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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Lifestyle
Alaina Demopoulos

‘Married men HATE glitter’: TikTokers take to crafty way to ward off cheaters

illustration of a woman spraying a man with glitter
‘If you’ve ever been to Burning Man or a music festival, you know it’s not coming off for days.’ Illustration: Rita Liu/The Guardian

Lipstick on the collar, a stray earring tucked into seat cushions: women have long relied on makeup and fashion to catch cheaters. Now, there’s a new method for singles who want to ensure a date doesn’t have a secret spouse at home – provided they aren’t afraid of microplastics.

In a TikTok posted this month with more than 2m likes, the fitness influencer Dalia Grande spritzed glitter all over her body while getting ready for a first date: “bc I’m at the age where they could be married (Married men HATE glitter)”, she wrote in the caption.

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