The Internet is a giant black hole that’s fun to play with, but if you’re not careful it’ll suck you in and turn you into a giant weirdo. Case in point, poor Redditor needtovent446, whose girlfriend will only communicate to him through memes. Yes, like Doge and Socially Awkward Penguin. Personally I unsubscribed from /r/adviceanimals a LONG time ago, because 9 times out of 10 they’re not funny and I hate having my front page of Reddit clogged with stupid “Confession Bear” confessions that aren’t even confessions.
Needtovent446’s girlfriend is clearly the exact opposite of me.
Hi, been a lurker on this subreddit and didn’t really have the courage to post, but I’m at my wits end with my girlfriend (let’s call her Chris) and her immature behavior.
Some background: So I first met Chris in a group of friends. She was fun, tomboyish, smart, and well-versed on the internet which I found particularly striking. She spends a lot of time on reddit, 4chan, and knowyourmeme. At first I found this hobby mutual as I’m a frequent internet user myself, except I started noticing that Chris would bring it into the real world.
For example, Chris has an obsession with memes. She has memes posted all over her wall and is very active on meme based forums. I understand they make her laugh and that it’s not too concerning, but she brings up memes ALL the time. And I mean all the time. Even when we first started talking and flirting she’d bring up socially awkward penguin. At first it was cute, but then it got annoying fast when I realized she did this constantly.
My girlfriend doesn’t abstain from meme usage, even when we’re having sex. Whenever we spend this time together, she starts moaning doge memes like “such sex, wow” and it really kills the moment for me. Like really? Is that even close to appropriate? Maybe she wants to relieve the tension, but does she know when to draw the line? Even reading that over made me sick knowing that Chris is usually 100% serious about those things.
I tried bringing up her inappropriate usage of memes after my father died and she literally sends me advice animal memes that say ‘don’t be sad’ but my dad just fucking died could you be more sensitive and not send me memes? I said that straight to her face yesterday and she started crying, and I feel awful but it was just really irritating for me.
Basically, every time I bring up her habit, guess what- she just brings up memes! It’s impossible to fight with her reasonably and I’d hate to end our year long relationship over something so trivial like this and I need advice. Do I stick with her or not? The reaction to my dad’s death was the final straw for me and I’ve been ignoring her messages, texts, which yes, do contain memes.
Sorry for making this long, I’m having a bit of catharsis here. I know Reddit loves its memes and I might get flamed for this, but it’s an actual problem and I need help dealing with her. Throwaway because yes, she is on reddit. I’m thinking of showing her this board once I get enough advice to show her that her “harmless” jokes actually get on my nerves to a serious degree.
Via /r/Relationships
I’m impressed that they’ve stayed together this long, because even just reading that made me want to strangle her.
[H/T Daily Dot]