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As if modern dating weren\u2019t difficult enough, the internet has become obsessed with finding niche compatibility tests and categorizing the differences between partners. Many of these so-called \u201crelationship gaps\u201d are trending on social media platforms such as TikTok these days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Now the latest one has arrived, and it\u2019s already proving to be polarizing: the restaurant gap.<\/p>\n
Described by The New York Times<\/em> as \u201ca misalignment in tastes, spending habits, and culinary curiosity,\u201d a restaurant gap<\/a> can take many forms. Take a picky eater and an adventurous foodie, or even a devout reservation chaser who incessantly scrolls through Resy<\/a> versus someone who couldn\u2019t care less as long as food is served.<\/p>\n For many on social media, the gap rings true to life. \u201cAs someone that doesn\u2019t often enjoy fine dining, I will not continue a relationship with someone that loves it,\u201d a user said<\/a> on X, responding to a thread on the topic posted by Elena Burger, a new media writer for Andreessen Horowitz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n As part of that same thread, Burger shared a screenshot<\/a> from Hinge with a reply that read, in part: \u201cWhat if I said I\u2019d take you to Nobu Malibu for oceanview drinks . . . ?\u201d Burger then commented: \u201cI take back everything I said. Restaurant gaps are real.\u201d<\/p>\n Another X user replied: \u201cLost me at Nobu.\u201d<\/p>\n While wage and age gaps have long been mainstream labels for relationships, newer variations have taken over social media. Notoriously, a \u201cswag gap<\/a>\u201d refers to a relationship with an imbalance in style and coolness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe latest in a flurry of viral relationship gaps<\/h2>\n