The Secret to Finding Love While Grocery Shopping

Singles search for love by placing these secret-coded foods in their grocery carts.

Young singles are ditching dating apps and looking for love in an unexpected place—the grocery store. Gen Z has turned “speed-shopping” into a viral dating trend on TikTok. The trick is to head to the grocery store during the unofficial dating hour from 7 pm to 8 pm. You then signal you’re single by placing an upside-down pineapple in your cart. You can also add to the fun by shopping for a bag of lentils which represent a long-term relationship because lentils last forever. The experiment has become so popular in Spain that one store was overrun by singles and required police intervention.