Distracted Boyfriend
| Meme | |
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| Synonyms: | Man Looking at Other Woman, Unfaithful Meme |
| Date Started: | January 2017 |
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Distracted Boyfriend is an internet meme featuring a man walking with one woman while he looks over his shoulder at another, creators will write text in front of the man and the two women. Fans use the meme to humorously depict cases where characters, or fans themselves, are attracted to something more then they were expected to be. It is sometimes used in a shipping context.
Examples
General Fandom
Fandom Specific
- Stranger Things: Nancy[8]
- Doctor Who: Missy [Dead link]
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Rebecca[9]
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Buffy [Dead link]
- Batman: Bruce Wayne[10]
- LOTR: Boromir[11]
- Star Trek: Kirk[12]
- Harry Potter: Snape[13]
- Riverdale: Betty[14]
- Stargate Atlantis: McShep[15]
- Teen Wolf: Liam
- Hunger Games: Panem[16]
- Game of Thrones: Jaime[17]
- The X-Files: Mulder [18]
Gallery
Redraws
Bomberman fanart by SailorBomber (2018) – Bomberman looks at Pretty Bomber as Cutie Bomber objects.
Dragon Ball fanart by Smokymoka (2019) – Goku looks at Broly while Vegeta objects.
Dragon Ball fanart by Skyfall99 (2023) – Broly looks at Kale while Cheelai objects.
Persona version by chantilin (2022) – Yu Narukami gazing at Tohru Adachi while Yosuke Hanamura objects.
Pokémon fanart by Naughtysableye (2022) – A gamer looks at a Sneasler while a Weavile objects.
Teen Titans/DC Comics fanart by TRPXArt (2022) – A teenage Robin looks at an adult Starfire while her younger counterpart objects.
Resources
References
- ^ Posted Oct 17th, 2017 by the-chosen-half-of-one, Archived version
- ^ Posted August 27, 2017 by tara1517, Archived version
- ^ Posted August 27, 2017 by tethrass, Archived version
- ^ Posted August 25, 2017 by visguard24, Archived version
- ^ Posted September 4, 2017 by infamousbobbyfish, Archived version. 54,988 notes as of 5 December 2018.
- ^ Posted September 6, 2017 by thewinterwizard, Archived version
- ^ Posted October 17, 2017 by imaginarycircus, Archived version
- ^ Posted Oct 27, 2017 by thehufflepuffjedihero, Archived version. 628 notes as of 5 December 2018.
- ^ Posted Aug 28, 2017 by reblogorelse, Archived version
- ^ Posted September 11, 2017. tumblr screencap of a tweet, Archived version. 3,148 notes as of 5 December 2018.
- ^ Posted 28 august 2017 by fivekets, Archived version. 8,171 notes as of 5 December 2018.
- ^ Posted August 27, 2017 by boldlygoingnovvhere, Archived version
- ^ Posted Sep 11, 2017 by gayybrielreyes, Archived version
- ^ Posted September 1, 2017 by cliquephanhamfamtrash, Archived version
- ^ Posted Sep 05, 2017 by incoming-wormhole, Archived version
- ^ Posted August 29, 2017 by loversofpanem, Archived version
- ^ Posted January 3, 2018 by tarthslannister, Archived version
- ^ x files meme distracted boyfriend, Archived version