Create a Distracted Boyfriend meme to label the thing you have, the shiny distraction, and the person making a questionable choice.
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Spanish photographer Antonio Guillem shot the stock photo in Girona in 2015 as part of an infidelity-themed series. It began circulating as an object-labeling meme in early 2017, with the boyfriend, girlfriend, and passing woman recast as a person, an existing commitment, and a tempting alternative.
Origin reference: Antonio Guillem on the photo behind the meme.
Antonio Guillem photographed the three-person scene as part of a staged stock series about infidelity. Online remixers turned it into an object-labeling format in 2017 because the glance, the offended reaction, and the new attraction already form a complete story without extra explanation.
Label the boyfriend with the chooser, the girlfriend with the current plan, and the passing woman with the tempting alternative. A strong version can be read as “me ignores the roadmap for a shiny new tool” without adding a separate caption.
Place labels in open areas close to their subjects rather than across faces. Keep the boyfriend label shortest because the center has the least room, and preview the result at mobile size so no association becomes ambiguous.
Try “my backlog / the task I promised / a new side project,” “me / healthy lunch / office pizza,” or “the team / the roadmap / an AI feature.” Two Buttons is better for two equally painful choices; Running Away Balloon is better when the abandoned responsibility is the main joke.
Spanish stock photographer Antonio Guillem created the photo in Girona in 2015 with models acting out an infidelity scene. The image became a widely remixed labeling meme in 2017.
The boyfriend usually represents the decision-maker, the girlfriend represents an existing responsibility or preference, and the passing woman represents the new distraction. The joke works when all three labels form one clear sentence.
Use one short label near each person and keep it away from faces. Read the image from left to right on a phone before downloading to confirm that each label maps to the intended character.
Use Two Buttons for a private dilemma, Running Away Balloon for neglecting a responsibility, or Drake when you only need a clean two-option comparison.
