You may have heard of Noah Centineo, who plays Peter Kavinsky in the hit Netflix To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy and played Jesus Adams Foster in “The Fosters” from 2015 until the series finale in 2018. Centineo has been deemed the “internet’s boyfriend” due to his good looks and charismatic personality. Something that’s often overshadowed by Centineo’s attractiveness is his tweets.
Centineo tweets frequently, with tones ranging from comedic to insightful and the posts contain extremely interesting content, which is often random with little explanation.
For example, one classic Centineo tweet reads, “Today I fucking hate myself. And that’s perfectly okay.” First of all, mood. Second, the tweet sends a meaningful message that other people—even celebrities—feel this way, yet the post has a comedic tone to make it interesting.
I also think that some of Centineo’s more introspective tweets that don’t have humor are nice to see, as it’s good for people to see someone so famous struggling with the same issues they have. In a more serious tweet, the actor says, “Despite your greatest fears, continue forward.” Fear is something we all struggle with, so again it’s good for his fans to see he also goes through it.
Part of what makes the tweets so good is that they represent feelings that are incredibly relatable. An example of this is his tweet, “Shit is just not that simple.” Think about all the times you’ve felt that shit is just not that simple. I bet it’s a lot of times. #Relatable.
Further relatability is evident in Centineo tweets like, “Feeling like someone tied me to an anchor and pushed me into a lake today so you’re DAMN RIGHT I put SUGAR and CREAM in my coffee today.” This is not only relatable, creative and entertaining, but it also teaches us to not be afraid of those extra calories on days when we need it.
The other great thing about Centineo’s tweets is that they’re great for sending to your friends to express your feelings. Not feeling like texting anymore? Send your friend “I gtg I’m at like 2 [percent],” because either your phone is at two percent or your social energy is.
Another way to use one of Centineo’s tweets could be if a friend asks you out to eat, you could respond with “Jaw so tired,” to say you’re not feeling it.
Some people have critiqued Centineo’s tweets for being cliché or “off-brand Nicholas Sparks,” according to Casey Aonso for Narcity. While I can see where she’s coming from, to me the tweets are meant to be fun and introspective and not meant to be taken too seriously. I think a lot of Centineo’s tweets are just things he’s thinking about in the moment, which is why they’re so relatable because we all think about these types of things.
Centineo’s tweets can inspire all of us to use social media a bit more openly. It seems like he just posts about what he wants, not what’s going to get him likes, and that’s somewhat refreshing.
Ultimately, I just think we should acknowledge how great Noah Centineo’s tweets are.
Kara Burke is an international relations and communication double major junior who also hates herself, and that’s okay.