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‘Weekend Lover’ is saddest TikTok trend yet, as young women debase themselves to a Prince song

Gen Z women are shamelessly admitting to being the “weekend lovers” of men who will happily hook up with them — but who won’t give them the time of day outside Saturday night.

In one of the worst new TikTok trends, young women are posting melancholy videos of themselves to the tune of Prince’s “Purple Rain,” as he sings, “I never wanted to be your weekend lover.”

Some are sharing insulting texts from men and posting surreptitious photos of their hookup partners’ backs as they sleep. Others share videos of themselves taking a walk of shame.

“A weekend lover is all I’ve ever been to anyone,” one young woman wrote in the video caption as she looked forlornly into the camera, sitting in her pajamas.

It’s a sad reflection of just how debased young women today can feel when it comes to relationships. Blame it on dating apps, which have turned people into commodities — and convinced men in particular that a better, hotter........

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