Internet Exposes Serial Love-Bomber In The ‘West Elm Caleb Saga’

One of the latest viral TikTok trends comes from the women of New York City who banded together to expose a man that many of them had been dating.

Let's get into the saga that is West Elm Caleb.

Woman Sharing Her Dating Experience

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The story began with a woman on TikTok making a joke where she called out a man named Caleb who she matched with on Hinge in New York City.

Her video quickly began to go viral.

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Love-Bombing Is A Gateway Drug

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Many women commented and sent her messages asking if she was talking about "West Elm Caleb."

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She would then find out that a man named Caleb was love-bombing countless women in New York City and then ghosting them.

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He Was Trending

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The hashtag #westelmcaleb began to spread across many social media platforms, including TikTok.

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More and more women were adding their own stories to the West Elm Caleb saga that was quickly taking the internet by storm.

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His Profile Emerges

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As more and more women shared stories, there emerged what could possibly be his profile.

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His name is Caleb and he is a designer at West Elm, hence the nickname.

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He Is Real

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More videos began to pop up on TikTok with other women sharing their experience being love-bombed and then ghosted by the now infamous West Elm Caleb.

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One woman shared a picture that matches the dating profiles.

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Created "Custom" Spotify Playlists

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The women who claimed to be love-bombed all shared similar stories.

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One of West Elm Caleb's "moves" was to send each of them a Spotify playlist that he made "just for them."

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He Was On All The Dating Apps

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Once the word was out on West Elm Caleb, people were on the lookout for him.

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Women were saying that he had deleted all of his social media profiles, but was still on the dating apps.

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More Than Just A Person

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While the West Elm Caleb stories were coming from women in New York City, the story became a movement.

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Women from other major cities began sharing who they would consider to be their city's equivalent of West Elm Caleb.

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Exposed The Villian

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The original woman, Mimi Shou, who posted the first video about him posted a follow-up video realizing that she had helped to expose West Elm Caleb.

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The women of TikTok had stuck together!

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Love Or Hate Him

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There were two sides to the debate—people who either loved the West Elm Caleb story or hated it.

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Some brands even began to jump on board and made t-shirts that people could buy saying they loved West Elm Caleb!