The Shoe Theory: Why You Should Think Twice Before Giving Your Partner Shoes This Christmas

It sounds odd, but it actually happened, with many people saying the shoe theory is real and providing strong evidence to support their claim.

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WHAT IS THE SHOE THEORY?

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SHOE THEORY ORIGINS Gifting your significant other a pair of shoes is a bad luck superstition in some Asian cultures, including the Chinese and Korean.

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According to the website, people in China have promoted this idea for a long time, which entails that gifting someone a pair of shoes is like “giving them a bad spirit.”

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This old shoe theory was brought again to the surface by TikToker @crystalations, who shared a now-viral TikTok video that reads: "I got my man shoes for Christmas and completely forgot about the shoe theory."

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The Shoe Theory: Why You Should Think Twice Before Giving Your Partner Shoes This Christmas

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It sounds odd, but it actually happened, with many people saying the shoe theory is real and providing strong evidence to support their claim.

WHAT IS THE SHOE THEORY?

The shoe theory suggests that gifting shoes to your partner bring bad luck into your relationship and will eventually cause lovers to break up with each other.

SHOE THEORY ORIGINS Gifting your significant other a pair of shoes is a bad luck superstition in some Asian cultures, including the Chinese and Korean.

According to the website, people in China have promoted this idea for a long time, which entails that gifting someone a pair of shoes is like “giving them a bad spirit.”

This old shoe theory was brought again to the surface by TikToker @crystalations, who shared a now-viral TikTok video that reads: "I got my man shoes for Christmas and completely forgot about the shoe theory."

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