Taylor Wing/TikTok A woman was recording a TikTok when a surprising message popped up on her phone The man she was seeing at the time ended things with her via text She later shared the clip online, and it went viral Taylor Wingwas in the middle of filming a TikTok of her go-to protein smoothie recipe when a text came through on her phone. She paused to read the message, which left her stunned. As the camera rolled, it caught her reaction to receiving a breakup text from her now-ex fling. After watching the video back, she decided to post it online, and it went viral. Wing talks with PEOPLE Magazine exclusively about how she felt in that moment and why she shared the video with her audience. The fitness influencer says she recently moved to a "new city" and the man in question was "one of the very first guys" that she met. "We had been talking and were planning to go on a date that night," she recalls. "I was making the video, and I saw the beginning of the text that said, 'Hey, I don't want to lead you on or anything.' He sent a full paragraph saying that we weren't going to go on a date." Wing tells PEOPLE that the text message caught her off guard, which is evident in the video. "I was very confused and sad," she says. "Honestly, I read the text about five times because I was just confused about what it even meant." Despite initially pausing her TikTok to process the text, she then finished the now-viral clip with her authentic reaction. "I ended the video, cried, and then got back on the video and recorded myself crying," she says. Wing posted the video after enough time had passed that she could look back on the experience and laugh. She wanted to share the relatable moment in hopes others going through similar dating struggles wouldn't feel alone. Taylor Wing/TikTok "I share my life. I share everything. So I was like, why not that? I was really sad right after. Then thought, you know what? It was funny," she says. "So I thought, why not just share with the world so someone can agree or someone can relate." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Wing wants her video to be a reminder that it's okay to be sad when things don't work out, whether the relationship is two weeks long or two years long. "No matter what happens, no matter the length of a relationship... your feelings [are] valid," she says. "And you're allowed to be sad about something." "Moving forward in the future, it's going to be okay, and no matter what, that one guy is not going to affect your future possible relationships, or your heart, or anything," she adds. Since she posted the video, Wing has become more open with her audience, sharing more videos about her life, her relationship with food and her relationship with herself. The man who texted her also saw the video, which amassed over 2 million views, and told her that he thought it was funny. Read the original article onPeople
