Our resident dating expert James Preece has offered his thoughts on the Soft Guy Era trend on TikTok, branding it “game-playing manipulation.” Much like the problematic “seeding” trend and the rise of the boy sober, the Soft Guy Era initially began on everybody’s favorite video-sharing app, TikTok. Unlike said dating trends, the Soft Guy Era has been a massive topic of contention, with some agreeing with its principles and others dubbing it wholly misogynistic. What is the Soft Guy EraThe growing trend was seemingly put forward by content creators @scarfacemark and @lilgoodiee, who claimed men…