served as a drink, as opposed to yogurt, which is typically eaten with a spoon. Kefir has a pleasant, yogurt-like, slightly tart taste.

Why it worked

The video taps into the relatable emotion of feeling seen and appreciated, especially after a difficult life event like quitting a job. The surprise gifts from the boyfriend serve as a tangible representation of that care, leading to an authentic emotional reaction that resonates with viewers.

Summary

The creator becomes emotional after her boyfriend surprises her with flowers and her favorite kefir drink, which she had forgotten to buy. She had recently quit her job and was feeling down, but the thoughtful gesture from her boyfriend made her cry tears of joy.

Structure

1Receives a surprise from boyfriend
2Reacts with emotion and tears
3

Original caption

To some this is maybe nothing but it’s the fact that he listens and pays attention to all I say 🥺🥺

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Product placement

Kefir drink (acts: it is a beverage that the creator drinks, and she states it is her favorite) (removing it would change what happens in the video); Fairway (appears: it is a brand logo on the chicken packaging, it does not act, removing it would not change what happens in the video); Chicken breast (acts: it is a food item that the creator pulls out of the bag, and she states she forgot to buy it, removing it would change what happens in the video)

On-screen text

To be seen is to be loved 🥺🥺

Transcript

My boyfriend just wouldn't say something to my house or what could it possibly be? Hello. Good evening. You're alright. I'm good, thank you. How are you? Yeah. Thank you. You too. Oh my gosh. I told myself I would never come on social media and cry. And I quit my job today. And my boyfriend crying. Oh my gosh. To be seen is to be loved. Oh my gosh. He got me my favorite coffee creamer. He did. I said that I forgot to bring my chicken out. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. To be seen is to be loved.

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