It’s no longer enough to be a himbo. These days, not only do you have to actually “do things” in relationships, but — even worse — you have to be able to *think about things* too. An absolute nightmare!

As it turns out, there are some who believe that us dudes have been skating along without having to use our brains. Now, those people are testing us to see if we actually have anything going on upstairs, and I’ve gotta be honest, it ain’t going great.

The test of the day is the “ketchup test.” Here’s how it works: A girlfriend will pour some sort of sauce onto a counter, then ask their boyfriend to clean it up. How they actually go about doing it will allegedly show their critical thinking skills — and, maybe, show that they don’t have any in the first place.

@debbiekval no way #fyp #fypシ #couple #couplecomedy #couple #foryoupage #relationship #couplegoals #viral #couplelove #trending #xybca #funny #couplestiktok #relatable #foryou #boyfriend ♬ original sound - Debbie Valdez

In this example, a woman squirts ketchup onto a counter. The man then uses several paper towels in a Sisyphusian attempt to remove it. Over and over he scrubs the ketchup with a dry paper towel, seeing the spill go down only minuscule amounts every time. The girlfriend watches in awe, amazed that her boyfriend seemingly can’t comprehend this simple task.

Sure, this could be a joke, or it could be “weaponized incompetence,” as some have suggested in comments. However, other attempts to document this idea have provided similar results.

@seeandscroll ketchup on counter challenge fail.. #manchild #help #jokesithink #ketchup #ketchupchallenge #boyfriend ♬ original sound - Kari

@pdittyscoop golden retriever but still sass #foryou #boyfriend #ketchupchallenge ♬ original sound - p sauce

Naturally, there were also some heroes who… could… clean? My, how our standards have fallen.

@lanaiathefairy Why do yall choose to date men with iq scores of 20…? pls. #ketchuptest #ketchup #boyfriend #fyp #cleaningupketchup ♬ New Home - Frozen Silence

@orgtabtab21 Well thats one way to do it, i guess. #boyfriend #ketchup #ketchupchallenge #clean #boyfriendchallenge ♬ original sound - Meowymixx

If you’re a fella who doesn’t know how to clean, now may be the time to learn. Or to make things easier — if your partner asks you to film a TikTok challenge, simply say no.