man in finance
A TikTok user's satirical dating wishlist became a viral dance track, turning impossibly specific relationship standards into internet comedy gold.
"Man in finance" captures the absurd specificity of modern dating wish listsβnot just rich, but finance rich, not just tall, but exactly 6'5", not just attractive, but blue-eyed with a trust fund. The phrase became internet shorthand for impossibly precise standards that reveal how ridiculous our collective dating demands have become.
TikTok user @girl_on_couch created the original video on May 1st, 2024, singing her hyper-specific requirements in what was clearly satirical spoken-word poetry. Within 48 hours, DJs like @djhunnybee had turned her deadpan delivery into actual dance remixes, with the breakout remix hitting 5.2 million views and transforming a joke into an unironic club banger.
The phrase exploded because it perfectly crystallized something everyone recognized: the way dating apps and social media have trained us to create increasingly granular checklists for love. It's the mathematical absurdity of modern romanceβone creator calculated there are literally only two men in America who meet these exact criteria.
Now people use "man in finance" as a template for parody videos about their own impossible standards, from "man in trades" to political candidates.