Why TikTok’s ‘Goodnight Bro’ Trend Is Actually a Wholesome Movement

Have you seen the wholesome ‘goodnight bro’ TikTok trend, where men call their male friends to wish them goodnight? What began as a hilarious prank has actually revealed something important: men want (and deserve) to be checked on, too.

Sure, some of the men reacted with pure horror and confusion when their friends called to wish them goodnight, because apparently, that kind of behavior is so out of the ordinary that they didn’t know how to respond.

Others, however, seemed genuinely touched by the sentiment.

As David Berez, MAPP, retired police officer and drug recognition expert, said in his Psychology Today article on the topic, “What makes this trend particularly noteworthy is not just its entertainment value but its potential implications for male mental health, friendship patterns,