As TikTokers Paige Baden and Emily Hosein flipped through Bumble and Tinder in the wake of Hurricane Ian, they noticed an influx of " blue collar boys " β the denim- and hard-hat-clad linemen dispatched to fix downed power lines. TikToks showing screenshots of linemen on dating apps, particularly one by emilyhosein1 , whose bio describes herself as a year-old Floridian, sparked intense conversation on the app β eliciting joking responses from spouses offering advice for "bucket bunnies" and backlash from angry spouses.
Hosein's September 26 video has been viewed more than 9. The hashtags linemen , linewife , and bucketbunny currently have Journeyman lineworkers will often be on a job site for weeks or months at a time, which can put a strain on many relationships and ramp up the possibility of an affair.
Posts from so-called "bucket bunnies" β women who are openly pursuing these lineworkers β stoked the ire of some of the men's wives and generated a world of drama on the platform. Stitches included line wives saying they'd spotted their partner in the video or men with families who they recognized and requests from others for Floridians to keep posting.
User cassiehouse noted that her journeyman lineworker husband wasn't currently in Florida, but encouraged "bucket bunnies" to continue to post about the men they were seeing on dating apps. You cash those bad boys out. And then you go and live your best life on his dime. A self-described pipeline wife, ohhmtee, offered a three-fingered salute in solidarity, a la "The Hunger Games," to lineworkers' wives. Blue collar is not a trend, it's a lifestyle.
While some spouses have directed their ire at "bucket bunnies," others have focused their attention on the "hell" the actual linemen may face from partners who've discovered their infidelity via TikTok. Videos from self-professed "bucket bunnies," particularly those expressing excitement about the linemen, have elicited anger from linemen wives, but they mostly seem to have inspired jokes.
