Lonely single claims ‘grape theory’ tradition is perfect
New year – new love?
People on TikTok claim to have found a New Year’s Eve tip to improve their love lives – but it’s actually an age-old tradition.
Izzy Dwyer posted a video on TikTok of herself quickly gulping down 12 grapes as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s last year, followed by an adorable montage of her and her boyfriend.
“Who would have thought,” she captioned the video.
She explained that she discovered #grapetheory on TikTok and was trying to ring in the new year with a new love.
“I saw on TikTok [eating the 12 grapes is] “My intention is to bring good luck to your love life and I did it with three friends,” Dwyer told Metro at the time.
“One of them has a boyfriend, and my other friend and I are both single and we’re both in relationships now.”
She cheekily added: “I guess you could say it has a 100 per cent success rate.”
Dwyer’s boyfriend wasn’t sure if eating the fruit would lead to their love story, but she wasn’t so sure either.
“When I told him about it, I don’t think he really believed in the grape theory. He thought it was a good idea, but I don’t think he believed it, but I did,” she said.
“I would say to other singles, follow the grapevine theory bandwagon because you have nothing to lose, what’s the worst that could happen?”
But the grape theory isn’t just a TikTok trend, it’s actually a centuries-old Spanish tradition called “uvas de la suerte,” which translates to “lucky grapes.”
This custom involves eating a grape at the stroke of midnight on December 31 to welcome the New Year. Each grape represents a month of the coming year.
Many cultures – primarily Hispanic – have adopted this tradition. Some came up with offbeat rules, like eating grapes from under the table, all designed to bring success—and like.
Liliana Tuskia also participated in this ceremony last year and found herself lucky in love.
Tuskia posted a TikTok video that began with her sitting under a table, eagerly stuffing a dozen grapes into her mouth, before cutting to footage of her August 2024 wedding.
“This actually works,” Liliana wrote on TikTok.
She explained that she had been single for four years before participating in the tradition and got engaged to “the love of her life” that year.
Some suspect the tradition is more than just superstition, but one thing many agree on is that they’ve overused dating apps and are open to new ways of finding lifelong love.
In addition to eating 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve, singles are also turning to matchmakers or accepting the fate of being single.

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