# Commitment-Phobe Serenades The Snakes 'This is a Like Song' Appeals to Men with Love Issues By Joanne Lam | Published 2010-05-27 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snakes-this-is-a-like-song References: [huffingtonpost](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/26/non-committal-man-sings-l_n_590674.html) & [BillyandAdam](http://BillyandAdam.com/) Taking the next step in a relationship becomes easy with the Snakes' 'This is a Like Song' serenade. This awkward and cheesy song takes a spin on how difficult it really is for your boyfriend to use the word "love". Somehow, "I like you" just doesn't quite cut it for us girls, especially not in the way it's being said in the video. Check out this hilarious clip featured here and get some inspiration on how *not* to let a girl down gently. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 8% | Activity: 60% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Commitment-phobia:** Opportunity for innovating new ways to address commitment issues in relationships. - **Awkward Serenades:** Space for creating unique and humorous songs to convey complex emotions. - **Reimagining Love Language:** Potential to disrupt traditional expressions of love and develop alternative ways of communicating affection. ### Who This Affects Most - **Music:** Opportunity to create new genres and styles of songs that cater to specific relationship dynamics. - **Entertainment:** Room for developing comedy sketches and videos that humorously capture real-life relationship struggles. - **Communication:** Potential to invent unconventional tools or platforms for expressing emotions and facilitating deeper connections. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Fondant-Filled Vinyls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gooey-love-songs.md) - [Unconventional Valentine Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/happy-disingenuous-romance-day-valentine-card.md) - [Educational Valentine's Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/language-of-love.md) - [Scannable Valentine's Candies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sweethearts-valentines-2025.md) - [Undefined Relationship Candies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conversation-hearts-for-gen-z.md) - [Playful Gen-Z Dating Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crush-feelings.md) - [Seductive Valentine’s Day Bouquets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dr-squatch-x-trojan.md) - [Spooky Dating-Inspired Candies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ghosted-sweethearts.md) - [Romantic Delivery Service Bouquets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deliveroo-new-arrangements-collection.md)