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They’ve got the love bug — symptoms include intense emotions and uncontrollable shaking.

The cure? A big ol’ full body hug.

Los Angeles lovebirds Lilianna Wilde and Sean Kolar claim they are often so overflowing with adoration that they just can’t contain it, resulting in a “love surge,” a physical reaction to their intense emotions that results in full-body tremors while they embrace.

The couple, who have been married for 5 years, posted their “cringiest most couple-y thing ever” to TikTok, racking up 5.9 million viral views and a slew of mixed reviews in the polarizing process.

“I don’t expect everyone to like what I create, I’m totally fine with commentary and disagreement, jokes and hot takes — I can definitely laugh at myself and I ’embrace the cringe,'” Wilde, a content creator and musician, told The Post in an email.

“But it was the comments that were wishing genuine harm on myself and Sean that made me hit a wall.”


  The couple gets so overcome with emotion towards one another that they experience a “love surge.” TikTok/Lilianna Wilde The couple gets so overcome with emotion towards one another that they experience a “love surge.” TikTok/Lilianna Wilde

  Kolar, shaking rapidly, hugs Wilde. TikTok/Lilianna Wilde Kolar, shaking rapidly, hugs Wilde. TikTok/Lilianna Wilde

In the TikTok clip — which Wilde didn’t expect to garner attention “on this scale” — the couple demonstrated a “love surge.”

“We do this when one of us has, like, so much in our limbs that we can’t contain it and feel like we’re gonna explode,” Wilde, 34, explained in the video as a jittery Kolar, 30, stood behind her.

“So, Sean is having a love surge right now, and he’s gonna wrap around me and shake with the electricity of love until I catch it, too, and start shaking, and then you explode with a love surge,” Wilde continued as the pair embraced.

While some viewers thought the idea of a “love surge” was humorous or “cute,” others claimed it to be vomit-inducing, cringing in disgust — well, can’t say she didn’t warn them.

“I need a love surge protector,” wrote one hater.

“I want what’s the opposite of this,” commented another cruel viewer.

“Maybe i don’t need to date ever again actually,” someone else chimed in.

But the cruelty she faced by other TikTokers was more than she bargained for.

“I just posted thinking it would be like any of my other videos — a little bit of love, a little bit of hate, and that would be that,” Wilde told The Post.

“I create content that is authentic to me and post it, I always hope it can make someone laugh or feel connected, but I never really expect specific outcomes from posting — especially on this scale.”

“I dunno why people are hating, this is cute,” one fan commented.

“Everyone here is the worst that was kind of cute,” someone else wrote. “i love cringy cute love.”

“Your love is beautiful, dont let anyone tell you otherwise, yall do you,” another person agreed.


  Despite mixed reactions, Wilde reminded viewers that she did warn them that the video was “cringe.” TikTok/Lilianna Wilde Despite mixed reactions, Wilde reminded viewers that she did warn them that the video was “cringe.” TikTok/Lilianna Wilde

Wilde said she’s received “so many sweet DMs” as a result.

“Just like I didn’t expect that scale of negativity, I did not expect this scale of kindness,” she told The Post. “It’s been really heartwarming to see how many strangers can be so gentle and supportive.”

But the overflow of support online wasn’t enough to drown out internet trolls.

Tears cascading down her cheeks, Wilde posted a heartbroken TikTok on Thursday describing how “sad” the hateful content made her.

“If the goal was to make me sad, you did it, you won,” she said to the camera in the clip, which amassed 5.7 million views.

Between a few sniffles, she described the types of comments she received — people wishing infidelity, violence and even death on her — calling them “really mean” and “hurtful.”

“I think a lot of times people type something online and then they don’t see the result of it and this is the result,” she said.

“And if you like doing this to people, then keep doing it, and if you don’t then maybe think about it and stop.”

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